In most years, a move of this caliber wouldn’t even merit a post of its own, but here we are. This winter, just about every major-league-worthy free agent is still sitting by his phone, so what’s passing for news is a broken-down outfielder — who was underwhelming in limited duty in AAA the past years — getting a minor league contract with an invitation to compete for a bench spot on a team that some people were just reminded even exists. The player is Allen Craig, and the team is the Padres.
I remember Allen Craig as a member of the Cardinals, and if I ever noticed that he went to the Red Sox in a trade for John Lackey, I must have forgot.