PT TOMORROW: NL West—Spring training tea leaves

Arizona Diamondbacks

The Arizona lineup was all set heading into spring training, with the exception of shortstop. That seems to be changing with recent news that the club will not deal Christopher Owings (SS, ARI), but is open to trading Didi Gregorius (SS, ARI) instead. Owings should be considered the favorite, as he hit .273/.319/.364 over 44 spring ABs compared to Gregorius' .205/.244/.256 line (39 AB). Owings has always been known as the better offensive player, but it appears Gregorius' excellent defense may not be enough to make up ground.

Owings is by far the better fantasy option. He hit .330 with 12 HR and 20 SB at AAA-Reno last season en route to being named Rookie of the Year and MVP in the Pacific Coast League. Given the...

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