Pitcher Zack Greinke’s hefty contract forced the Diamondbacks to live life on the cheap, like the friend at dinner who visits the bathroom every time he sees the check coming.
At least that’s what the franchise wanted us to believe while Greinke was here and making $34 million or so annually.
Maybe that was true. Or maybe it was a convenient way to explain why they refused to write many hefty checks.
Either way, Greinke is gone now, and so is most of the weight of his contract.