The Arizona Diamondbacks are relying on right fielder Steven Souza Jr. to be a big bat in the lineup this season. With Paul Goldschmidt gone, the Dbacks need Souza now more than ever to flourish into the player they hoped he’d become when they traded for him two years ago.
The pectoral injury that interrupted his 2018 season proved more severe than it seemed at first blush, but he’s healed now and ready to go. The injury was a bizarre one for baseball, writes Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic, and it was mismanaged in small ways as a result, but Souza has no regrets.