When the Kansas City Royals dealt catcher Freddy Fermin at the deadline, it was a bittersweet moment for his teammates and fans. And when the veteran first arrived in San Diego, he played about as well as he has in years. The Padres had to think they got a steal to boost their playoff chase.
However, in the last few weeks, the NL West contender is starting to learn the lesson that Kauffman Stadium denizens learned before them. From time to time, you have to take the very good with the very bad.
After Fermin arrived in San Diego, he got off like gangbusters.