$750k was not enough?
Nothing more than a wishful bet by the Padres. Only spent the 2025 season in the minors, playing for the Padres rookie league, then the Lake Elsinore Storm, which is a low level single A league. His record was 0 - 7, with a 7.20 ERA over 16 games.
No way was he ever going to have a career in baseball. And now, having gone thru Tommy John surgery on his elbow, he's done.