Overview
- Gallen told reporters at the WM Phoenix Open that returning to Arizona "would be awesome" and noted Phoenix is now his home base.
- He remains unsigned and, according to local reporting, wants to be with a team by the time camps open next week.
- The Diamondbacks are at or near ownership's payroll ceiling, making a reunion likely dependent on a short-term, player-option or deferred deal.
- Owner Ken Kendrick has publicly praised Gallen and has not ruled out working out an arrangement to bring him back.
- Arizona would avoid draft-pick penalties to re-sign him, and the Orioles have shown recent interest as other clubs that inquired earlier have added starters.