This is the ultimate burial of a lede. 😬
Lots of anguish among Padres fans about losing Juan Soto, but (a) it’s not like we’re lacking superstars without him, (b) we needed to lower the payroll and get some decent pitching, and (c) the $31M or so freed up in this trade could buy us a Jung-Hoo Lee or get a decent rental like the Second Coming of Gary Sanchez.
I’m sadder about the likelihood that Blake Snell ends up elsewhere.
Anyway, time to tune out the screeching NY media that won’t shut up about this. Onward.
