SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- D-backs managing general partner Ken Kendrick and team president/CEO Derrick Hall met with the media Friday just before the team's first full-squad workout of the spring and covered a variety of topics.
Here's a look at them:
Payroll
"It's right around $102 million," Hall said. "Obviously, Ken's always been open, willing to listen to other needs and generous enough to stretch if need be. So, we're not where we'll necessarily finish, but we're at a place where we do have flexibility to add if needed. Hopefully, we're in that position."
Kendrick added that the new baseball operations department led by general manager Mike Hazen is "very strategic in how they think about money and where it can be used and when it can be used.