Transaction Analysis

Padres Lock Up Quentin

by R.J. Anderson

SAN DIEGO PADRES
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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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