Former Padres draft pick Johnny Manziel was in the headlines again this past weekend. For once though it was both a negative and hopefully the beginning of a positive story. Johnny Manziel for probably the first time in his life is getting disciplined and his coach isn’t letting his physical talent overpower his own values. Is then when Johnny Manziel once and for all starts to grow up?
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Of course the Padres drafting Manziel in the 28th round of the 2014 draft was a total joke. It illuminated what former Padres GM AJ Byrnes saw as a joke and for a team that hasn’t had a post season berth since 2006 and only remotely close twice since then, it isn’t what you would expect.