Column: Padres adding Blake Snell and Yu Darvish show relentless effort to win a championship soon

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Blake Snell (4) pitches in Game 2 of the World Series at Globe Life Field on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish walks to the dugout at Wrigley Field on Sept. 20, 2020. (San Diego Union-Tribune/File Photo)

SAN DIEGO — Wad it up. Douse it in kerosene. Strike a match. The long, nagging and deserved narrative about the Padres failing to step up to the financial plate has dogged the franchise since Ray Kroc salted America’s French fries.