+ possibly pitching: LHP Logan Allen, LHP Kyle Nelson, RHP Luis Frías, LHP José Castillo
It’s kinda weird that here we are, with little more than two weeks until Opening Day, and twenty-nine Diamondbacks pitchers have currently thrown more Cactus League innings than Merrill Kelly. The likes of Tommy Henry and Ryne Nelson have made four spring starts while Kelly or Zac Gallen still had only one in the books. I get that the team has been looking to lighten the spring workload, and it makes sense. But the spring training ramp-up has evolved naturally over decades, and going against that process feels.