D-backs’ offseason work is far from over

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Winter Meetings are over, but the D-backs’ retooling will continue, possibly right up until pitchers and catchers report in February.

“With the free agents on the market and the trades that will continue to be discussed and can get done, the free-agent period usually goes through January, even early February, almost every year,” D-backs GM Mike Hazen said as the Winter Meetings came to a close on Thursday. “[The Meetings] have been, I think, a lot of good building blocks for things that could come. We’re not in a rush to do anything, and we certainly aren’t motivated to have to do anything. We’re going to pick our spots where it’s going to be smart to do so.”

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The D-backs had added to their rotation before the meetings by trading for right-hander Taijuan Walker so they had modest goals coming into this week including bolstering the bullpen and adding to the fringes of the position-player roster.

Deals done

The D-backs agreed to terms with reliever Fernando Rodney on a one-year contract Tuesday night that will guarantee him $2.75 million with incentives that could push it to $5 million. The club has not …

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