The baseball world is in awe after the San Diego Padres made three high-profile moves to greatly improve their roster in a span of 36 hours. First, they traded for Tampa Bay Rays’ ace Blake Snell, then they agreed to terms with Korean shortstop Ha-Seong Kim, and finally, they negotiated a deal with the Chicago Cubs to bring starter Yu Darvish, a National League Cy Young finalist, into the fold. Prior to those moves, the New York Mets were the most active team in free agency.
New York Mets’ owner Steve Cohen was among those surprised by San Diego’s sudden proactivity, and he went to his official Twitter account to congratulate the Padres on the additions.