We all knew there was no way Ian Kinsler was going to be on the San Diego Padres Opening Day roster in 2020.
At the very least he would have been immediately placed on the 60-day IL. But his playing days with the Padres were likely over.
Kinsler knew that as well, and in order to help out both sides, the 14-year veteran decided to hang it up.
The story from Andrew Simon on MLB.com says that the two sides are working on a settlement as Kinsler was due to make $4.