Arizona comes into the season with new manager Chip Hale. They fired Kirk Gibson after he went 353-375 in four and a half seasons as skipper. The expectations are low for Hale as Arizona isn’t expected to immediately compete for the NL West crown.
The Diamondbacks were dealt with injuries to many of their top stars. Paul Goldschmidt and Mark Trumbo both missed time and pitchers Daniel Hudson and Patrick Corbin didn’t start a single game in 2014 due to both needing Tommy John surgery.
Can Arizona’s young talent speed up Arizona’s rebuilding process?
How will Cuban slugger Yasmany Tomas transition to the Majors?
Here is the 2015 MLB season preview for the Arizona Diamondbacks.