I meant to post this earlier, but I’m one of those people who doesn’t start Christmas shopping until December 22. Needless to say, it’s been a hectic week. This is probably my last entry for the year, so happy holidays to all. And be sure to come back and visit in January, when I’ll begin rolling out the Padres top 30 prospects. Peace…

Good to see the Padres sign Kevin Jarvis to a long-term deal. Jarvis isn’t a great pitcher but he should give league-average production, and if he can keep the ball in the park a little more often, he could surprise. He’s intelligent, hard working, and a good guy to have in the clubhouse. Jarvis’ presence also allows the Padres a bit more time to develop some of their young arms.

Here is an early guess at the 2002 rotations in the organization:

San Diego: Bobby Jones, Kevin Jarvis, Brian Tollberg, Brian Lawrence, Brett Tomko
Portland: Jason Middlebrook, Junior Herndon, Brett Jodie, Dennis Tankersley, Rick Guttormson
Mobile: Ben Howard, Mike Bynum, Jake Peavy, Eric Cyr, Chris Rojas
Elsinore: Mark Phillips, Oliver Perez, Mike Thompson, Casey Burns, Duncan McAdoo
Ft. Wayne: Justin Germano, Nobuaki Yoshida, Jason Wiedmeyer, Jason Anderegg, Henry Perez