A single man going to one of the best weather and hot chick markets in the entire US. Sorry KC but that would sell me, even while pocketing less money.

If he already had a wife and kids, it maybe would have been different.

But SD is a baseball wasteland. Their system is fairly stacked, but something out there just ruins baseball careers. I wouldn't bet on the development level of the Padres franchise and these young players.

He'll probably perform OK for about five of those eight years. After that, it'll be like Pujols with the Angels. We'll get a sandwich pick (number two with Cain's pick) and have money available to maybe get some starting pitching. Didn't they draft a first baseman first pick last year?

One that is probably at least 5 years away.

None of this makes me thrilled about the Royals honestly, this a team losing major league talent with the worst farm system in baseball. Sounds like a bunch of losing years.

Isn't that Padres park much like the K with the expansive outfield? Is he going to sniff 30 hr/yr as a Padre?

Eric Hosmer can strike out the rest of his career and I'll still believe he is the greatest baseball player of all time just for his part winning WS for the Royals. No one else has to share my exaggeration of him being the greatest all I care about is how much fun watching him and the Royals winning a World Series.

It's bad in center but if you go left or right it isn't that bad.

He'll also get a bunch of games in colorado so there's that.

Just for Tattoo -

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I also found this looking for those other videos. This is amazing.

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Called it. Same offers, but Padres paid more upfront in the contract.
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb...200806399.html

I mean that's great and all but at the end of the day it's team losing most of it's best players with nothing to replace them. Do we really trust a front office that basically hasn't "hit" in the draft in 7 years to rebuild a team? The rules have vastly changed in the way a team can be built than they were back when this team was built the first time.

Consider me skeptical that a front office that has amassed a big 0 in terms of talent that matters in the last 6-7 years is gonna just spin around and do the job like gangbusters.

This thinking is mainly a myth. Studies have shown generally the most attractive women are more often located in the Northeast while the most attractive men are located most often in the Midwestern states.

6 of the top 9 states with the most attractive women are in the Northeast.
5 of the top 8 states with the most attractive men are in the Midwest.

http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/coun...ry?id=34654195

Shit never gets old. I still have a giant grin on my face

Truth. While it's easy to whiff on HS pitching, the Royals have really gone out of there way to find the complete duds.

If he doesn't pick 69 as his jersey number when he makes the majors, I'll be greatly disappointed.

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