San Diego Padres Set to Outplay Their Contract in 2013

Cheap, frugal, stingy, fiscally conservative or whatever term you’d like to use, the San Diego Padres spend their money wisely.

As a small-market team, they often can’t “ball out” and sign the hot free agents. Don’t expect the Padres to make a push to sign Robinson Cano when he becomes a free agent after this season. However, a number of players on the current roster have extremely team-friendly contracts.

There's speculation (some here from Peter Gammons of MLB Network) that Chase Headley could be traded near the deadline. His contract certainly makes him an appea...

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