PHOENIX — Torey Lovullo was on a flight back from New York to Arizona over the holidays when the Diamondbacks manager ... to Burnes' signing shortly after Christmas was unusual.

I feel like it’s one of those things,” Carroll said with a smile, “where it’s like, ‘There’s not a lot going on and something ...

The Arizona Diamondbacks have wanted to add help in the ninth inning all winter, but GM Mike Hazen said Thursday that didn’t appear likely to happen.

All things D'backs: Latest Arizona Diamondbacks news ... first week of camp that Carroll even showed up at the complex on Christmas Eve, a group reporters asked Carroll if it were true.