Questions on the ownership of the Padres have an impact on the free agency.
This is at least the impression that Jurickson Profar gave on Friday when he met the Atlanta media during a video call.
The 31 -year -old striker signed a $ 42 million contract over three years with the Braves on Thursday. PROFAR said that Atlanta and the Padres were his best choices, but that San Diego was not about to equal the pressure from the director general of the Braves, Alex Anthopoulous, to remember him.
“Obviously, the paadres have problems with the property and all this,” said ProFar. “It was difficult to return (in San Diego), but Alex showed a lot, a lot of interest for me and I loved it. He gave me a lot of confidence to integrate a team and be efficient.
“People are confident like that, it gives a boost.”
PROFAR started for the NL at the All-Star Game from last year, a boon for him and the paadres after the two were united at the end of spring training on a one million dollars contract including incentives.
Among the free agents of the Padres, PROFAR, the Tanner Scott (Dodgers) lift, the recipient Kyle Higashioka (Rangers), the interior field player Donovan Solano (Mariners) and the Gaucher Martín Pérez (White Sox) signed with new teams . The Ha-Seong Kim Cop-Cloter and the Voltger David Peralta are still on the free market.
The paadres have five free places on their list of 40 players, but the only burning buzz This offseason focused on their unsuccessful attempt to add Roki Sasaki via an international free agency.
The Padres have reduced their payrolls by around 90 million dollars for the opening day from 2023 to 2024, and the team seems to aim for a wage bill in the same neighborhood as the final figure from last year: 183, $ 9 million, 15th in the majors according to Sporac.com.
Current projections of the Union-Tribune estimate the Padres at around 196.9 million dollars, which means that the team could seek to remove players from the books-Dylan Cease and Luis Arraez appeared in commercial rumors-everything By filling the gaps they have in the rotation, behind the plate and the old profare point in the left field.
Earlier this month, Sheel Seidler-the widow of the former president of the Padres Peter Seidler-filed a complaint before a Texas court contesting the control of the franchise. The pursuit accuses two of the brothers of Peter Seidler of “breach of trusted trust” and aims to cancel the announcement of John Seidler last month as a new team manager. The trial complicated at least the perception of the team’s business this off -season, based on the temporary comments of the provar on Friday.
PROFAR tackled a wide variety of subjects during Friday’s call with the Atlanta media, his work with Fernando Tatis Sr. before last year’s career with the Padres, his longtime friendship With his compatriot from Curaçao and new teammate of the Braves Ozzie Albies and 7 years old. -The enthusiasm of his old son Khairy to see his father play alongside Ronald Acuña Jr.
Friday, Profar went to Instagram to show his appreciation for his stay in San Diego:
“San Diego will always occupy a special place in my heart,” he wrote. “Thank you to my teammates, coaches, medical staff, owners and to all those who have been part of this trip. The relationships I have established on a personal level and the unwavering support that you all showed me during my stay in San Diego will miss. At the fans, thank you for making me one of yours. I still hear the songs “pro-Far” resonate in any Petco Park. These songs motivated me to work hard and do my best to achieve great things for the city. The way you welcomed my family and made us feel at home really means everything for me.
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