As Mike Hazen raced through his reasons for leaving his hometown Boston Red Sox to take on a new challenge as the Diamondbacks’ new general manager, he talked about his passions in scouting and player development, about building a sustainable winner, about a vision that connects an organization from bottom to top. And he realized what he’d rather be doing besides sitting in an interview room at Chase Field.
“Those are the things that drive me to be here today and really wanting to get out of here so we can go start working – not that I don’t want to answer your questions,” Hazen said on Monday morning at his introductory press conference.