Geez, where have I been? Well, among other things, I’ve been working on the Padres Top 30 prospects. I’m about 90% sure of the order I currently have, and I’m two-thirds of the way through the comments. They’ll be up in their final version shortly after the New Year.

Speaking of the Pads, gotta like that 5-year working agreement they made with the Mexico City Red Devils. A similar agreement brought pitchers Francisco Cordova and Esteban Loaiza to the Pirates back in the ’90s.

That’s about all I have to offer for now; meantime, here are links to some sites you might enjoy:

• Physics of Baseball
• Joel A. Schoenmeyer’s Baseball Pages
• Revisionist Baseball

And, of course, more on (or, if you prefer, moron) the labor front:

• MLB Labor and Contraction Coverage by Doug Pappas
• Baseballhead: Bitter Bud Face
• Great article by Rob Neyer at ESPN.com

Till next time…