Even though A.J. Preller and the San Diego Padres have yet to strike a deal at the 2019 MLB Winter Meetings, they are very active.
However, the biggest news from the meetings on Tuesday came late in the night when the New York Yankees made Gerrit Cole the richest starting pitcher in the history of the game with a nine-year, $324 million contract.
Just like with Stephen Strasburg, the Padres were never going to swim in those waters and were wise to move on.
And perhaps one of the pitchers they have shifted their attention towards is David Price.