PEORIA, Ariz. -- First-year manager Andy Green stole the show Wednesday as he delivered a passionate and what was termed an inspiring speech to players before the team's first full-squad workout.
But Green wasn't the only one who delivered a message Wednesday, as Padres team president and CEO Mike Dee and lead investor Peter Seidler talked to the media about the state of the franchise.
Dee insisted that the Padres, coming off a 74-88 finish after lofty expectations a year ago, aren't in a rebuilding mode.
"The term we use is 'building.' And I think we've been building since Peter and [executive chairman Ron Fowler] purchased the team three years ago.