I give him credit for being aggressive, but this is starting to look similar to when the Marlins signed all of those players the year they opened their stadium. He's traded some good prospects for a one year rental (Upton), an injury prone player (Kemp), and a still unproven player with upside (Myers). Their payroll situation looks good next offseason, with Kemp and Shields being the bulk of the payroll, but this looks like it was an "all in" campaign for this year, which I think could hurt them in the long term. I still see the Padres as a 3rd place team, at best, even with these moves.
