are not paying Fernando Tatis Jr. $340 million with the unprecedented security of a 14-year contract for partial seasons. Yet, that’s what they’re getting.as the Padres try to thread the needle on a singular competitive window dropped jaws Monday in San Diego.
Almost none of that would have mattered so mightily, however, if Tatis was running out on the field in Peoria with those trademark dreadlocks bouncing in the Arizona sun. “Ultimately, I think with Fernando, he understands. He’s obviously very disappointed. He wants to be on the field.”Spell everything out, even if it’s for the 119time. Fernando, no downhill skiing. Fernando, no hang gliding. Fernando, crumple up that application to be a wild-animal trainer.
That brings us to another typical San Diego sports gut punch. Because of MLB’s lockout, communications were required to go radio silent as the sides wrestled over a collective bargaining agreement. Now, the Padres power is sapped for who knows how long. That becomes exponentially frustrating to fans who see the slugging provided to other clubs by former Padres like Hunter Renfroe, Franmil Reyes and Ty France.