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Padres Prospects Peak Projections

Saturday, March 30, 2002
by Geoff Young

Can you believe it? Tomorrow is Opening Day. I'm pumped. Went out to Costco tonight and bought myself a 5-pound bag of peanuts. Bring it on, fellas. I've mentioned Chris Reed's work over at ProtospectWatch.com before, and now he's at it again. He and Mark Jerkatis have developed a tool for projecting the future performance of current minor leaguers. This isn't a straight translation like MLEs, but rather a look forward at how a prospect might do at his peak based on his current minor-league performance. Intriguing, no? Chris has been kind enough to allow me to reprint his "Peak Projections" for some Padre prospects. For an explanation of the system and a more complete listing of projections, check out his ...

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Padres, Tigers Swap Spare Parts

Tuesday, March 26, 2002
by Geoff Young

Slowly recovering from Vegas. My draft wasn't terribly strong but neither was it a disaster. Heckuva lot of fun, though. And I didn't lose too much money while I was there. So naturally the Padres wait till I'm out of town to make some moves. In case you missed it, infielder Damian Jackson and catcher Matt Walbeck were shipped to Detroit for catcher Javier Cardona and outfielder Alexis Gomez. Basically this upgrades the Padres' organizational depth behind the plate and in the outfield. Cardona is a better option than Walbeck should someone need to step in if Wiki's elbow keeps bothering him. The departure of Jackson also means that both Trenidad Hubbard and Mark Sweeney are all but assured of roster spots with the big club. Kevin ...

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Random Musings before Heading to Vegas

Saturday, March 23, 2002
by Geoff Young

Okay, I'm off to Vegas. Just wanted to mention a few things before I leave. I respect the heck out of the work Baseball America does but they missed the boat on the Padres. They've picked San Diego to finish fifth in the NL West. How they expect the Rockies to stay out of the cellar, I have no idea. BA also analyzed all 30 GMs. Of Kevin Towers, they said that his best move was acquiring Kevin Brown from Florida for Derrek Lee and change. No doubt, Brown gave the Pads one great year and helped lead them to the World Series, but personally, I believe swapping Andy Sheets for Phil Nevin has had more of a lasting impact on the franchise. ...

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