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July 23, 2012
Transaction Analysis
Padres Lock Up Quentin
by R.J. Anderson
Agree to a three-year, $27 million extension with OF-R Carlos Quentin. [7/22]
When the Padres acquired Quentin, I wrote:
Calling the Padres’ acquisition of Quentin a precursor to another move—either now or later—is a safe bet. But the real action is on how many times Quentin causes Arizona fans to curse him and Byrnes’s name in the interim.
While technically a move, an extension is not what I had in mind.
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The Padres started talked about extending Quentin as soon as they acquired him over the winter. Byrnes is on record as saying one of his biggest regrets while serving as Arizona's GM was trading away Quentin in the first place. Many people saw this as a rental/flip situation, but I don't believe Byrnes ever shared their view.