We are a little less than four weeks from the Diamondbacks' opener on March 26 at Dodger Stadium. There is still lots of time in Spring Training, which is a good thing, because there is still much for the Diamondbacks to sort out.
Here's a look at three big questions:
1. Who is going to be in the bullpen?
Including non-roster invites, the Diamondbacks opened the spring with a whopping 41 pitchers in camp, and while the rotation is virtually set with six guys (depending on Merrill Kelly's health) for five spots, the bullpen is wide open.
Now, all eight spots in the bullpen are not open, as manager Torey Lovullo said the first week of camp, but there will be some real competition that goes on over the next few weeks.
Kevin Ginkel, Ryan Thompson, Taylor Clarke and Paul Sewald certainly seem like good bets to be in the 'pen, but then there are a lot of question marks after that.
The team signed Jonathan Loáisiga to a Minor League deal in the offseason and he seems like he would have a good chance of making the team. It also signed Brandyn Garcia, who was acquired at the Trade Deadline last year, and has a leg up because Arizona is short on left-handed relievers.
The Diamondbacks traded Blaze Alexander for Kade Strowd earlier this month, so he's going to get a long look as well.
Then there is Andrew Hoffmann (who came over at last year's Trade Deadline), John Curtiss, Drey Jameson, Taylor Rashi, Juan Morillo, Philip Abner and the list goes on and on.
"I just want them to go out and pitch right now," Lovullo said. "We'll see where it lands."
