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In the fall of 2022, San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler headed the team traveling party that went to visit Trea Turner as Turner weighed offers in free agency. Turner had been drafted by San Diego in 2014, and, eight years later, the time he spent with Seidler affirmed what Turner felt back then: What a great guy, Turner thought, warm and engaging.
Seidler wasn't just there to visit; he was serious about signing the shortstop: He OKed an offer in the range of $350 million, well beyond the competing proposal of the Philadelphia Phillies.