Evan Mobley and D-Backs Notes: Del Castillo, Thomas, Rotation
Adrian Del Castillo is expected to miss most of spring training with a left calf injury and is unlikely to be ready for Opening Day on March 26 (ET), leaving the Diamondbacks thin at catcher and the DH spot as the regular season approaches. evan mobley is not mentioned in the available team coverage and does not appear in the roster or injury items summarized here.
Del Castillo's spring setback
Manager Torey Lovullo said Del Castillo will be out for the bulk of exhibition play while the team reassesses him closer to Opening Day. The left calf issue has limited the 26-year-old to activities that avoid stressing the injury, and it seems unlikely he will get enough live reps to avoid a season-opening injured list stay. Del Castillo is third on the catching depth chart behind Gabriel Moreno and James McCann, and the club views him as a possible bench/DH option if healthy.
Del Castillo showed promise in a 25-game major-league debut two years ago but struggled in limited action last season. Over 44 games he hit. 242/. 290/. 392 and struck out 47 times in 131 plate appearances, a near-36% rate. He also has first base and designated-hitter experience, which increases the roster implications of his absence for early-season DH planning.
Alek Thomas and the outfield rotation
Arizona faces more openings in the everyday lineup while Corbin Carroll recovers from hamate surgery and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. remains on the injured list after an ACL injury. Carroll will miss most of spring training as he rehabs from the procedure, and the team hopes he will be available by the regular-season opener. Alek Thomas has been working mostly between left and center field with the expectation that Carroll will occupy his typical right-field spot when healthy.
Jordan Lawlar is being acclimated to center field and could factor into outfield alignments; he is noted as having a higher offensive ceiling than Thomas over their respective major-league samples. If everyone returns healthy, Thomas projects as a fourth-outfielder option, though early-season absences could mean both he and Lawlar see regular starts. Prospects and depth pieces are being watched as the club considers how to fill bench roles while several players recover.
Evan Mobley reference in headline and other updates
The name Evan Mobley appears in the headline for indexing but is not part of the Diamondbacks' roster or injury details in the coverage used for this update. evan mobley is not discussed in any of the injury reports or lineup notes summarized here.
Additional context-wide items: first-base time is expected to be split in a platoon role between Pavin Smith and Carlos Santana, with Ketel Marte to receive periodic DH reps to limit defensive workload. The club is also exploring a trade for a utility piece to add offensive punch behind the current bench candidates, and one recent roster move sent a position player to another organization in exchange for a reliever and minor-league pieces.
Tyler Locklear will begin the season on the injured list while rehabbing shoulder and elbow surgeries; the current timetable for his return is roughly mid-May to June, contingent on weekly progress checks. Meanwhile, a separate National League player, Luis García, is day-to-day with left hamstring tightness and his condition does not appear to be serious, with an update expected within about a week.
Looking ahead, if Del Castillo is placed on the injured list to open the season, the club will need to deploy its DH and bench plan creatively—Marte, Smith and Santana are already in rotation for those reps, and the team may seek an additional depth piece before Opening Day. The timeline for Carroll and Locklear will shape early-season lineups, and roster moves over the next few weeks will clarify who fills remaining bench and DH opportunities.
