Food safety tip: “carpaccio” is Italian for “sashimi,” which is Japanese for “it ain’t cooked.” Just so you know.
Super quick links today. You provide the commentary…
- It’s spring: Brew yourself a piping hot pot of optimism
- Tom Krasovic identifies five story lines to watch in Peoria (h/t LynchMob)
- MadFriars.com talks to Corey Brock (h/t LynchMob)
- Corey reports that Josh Bard has signed, avoiding arbitration
- Tony Clark comes home to play for the Padres (h/t Oside Jon); seems strange that Drew Macias was DFA’d to make room for Clark
- Lookout Landing offers an interesting comparison between Khalil Greene and Mike Cameron (h/t TD at Rain Delay)
- Greg Maddux may or may not be retiring after the 2008 season (h/t PF4L)
- Someone in Chicago misses Mark Prior but is afraid to admit it
- ESPN’s Tom Friend revisits Tony Gwynn Jr.’s game-winning hit from last September 29 (h/t Schlom)
- Beyond the Boxscore likes the Padres (h/t Pat)
- MB examines the bullpen and continues his community prospect project
- John Schlegel at MLB.com previews the NL West (h/t Phantom)
- Kevin Goldstein includes three Padres in his list of top 100 prospects (h/t LynchMob)
- The Baseball Analysts show Mat Latos some love
- John Sickels looks back at his top 100 prospects from 2002 (h/t Didi)
- I’m doing something similar with BA’s top prospects of 1998 over at Knuckle Curve
- A different Paul O’Neill once played for the Padres
- Our friends at Gaslamp Ball are beginning their fourth year of blogging the Padres; here’s to (at least) four more! (h/t LynchMob)
Happy Friday!
Another link, from MLB Trade Rumor’s Tim Dierkes.
http://tinyurl.com/2jxvgn
I’d take any of the Milwaukee starters at a reasonable price. They all have pretty good strikeout numbers and were hurt by Milwaukee’s brutal defense. The problem in dealing with Milwaukee is they have near-zero need for position players. Would they deal a SP for BP and/or bench help, plus a prospect like Hundley?
Of course that supposes that we have any interest in acquiring a SP, which seems to be untrue.
1: I’d do a Cameron and Hundley for Capuano type deal.
Re: 2 but I dont think the Brewers would…
Yeah we’re not a good match with the Brewers at all anymore. The only guys who would really help them are Peavy and CY who the Padres aren’t dealing.
Meanwhile the only guys they have who would really help in SD are Braun, Hart and Gallardo who they aren’t dealing.
3: I dunno. I think the Brewers have a legit bullpen need. Their OF is completely backed up. Not really sure what else we have that we could deal (not like we have any 2Bs in the system aside from Antonelli).
I know they need BP help but I dont think Cameron would be the guy they are looking for. He had a good season last year but most of it was in non-pressure situations. Hundley is nice but he’s not exactly a top prospect. I think its like what mark said, “Yeah we’re not a good match with the Brewers at all anymore.”