Chase Anderson may have an inside track to begin the season in the Diamondbacks' rotation, the Arizona Republic reports. "Chase Anderson won nine games for us last year; you have to strongly consider him as part of our rotation," general manager Dave Stew

Anderson may have an inside track to begin the season in the Diamondbacks' rotation, the Arizona Republic reports. "Chase Anderson won nine games for us last year; you have to strongly consider him as part of our rotation," general manager Dave Stewart said. "When you look at those three guys, those have to be guys you strongly consider."

Analysis:

There is a long list of candidates in the mix for a spot behind Josh Collmenter and Jeremy Hellickson, who appears to be the only two locks to begin the year with starting roles. Durability has been an issue throughout Anderson's time as a member of the D-backs' organization, but his debut last season included a 21.6% K% and 3.67 xFIP over 114.1 innings. Anderson's change up is easily his best offering, but he'll need to find a way to improve the effectiveness of his fastball in order to have long-term success as a big league starter. One adjustment that Anderson is hoping to make is to more frequently utilize a two-seam fastball, with the goal of keeping the ball in the park more consistently.