Tristin

English

Naylor has been battling through shoulder and neck issues recently so the Diamondbacks are going to give him a break on Wednesday night from facing Padres ace Dylan Cease. That honor goes to rookie Tristin English, who will be making his first career start in this one. Good luck, kid.

English receives his first call-up with on-base machine Pavin Smith landing on the injured list with an oblique strain. The unheralded 28-year-old first baseman has hit .338/.388/.549 with nine homers across 58 games this season for Triple-A Reno in the high-octane offensive environments of the Pacific Coast League. He’s unlikely to garner enough playing time to make a significant impact for fantasy purposes.

Robinson will start out the regular season within the D-backs minor league organization where he spent most of his time last season at Single-A Visalia. Robinson missed the first three seasons of his career due to legal issues and was once considered a top prospect for Arizona. At 23 years old, he’ll look to continue to develop his power at the plate and potentially become a 20 HR, 20 stolen base type of player.