Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale says O'Brien will catch a bit this spring but the emphasis will be to "see how good an outfielder he can be," Fox Sports Arizona's Steve Berthiaume reports.

EDGE Analysis

This is a change from the end of last season, when Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reported that O'Brien would enter spring training as a catcher. As an outfielder, O'Brien may struggle to find playing time behind penciled-in starters Yasmany Tomas, A.J. Pollock and David Peralta, though the offseason trade of Ender Inciarte could help O'Brien find the field in a reserve role.