While a General Manager is actually judged by the outcome of the product on the field, before the season started A.J. Preller received raving reviews by many within the industry. He lit up the GM Winter Meetings held in his hometown and early reports of him working all night certainly seemed accurate as he buzzed out trade after trade. Poor Ryan Hanigan was a Padre and gone within hours. However, by leaving many of those high and back-loaded contracts on the books to end the season, he starts the 2015-16 off-season with at least one of his hands tied behind his back.
Padres News: What Budget Is Left for 2016?
