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Zack Greinke agrees with Arizona Diamondbacks: Winners and losers

By Charles Rahrig V

October 15, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Zack Greinke (21) returns to the dugout after being relieved in the seventh inning against New York Mets in game five of NLDS at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports
October 15, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Zack Greinke (21) returns to the dugout after being relieved in the seventh inning against New York Mets in game five of NLDS at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 3, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; San Diego Padres catcher Austin Hedges (18) is greeted by San Diego Padres starting pitcher Robbie Erlin (41) after a home run in the fifth inning of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 3, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; San Diego Padres catcher Austin Hedges (18) is greeted by San Diego Padres starting pitcher Robbie Erlin (41) after a home run in the fifth inning of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /

Losers: San Diego Padres

There’s really a lesson to be learned in everything. Last season, the San Diego Padres that were the team that blew everyone away with their aggressive moves in free agency. The problem for the Padres is that they spent a lot of money, when the market for talent really wasn’t all that great.

They spent their money on top B-level talent, while trading a lot of prospects for talent that they ended up trading off when things didn’t end up panning out for them, which led to a change in management.

The lesson here is that just because you have the money available to make moves to try and make a push, doesn’t mean you should throw it all away on the first talent that becomes available. James Shields was good for San Diego, but now it looks like they are even trying to move him.

With the Arizona Diamondbacks getting in on Greinke from out of nowhere, the Padres will once again be competing with the Colorado Rockies, who are young and improving, for the cellar of the National League West. It’s kind of like this year’s Sacramento Kings in the NBA. They went all in for a mediocre year, and just like the Kings will learn, the Padres learned it wasn’t worth it.

Oh, and to stick with the recurring theme here, they have to deal with Greinke in the division still.

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