Things for the San Diego Padres and most have baseball have been pretty stagnant since the Winter Meetings when the top three free-agents came off the board.
Part of that was because of the holidays, but it was mostly because teams were waiting for Josh Donaldson to come off the board.
The third baseman was by far the best free-agent bat left on the market. But with him gone, teams will now start exploring options available through trades to improve their team.
Teams like the Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers, and Washington Nationals who missed out on Donaldson now have to find other ways to upgrade their team.