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http://nctimes.com/articles/20.....0729fd.txt

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But that is pure speculation on my part, nothing more.

I would be more comfortable pushing Tekotte to LE because he’s played much more than Darnell this year. Carroll right now look like a good shot to be in RF in LE.

My guess is we will see Dykstra and Carroll in LE to start the year.

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There’s a story on the North County Times website about Matt Antonelli. It’s easy to find at nctimes dot com / sports.

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(Chalk): Eh, I’m looking as hard as I can. I still see a .063 isolated slugging. I’d be willing to bet that a fair number of those doubles are of the leg variety in a low-minor leagues where the defenders are not always so sharp.

(Darnell): That’s just from BA and Brewerfan scouting reports. We may only have a little depth at 3b, but in terms of RF who can give you quality defense and a possibly serious bat, Darnell may be the ONLY one not currently living in the Dominican. Pushing Tekotte and Darnell would be the Headley model. Darnell I could understand putting in Ft. Wayne, because he’s less polished, but what are we really going to learn about him in Ft. Wayne? If he doesn’t hit we’ll be tempted to move him to the friendlier Cal League to jumpstart him; if he does hit, he’s older than a lot of the competition, so we need to promote him to get a better reading.

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With Chalk I liked his speed, his defense and eye and if you look at his stats over the year you can see some signs of gap power. In a place like LE I think you would seem him put up much better offensive stats. He’s never going to hit home runs, but if he can hit some doubles, contiune to steal bases you will see his OBP go up.

Payne I know they like a lot and want to find out what they may or may not have.

If the Padres trade either Kouz or Headley in the off-season as I expect them to do they don’t have much depth at 3b - probably the best one is Ciofrone. They could use some more depth there.

I agree with you on Tekotte, but to me having Macias in Portland, Hunter in San Antonio, Chalk/Payne in LE and Tekotte in FW to start the season in CF may not be a bad idea to see what you do or don’t have. You can always move Tekotte up mid-season.

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Player To Be Named Later
A transaction including a player to be named later must be completed within six months. The player may not be an active Major Leaguer player during the interval between the trade and the date the player is named. As a result, most players to be named later are minor leaguers.

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With Forsythe and Darnell, I’d move them sooner rather than later. Forsythe at 2b is fine, although I’m intrigued by the idea of him behind the plate. We have more 3b throughout the system than we have five-tool RF, and Darnell wasn’t a very good 3b in college, so I’d get him out there soon rather than Headley-ing him.

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