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By: Peter Friberg

Peter Friberg — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:35:12 +0000

JP, 1 of Garrison or Inman should pan out…

By: JP

JP — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:55:14 +0000

Pads need to get Josh Geer (25) some starts in September. His PCL numbers are respectable in a hitters league.

That fab 5 at San Antonio (starters) has me excited. If 2 of them pan out we are in great shape.

By: JP

JP — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:16:57 +0000

Longshot Greg Burke at AA San Antonio was signed out of a tryout camp at the age of 24 and is making the most of it, kicking some tail at the age of 26.

By: Ben B.

Ben B. — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:52:54 +0000

Mark Ellis is something of a luxury on a low budget team, since decent second basemen can generally be found cheaply, but boy would he be a fun luxury to have. He’s going to be drastically underpaid this offseason because no one understands defense and just how awesome his is. So he’d be a cool guy to have at second, and would be a big upgrade there.

Edgar Gonzalez still probably makes more sense, to save money to spend at a position where a decent regular isn’t easily found.

By: malcolm

malcolm — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:59:11 +0000

For those of you cheering for a really low payroll, Tuesday’s game was a classic. The Padres starting 8 positional players totaled $3,286,000 slightly below the Marlin’s $3,299,000, with the ML minimum at $3,120,000 @ $390kx8. Only AG and Cantu exceeded the minimum by more than $100k. When do you think the last time 2 teams could get starting 8 payroll down to a combined $6.5M?

By: Paul R

Paul R — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:48:33 +0000

23: I agree. I think that EGon may have some of the intangible values that are often mentioned/debated here and elsewhere (namely, his ability to make his brother happy). Additionally, he’s hitting as well as almost any Padre regular. I would imagine that Iguchi is a possible August trade candidate.

By: Geoff Young

Geoff Young — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:35:56 +0000

#2@Paul R: Not a problem. #11@KRS1: Cool, sounds like a good cause.

By: Tom Waits

Tom Waits — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:22:50 +0000

#22@JP: Right now, gun to head, it's Egon for me. Not least because Egon may = happy Agon.

By: JP

JP — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:18:51 +0000

#16@Tom Waits: The more I think about the more I think we should simply hold on to Giles. You are right, I just looked at the list and the FA market holds nothing . Giles, Gerut, Hairston and a legit. centerfielder and the outfield and this Padre outfield is competitive.

The real battle/decision as far as the outfield might be Venable or Gerut for the soft platoon in left.

Another focus of mine is second base – the Pads may just settle with Egon at second base for 2009. Probably not the best option but passable as it looks like he may be able to hit in the .750 OPS range over 400 at bats or so. They have been let down twice with FA’s (Giles ‘07 & Iguchi ‘08) and there isn’t much on the FA 2009 list and they have no one down on the farm outside of Antonelli who is obviously a question mark now. With this in mind, at this point, who would you rather have at second base on a regular basis based on who you have seen in 2008 – Egon or Iguchi ?

By: Masticore317

Masticore317 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:11:41 +0000

#19@JP: Offensively, there are those who would make the argument that Cust and his .360 OBA are having the better year. Defensively there's no comparison. Cust is "a lawn ornament".