Whether it's overbidding for Eric Hosmer last year, trading for Kimbrel and Justin Upton a few years ago, signing Josh Johnson and Joaquin Benoit a few years before that, the Padres always seem to want to be in the mix. The main problem is their player development has been awful.

Can you guess the last two All-Stars the Padres drafted or were the first team to sign in amateur free agency? Jake Peavy and Tony Gwynn. Seriously. You can go back 30 years and all you'll pick up is Andy Benes and Benito Santiago. Chase Headley was an overlooked stud in that window, but that's still pretty terrible.

Now they got what seems to be a franchise cornerstone at SS with Tatis, Jr. and the best left-handed pitching prospect in baseball with Gore, a few others. Arguably top system in baseball. On paper they're probably a contender as early as next year.

...But if it all goes south and never comes together, they'll dump him after 2022 before the opt-out.