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Hale remains flexible with D-backs’ outfield
- Updated: May 18, 2016
PHOENIX — Because of A.J. Pollock’s right elbow injury and David Peralta’s sore right wrist, D-backs manager Chip Hale has had to be creative with his daily outfield alignment.
On Sunday, he played backup catcher Chris Herrmann in center field and on Tuesday night he was in right. On Wednesday night, in the closing game of a three-game series against the Yankees, infielder Phil Gosselin was in left field for the first time this year. Herrmann was back on the bench.
After Pollock had surgery to repair a fractured elbow at the beginning of the season, Chris Owings, a middle infielder by trade, has started 32 games in center field. And by his own admission, he hadn’t played the outfield since he was 12 years old.
“Due to injuries, we’ve had to be flexible,” Hale said. “You’d love to have a set lineup. I’d love to come in [to my office], punch the same lineup into my computer every day and just change the pitcher. These lineups …
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