Diamondbacks' Brandon Pfaadt adjusts, outfield takes shape

The best part about last year, as far as Diamondbacks right-hander Brandon Pfaadt is concerned, is that it is over. He has moved on from it. He gets a fresh start. “The stats don’t roll over to the next year,” Pfaadt said. “I feel like I’m in a good spot mentally and physically to have a solid year and that’s what we’re going to focus on.” When the Diamondbacks gave Pfaadt a five-year, $45 million deal, they were placing a bet on him delivering the sort of breakout season that would have made such an extension far more expensive. It was the same calculus that went into the decision to extend shortstop Geraldo Perdomo. But unlike Perdomo, who delivered a monster season, Pfaadt disappointed,...