MLB owners impose a lockout of players — baseball’s 9th work stoppage and 1st since 1995 — as the collective bargaining agreement expires

“No matter the time of year, we try to function in a way that we’re prepared to move quickly when an opportunity presents itself,” Hahn said. “We have an idea, whether it’s on the trade or free-agent front, what we feel is appropriate from a cost standpoint, and when those opportunities arise, we’re prepared to move.