Inbox: Will Hazen try to deal Greinke, Segura?

What is the D-backs’ plan this offseason? Will they trade [Zack] Greinke? — Dan B., Tempe, Ariz.

This question goes along with several others that I got about whether the D-backs are going to try and compete for the division in 2017 or look to rebuild. When Mike Hazen was introduced last week as general manager, he deferred questions like that until after he’d spent more time evaluating the ’16 season and the organization as a whole. I’m sure that Hazen formed an opinion about the D-backs watching them from afar, but that’s different than actually getting a look at the organization from the inside.

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Hopefully in the coming weeks, we’ll get a better feel for the direction Hazen plans on taking. As for Greinke if — and that’s a big if — the D-backs wanted to trade him, they would no doubt have to eat part of what’s left on the $206.5 million deal he signed last offseason. In addition, Greinke is coming off a subpar season, so his trade value is lower than what it would typically be. Given those two factors, my guess is they will hang onto him, but this is also going to be a very thin free-agent market when it comes to pitching, so …

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