[Lin] The Padres, league sources said, made what was considered a competitive offer to veteran right-hander Merrill Kelly, who on Friday finalized a two-year, $40 million contract to return to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
I think both us and the dbacks are happy, they got Kelly back and we got king back
King>Kelly
Is this before or after the King signing?
Are we still throwing money around? Or was that the money that King signed for?
Can a billionaire who wants to win at all costs please buy our team? Thank you!
Kelly would have been a great arm to lock down the middle of our rotation, luckily we got our ace back instead
Kelly is a 37 year old pitcher with a 92 mph. His best years are likely behind him.
Saying no to being a part of Merrill madness?
What narrative is Lin trying to push here? Kelly signed before King did, is he trying to say that we had more interest in Kelly then we did in King, or that we only signed King because Kelly said no? Because that would sound ridiculous for a lot of reasons.
I’ll take our bonafide ace instead.
I guess we were the mystery west coast team that offered Kelly 3/50M according to bowtie
One million for 2026 and 2027 and a team option for 80 million for 2028
![[Lin] The Padres, league sources said, made what was considered a competitive offer to veteran right-hander Merrill Kelly, who on Friday finalized a two-year, $40 million contract to return to the Arizona Diamondbacks.](https://www.rawchili.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/vgsuwury1a8g1.jpeg)
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I think both us and the dbacks are happy, they got Kelly back and we got king back
King>Kelly
Is this before or after the King signing?
Are we still throwing money around? Or was that the money that King signed for?
Can a billionaire who wants to win at all costs please buy our team? Thank you!
Kelly would have been a great arm to lock down the middle of our rotation, luckily we got our ace back instead
Kelly is a 37 year old pitcher with a 92 mph. His best years are likely behind him.
Saying no to being a part of Merrill madness?
What narrative is Lin trying to push here? Kelly signed before King did, is he trying to say that we had more interest in Kelly then we did in King, or that we only signed King because Kelly said no? Because that would sound ridiculous for a lot of reasons.
I’ll take our bonafide ace instead.
I guess we were the mystery west coast team that offered Kelly 3/50M according to bowtie
One million for 2026 and 2027 and a team option for 80 million for 2028
Click bait article trying to be relevant