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The San Diego Padres: The weirdest MLB team money can buy
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New York Mets: How they started winning again despite decades of dysfunction - Sports Illustrated
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MLB hot stove: Sizing up National League landscape as Mets, Padres join Dodgers, Braves in top tier
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NL offseason grades: Mets spent wisely, but did Dodgers do enough?
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Padres Chairman Peter Seidler: I kind of like spending money. You can't take it with you. : r/baseball
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Hummel: Mets and Dodgers spent a lot more money to be in the same capsized boat as Cardinals
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MLB news 2022: Dodgers, Braves and Mets knocked out of playoffs, 100-win teams, short series, analysis, Padres vs Phillies NLCS
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Hummel: Mets and Dodgers spent a lot more money to be in the same capsized boat as Cardinals
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MLB trade deadline: Rumors, predictions, answering biggest questions
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Baseball's Biggest Spenders Couldn't Buy Tickets to October - The Ringer