PT TOMORROW: NL West—Gallen eyeing spot in ARI rotation

Arizona Diamondbacks

The team enters spring training with somewhat surprising rotation depth after the offseason signing of Madison Bumgarner (LHP, ARI) and with the expected reintroduction of Luke Weaver (RHP, ARI), who got off to a splendid start (3.03 ERA, 9.8 Dom in 62 IP) last year before hitting the shelf with an elbow injury in May.

With Robbie Ray (LHP, ARI) also guaranteed a spot, the discussion so far this spring has been how the back end of the rotation will be filled—with the likes of Zac Gallen (RHP, ARI), Merrill Kelly (RHP, ARI) and Mike Leake (RHP, ARI), who was recently diagnosed with a fracture of his left (non-throwing) wrist and who hopes to be back early in the season, if not by Opening Day.

As for Leake, acquired...

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