At this point we are almost certain that there is no MLB organization that is happier and more enthusiastic than San Diego Padres. In large part, this is due to the fact that the agreement between San Diego and the Dominican shortstop star Fernando Tatis Jr. was made official on Monday morning.
Almost a week ago, it was announced that the shortstop has signed a contract that binds him for the next 14 years to a club that looks stronger than ever, after the incorporation of several elite players.
But according to a report by Bob Nightengale of USA Today, before agreeing for those 14 years, the “Fraile” delegation, led by CEO AJ Preller, who traveled to the Dominican Republic to negotiate the extension with Tatis Jr. offered first a 12-year contract the young man from Santiago was smart and came up with a plan to convince his current team so as to add two more years.
“Why not my whole career? Tatis Jr. responded to the proposal launched by Preller, who did not think twice and accepted the wish of the shortstop born in San Pedro de Macorís.
After his signing, “El Niño” will play on the West Coast until the age of 35, until then he will be another veteran in the best baseball in the world.