It's Looking More And More Like Phil Will Be Writing A Big Padres-Related Check Very Soon

CBSSports.com's Scott Miller reports that the current Padres ownership group is now just negotiating the ball club's imminent sale with the O'Malley group, which Phil Mickelson has joined.

Mickelson has said he would be investing "a lot" of his own money, but would stick to improving the team's community ties.