The implications are great and the implications are small, but at least they\u2019re implications. Finally, there\u2019s movement in the San Diego Padres\u2019 camp. And while it won\u2019t be known for months, the upshot may just augur well for the future of the team. An agreement “in principle” has been reached to sell the team to a group of investors led by Jeff Moorad, former chief executive officer of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Moorad, one of the most recognized figures in sports commerce, owns a Hall of Fame NASCAR racing team and helped broker the deal that brought Manny Ramirez to the Boston Red Sox. The good news is that Moorad\u2019s expertise is in sports. The bad news (at least for the impatient among us) is that his deliberateness will prolong questions about the team\u2019s on-field future. The club panicked in the final weeks last season, filling positions haphazardly; and acclaimed pitcher Jake Peavy\u2019s future is still in doubt even as baseball\u2019s winter meetings are a memory. Moorad has much to arbitrate. The franchise\u2019s sale price hasn\u2019t been divulged, but Fortune magazine placed its worth at $385 million.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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