Money Is the Key to Victory for the San Diego Padres

San Diego, despite a fantastic 2010, have regressed to a laughingstock.They find themselves last in the NL West. And this July, they were forced to trade arguably their best player to Texas and one of their worst to Pittsburgh.

What did San Diego get in return? Prospects. Prospects that, if they turn out to be the next Adrian Gonzalez or Jake Peavy, will turn out like many Padres stars: dealt by July in the final year of their contracts.

Only one thing will help change this from becoming a recurrence. By putting money into the team's payroll, San Diego could not only keep Mat Latos, Came...

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