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By: Nick G.

Nick G. — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 05:51:20 +0000

The Sox are going to try to wait for Wells to get into pitching shape, and then deal him. After a winter of beer and yodels, I'm sure Wells needs a few weeks . . .

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By: Tom Waits

Tom Waits — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:58:14 +0000

Can BP staffers and Bavasi be in the same room without ripping a hole in the fabric of the universe? Can two such totally different entities coexist in a finite bubble of time and space?

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:54:08 +0000

Another chance to see KT … courtesy of BP … http://www.baseballprospectus.com/events/ …

Spring Training Feed and Padres/Mariners Game with Kevin Towers and Bill Bavasi
Sunday, March 5, pre-game at 10 am, game at 1:05 pm

Peoria Stadium, Peoria, AZ

Come to sunny Arizona for a fun vacation weekend in the warm sun, and a day of baseball talk with two major league General Managers.

Join San Diego Padres GM Kevin Towers, Seattle Mariners GM Bill Bavasi and Baseball Prospectus authors Joe Sheehan and Jonah Keri for a day of baseball talk and a Padres-Mariners game in the warm Arizona sun. Festivities start at 10 a.m. with an open baseball forum covering the Padres, the Mariners and other baseball topics. Autographed copies of BP�s two new books Baseball Between the Numbers and Baseball Prospectus 2006 will be available for purchase. Attendees can then take in that day�s 1:05 p.m. game between the Padres and Mariners. Admission to the pre-game talk is free with the purchase of a game ticket, which will cost about $20.

To reserve your spot, RSVP to jonah_keri@baseballprospectus.com by NO LATER THAN MONDAY, FEB. 27. Please indicate in your email how many people are in your group. We�ll have a section of the ballpark reserved for attendees and will release the tickets for purchase once we have a final head count. We�ll see you there!

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By: Tom Waits

Tom Waits — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 13:24:50 +0000

There’s a serious problem with that plan, Didi. A pitcher’s spring and in-season throwing programs are based on his role. When a player switches from relief to starting during the season, he has to get stretched out. That often means he’s unavailable for a week or more but not on the DL. So the poor planning hits you in two or three ways. You’ve had a worse pitcher in the rotation before the switch. Then you lose the reliver for more than 5 games, so you’re playing with 24. When the converted reliever does start, he’s usually got a low pitch count for the first few games, which lowers your chances of winning those games and the games around them since your pen is so tired.

If Hensley is a better starting pitcher than Woody, Park, and Estes, he should be preparing to start right now. 83 to 86 win teams should not be throwing away games.

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By: Didi

Didi — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 13:03:43 +0000

That’s just the start of the season.
The Padres will find out, hopefully, sooner than later, that Hensley will start.
Wells is in Boston for the season.

I don’t imagine spending that much money on him…and keeping Woody and Park and Estes.

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By: Tom Waits

Tom Waits — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:12:14 +0000

It’s official, Hensley is a reliever.

My optimistic personality says the Padres made this decision because they’re sure of getting Wells. My pessimistic personality says they’re stuck in 2001, the last time Park and Estes were any good.

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By: Didi

Didi — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:07:16 +0000

Interesting article on K’s with Johan and Jake.

http://baseballanalysts.com/ar....._to_me.php

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By: Geoff Young

Geoff Young — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 09:54:34 +0000

Mets blog has a pretty decent preview of the Padres:

http://www.mikesmets.com/2006/.....iew_s.html

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By: Nick G.

Nick G. — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 08:22:14 +0000

From Buster Olney today:

David Wells showed up in Red Sox camp but is behind in his throwing program, so Boston kept him indoors — which makes me wonder, as someone who covered Wells on two different teams, about what kind of physical condition he is in. The reason why the Yankees moved quickly to trade Wells on the eve of the ‘99 camp for Roger Clemens is that they were concerned that Wells would show up big and out of shape, and that any chance of trading him would be damaged by his public appearance on a field. I don’t know what kind of shape Wells is in because I’m not there, but � I wonder.

There’s a link within that blog to an article on http://www.boston.com.

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By: Geoff Young

Geoff Young — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 00:17:18 +0000

Yeah, I always like using "hold" in Fantasy Baseball. My main problem with games pitched is that it can also reward guys who don't come in with the game on the line.

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