SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Despite a stiff neck, which he says came on a recent airplane flight, D-backs ace Zack Greinke said Saturday that he feels much better physically then he did last year when he reported to Spring Training.
Greinke, who asked for and was granted permission to miss the first two days of camp, could throw his first bullpen of the spring Sunday depending on how the stiff neck responds.
Here are five takeaways from Greinke's Saturday session with reporters:
1. He is happy in Arizona
Despite the fact that the D-backs are retooling following the departures of Patrick Corbin, Paul Goldschmidt and A.