Greupner did speak on one topic Matt Seidler had addressed in a letter to fans. The CEO was slightly more forceful, though, in his answer about rumors of a possible sale brewing as a result of the enmity among the team’s primary owners.

I think we have a team, like you saw last year, that’s capable of going down and accomplishing our goal,” Greupner said.

For much of the offseason, as the Padres' payroll teetered around the collective bargaining tax, external speculation centered around which players they might trade in order to stay below that number.

P adres CEO Erik Greupner addressed the media at the Peoria Sports Complex on Tuesday morning. He made an opening statement and then took questions from the gathered media. He ass