MLB
San Diego Padres make moves
I was going to dedicate this blurb to the Padres bringing back a familiar face and fan favorite in Jurickson Profar. His signing finally provides the roster a full outfield, after manager Mike Shildt jokingly asked MLB if Fernando Tatis can play in both center and right and bat twice.
Then the San Diego Union-Tribune reported that the team is moving shortstop Xander Bogaerts to second base. Bogaert’s middling defense made it inevitable that he’d one day move off of the demanding shortstop position, but it was a surprise that the change was made in just the second season of his 11-year, $280 million contract.
Then the bigger story dawned on me. Ha-Seong Kim is about to be an extremely rich superstar.
Kim takes over shortstop duties in a contract year and, at age 28, the prime of his career. Kim has gotten better in each of the three years since signing with the Pads ahead of the 2021 seas…
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