After a decade of mostly hopeless floundering in the bottom of the NL West, the San Diego Padres made a play to make themselves relevant in MLB.
All of baseball was surprised by the move. Owners Ron Fowler and Peter Seidler had vowed for the past several years that their goal was to make the Padres relevant and bring championship baseball to San Diego.
Although the fan base remained unconvinced, the owners never wavered from their commitment to changing the tide of the organization. Everyone in professional baseball shared the fans’ pessimism regarding the Padres ability to change course.