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Padres missed chance with Headley

The biggest criticism of the Josh Byrnes era in San Diego has to be the move he never made. The former Padres general manager held on to Chase Headley even after Headley had a career year in 2012, and we're now into a second successively worse season after a bad 2013. An awful 2014 has seen Headley's offense drop well below average around an early-season DL stint.

That poor decision came home to roost on Tuesday, as the Padres traded Headley for two players who