Fansided · Feb 27
Padres’ ownership sale buzz is missing the point that should decide everything
A fast sale is coming, and it brings one uncomfortable test with it.
Former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees smiles prior to the game against the New York Giants | Matthew Hinton-Imagn ImagesPadres fans are doing the natural thing right now: scanning the bidder list like it’s a free-agent tracker.
Joe Lacob. Dan Friedkin. José Feliciano. A Vuori-led group with Drew Brees attached. Big names, big money, big energy. But the name recognition is the distraction. And it’s exactly how you end up celebrating the wrong outcome.
Because the most important thing in this entire process isn’t who buys the Padres. It’s what kind of owner they’re buying the Padres to be.