Comments on: Here’s to Humble Foundations

By: Loren

Loren — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:11:54 +0000

#12; I did indeed call into Post-Game and in part mentioned what I red here on Ducksnorts. #13: I don't know. I am a big big Kouz fan and have been since he got here. My bigger issue is that we have a 3B playing LF who is better suited to play 3B and currently we have a third baseman who I think has some trade value considering certain teams (Indians, Phillies, Tigers maybe, Marlins, etc) have lots of trouble at 3B. I think Kouz does have quite a bit of value and, if not by the trade deadline hten next off-season, could fetch us something useful.

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By: Schlom

Schlom — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:35:41 +0000

#9@JMAR: Great call on the lineup. Gerut playing CF and batting 9th, Clark batting 5th at DH, everything else pretty much the same.

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By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:09:02 +0000

Loren– Do you really think that Kouz is going to be traded at the deadline? Headley is producing at AAA, but he hasn’t even seen a full season down there. Although Kouz has looked a little rusty lately, do you think that Headley will be able to outproduce Kouz?

Admittedly, Kouz is hitting .254 and hasn’t been all that clutch, but last year he was a second half player all the way. I’m not saying that a single 2nd half was something that could be judged as a trend, but Headley is so young. Kouz hits with relative consistency. You also have to look at it in terms of the return that we would get for him. We could potentially trade him for an everyday center fielder, preferably with speed, or a #5 starter. Kouz is a position player, and we would be looking to fill a gap, not plug a tiny hole left by an injury.

I don’t think there are a whole lot of teams out there that would be willing to make that kind of trade. I’m also not so informed on this, so… thoughts?

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By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:40:02 +0000

#11@Loren: Hey Loren did you call in to Kentera yesterday?

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By: Loren

Loren — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:54:36 +0000

Kouz does need a day, and I don't mind giving EGon the chance to play there for a little bit and give Stansberry the time at 2B for a game. Still I'm thinking more and more that the Padres are going to trade Kouz in teh off-season or at teh trade deadline and going to go with Headley at 3B

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By: Ben B.

Ben B. — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:04:58 +0000

The U-T dice, “Black likes Clark at DH”. That probably means Huber in left and Hairston in center against the lefties in Cleveland. In previous seasons Sowers has had some fairly drastic platoon splits, so I think it still makes sense to get as many righties in there against him as possible.

http://www3.signonsandiego.com.....3/—/

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By: JMAR

JMAR — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:38:43 +0000

#8@Mike Champion: Lefties are batting .357 against tonight's starter, Jeremy Sowers, in his 3 starts with Cleveland this season. So I'm guessing Gerut will get the start in CF tonight, with Hairston in LF, and DH would be a toss-up between Clark and Huber.

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By: Mike Champion

Mike Champion — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:09:24 +0000

So is Huber going to get the starts in left against Cleveland lefties, with Hairston in center? Maybe Chase's name will be in the lineup tonight.

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By: Schlom

Schlom — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:47:16 +0000

Interesting that they aren't going to call up Headley for the Cleveland series. I guess that home run for Clark off Wagner earned him DH at-bats. I had read earlier that Headley was going to play in the Hall Of Fame Game in Cooperstown against the Cubs on Monday and then be brought up for the Yankees series. Not sure why keeping him down for 3 more days would be helpful but it looks like that's the way it's going to go.

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:55:07 +0000

A “local” look at the Padres’ 7th round draft pick …

http://www.chron.com/disp/stor.....ge/5832460

Rice catcher Adam Zornes … one of 4 Padres’ picks who will be playing in the CWS in Omaha starting tomorrow.

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