Jeff Moorad has withdrawn his application to complete his purchase of the Padres. Moorad is currently San Diego's vice president and CEO. In a statement, Moorad said that he and current Padres majority owner John Moores were withdrawing their application in order to focus on securing a television contract for the team. Moorad's group owns 49 percent of the Padres. "With Opening Day less than one month away, John Moores and I believe our top priority is to ensure that Padres fans will be able to watch broadcasts of what we believe is an exciting baseball team," Moorad said in the statement. "I remain fully committed to the San Diego Padres and our fans, and am looking forward to the 2012 season."