SAN DIEGO -- Teams that were unexpectedly among the more active teams in the free agent market over the winter will face each other Thursday on Opening Day at Petco Park.
The Milwaukee Brewers acquired outfielders Christian Yelich (via trade from Miami) and Lorenzo Cain (as a free agent) over the winter while the San Diego Padres invested $144 million over eight seasons to sign first baseman Eric Hosmer and imported submarining reliever Kazuhisa Makita from Japan.
The teams have several other things in common.
Both will feature a first-time Opening Day starter.