I like it. This past offseason showed how expensive mediocre pitching can be. Give me a guy w upside for some relievers which the Padres always have plenty of, and I'm in. Losing the pick kind if sucks but it's so hit and miss anyways.
Rotation should be good next year if healthy. Cash...
Padres will be good starting next year. A solid young core to go along with all of the pitching prospects. If everyone can stay healthy they should have a nice window.
I don't get how this is any different than people (myself included) complaining about too many prospect autos in products like bowman platinum and inception.
I understand the easy thing is to not buy them but isn't this board an outlet for collectors? I'm w Gwynn, the idea of a baseball player...