The San Diego Padres have plenty of talent in their lineup, but a key veteran signing that the team made in January continues to positively affect the ball club each day, despite not taking a single at-bat this season. The Padres signed MLB veteran Nick Punto to their coaching staff this past offseason to bring 14 seasons of big league experience to their clubhouse. The San Diego native recently told the San Diego Union-Tribune’s Annie Heilbrunn about the decision to finally hang it up back in 2014, his final year in the Show. “It was very hard,” Punto said.