The San Diego Padres are never boring.
It appeared they might be this offseason after trading Juan Soto to the New York Yankees and letting bullpen dynamo Josh Hader and starting pitcher Blake Snell walk in free agency (Hader signed with the Houston Astros, while Snell remains a free agent).
Until Wednesday, the team's only major roster additions outside of the return received from the Soto trade were Yuki Matsui, Wandy Peralta, Enyel De Los Santos and Woo Suk Go, all upgrades for the bullpen.
But the Padres had an ace up their sleeves.