What It Means:

However, the "discussions were not substantive and did not advance," Rosenthal added. This could potentially be something worth noting for winter meetings, as the Diamondbacks reside near the very bottom of the National League and Greinke is still owed $172.5 million on his six-year deal.

This season has been a rough one for Greinke, as his 4.17 ERA is well above his 3.40 career average, while his 3.99 SIERA is at its highest since 2006. He owns a 20.1 strikeout percentage and 1.24 WHIP in his 136 innings of work on the year.