PHOENIX -- Mike Hazen seemingly had the perfect job, working in his hometown as the general manager of the Boston Red Sox.
One aspect was missing: Final say in baseball decisions. That belonged to president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski.
So even though Arizona is on the other side of the country and the franchise has been stuck in a rut, Hazen jumped at the chance to become vice president and general manager of the Diamondbacks.
"There are some great players here and my job is to help bring this franchise to the next level," Hazen said during his introductory news conference Monday.