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California Strikes Out: Major League Pitcher Turns Down Padres $40 Million Offer Due To State Taxes
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California Strikes Out: Major League Pitcher Turns Down Padres $40 Million Offer Due To State Taxes
 
by Tyler Durden
Monday, Mar 02, 2026 - 07:15 PM
Authored by Jonathan Turley,

This week, “there is no joy in Mudville” – the mighty Padres have struck out.



The California Padres thought that they had secured Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly with an offer of $40 million for just two years.

The Diamondbacks were offering that payout over three years, but Kelly took the Diamondbacks.

The reason?

California’s ruinous tax burden is fueling an exodus of wealthy taxpayers and businesses from the state.

It is the latest example of how Democrats have reversed the Gold Rush with a long line of U-Hauls heading to more responsible states.

Explaining his decision, the pitcher told the media that “I don’t think it’s any secret on how much money you get taken out of your pocket when you go to California.”

https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/california-strikes-out-major-league-pitcher-turns-down-padres-40-million-offer-due
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Re: California Strikes Out: Major League Pitcher Turns Down Padres $40 Million Offer Due To State Ta
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Maybe California will file a lawsuit to require him to sign! 000hehehehe
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Re: California Strikes Out: Major League Pitcher Turns Down Padres $40 Million Offer Due To State Ta
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Quote from: rangerrebew on Today at 11:31:15 am
Maybe California will file a lawsuit to require him to sign! 000hehehehe

A Federal Judge will order it!
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Re: California Strikes Out: Major League Pitcher Turns Down Padres $40 Million Offer Due To State Ta
« Reply #3 on: Today at 12:16:41 pm »
13.3% in California and 2.5% in Arizona. And then there's all the other taxes/costs.
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Re: California Strikes Out: Major League Pitcher Turns Down Padres $40 Million Offer Due To State Ta
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Could the Padres be the next professional sports team to move to Las Vegas?
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Re: California Strikes Out: Major League Pitcher Turns Down Padres $40 Million Offer Due To State Ta
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Quote from: DefiantMassRINO on Today at 12:24:44 pm
Could the Padres be the next professional sports team to move to Las Vegas?
Perhaps. But in consideration of what happens daily in Vegas, they'd have to change their team name.
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Re: California Strikes Out: Major League Pitcher Turns Down Padres $40 Million Offer Due To State Ta
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The Las Vegas Inquisitors

Quote from: andy58-in-nh on Today at 12:28:37 pm
Perhaps. But in consideration of what happens daily in Vegas, they'd have to change their team name.
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Re: California Strikes Out: Major League Pitcher Turns Down Padres $40 Million Offer Due To State Ta
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13.3% in California and 2.5% in Arizona. And then there's all the other taxes/costs.

Not to mention CA taxes the visiting team Players salaries just for the privilege of playing in CA, against a CA professional team.   They are too kind.
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Re: California Strikes Out: Major League Pitcher Turns Down Padres $40 Million Offer Due To State Ta
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The Las Vegas Inquisitors

I was thinking more along the lines of The Las Vegas Gamblers.



Or, perhaps: The Las Vegas Lounge Lizards?



Whatever. The 2027 season is going to be locked out, anyway, so there's time to decide.
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Re: California Strikes Out: Major League Pitcher Turns Down Padres $40 Million Offer Due To State Ta
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Could the Padres be the next professional sports team to move to Las Vegas?

Vegas already has a baseball team. Maybe the Padres could move to Boise?  :pondering:
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