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Originally Posted by Vince, Pt. II
Padres gonna Padre?
The stat guy in me can't help but think this is a good move - he's young enough and good enough that the contract size/length isn't that bad.
Then I think about how often the Padres do this and it blows up in their face. Or that teams with that much of their payroll invested into one player are usually doing it wrong.
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How often have they done it?
They just showed their 4 largest signings. It was Hosmer at 144, Myers at 82, Then Shields and Peavy around 50 each.