Arizona Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick has been consistent about his views on spending money. If there's good reason to spend, he will.

At their Corbin Burnes introductory news conference, Diamondbacks team officials sounded more encouraged about finding funding for the ballpark.

For Burnes, a resident of Scottsdale ... Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick cited the team’s reported 20-year, $1.5 billion deal with Fox Sports Arizona as the foundation for such an investment.

Not long before Christmas, agent Scott Boras visited his client, pitcher Corbin Burnes, at his Scottsdale home and ... Boras called Ken Kendrick, the Diamondbacks’ principal owner.

Corbin Burnes officially introduced as the newest Arizona Diamondback. The former Cy Young award winner joins a starting rotation that includes Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly.