Read ‘em and weep. Josh Barfield, 2b Freddy Guzman, of George Kottaras, c Travis Chick, rhp Tim Stauffer, rhp Matt Bush, ss Justin Germano, rhp Sean Thompson, lhp Brad Baker, rhp Paul McAnulty, of/1b General impressions: Some people are down on Barfield because he lost a lot in terms of batting average last year. I [...]
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Happy Friday. Here are some interesting tidbits I’ve come across recently: Probabilistic Model of Range, Rightfielders (Baseball Musings). Brian Giles behind Gary Sheffield? No worries, Brian, you’re in good company – Vlad Guerrero, J.D. Drew, Bobby Abreu. Some really weird numbers. Talking Shop with the Big Boys (Dodger Thoughts). Jon offers some thoughts on a [...]
Flop Swap
The Padres have dealt Jake Gautreau (2001, 14th pick overall–24 slots ahead of David Wright and twice the price) to Cleveland for Corey Smith (2000, 26th pick overall). Smith, who turns 23 in April, was rated as the Indians’ #13 prospect in the Baseball America 2004 Prospect Handbook. Some excerpts from his entry in that [...]
Slow News Day
Watched the July 5 Brian Lawrence/Roger Clemens matchup last night. Pads won, 2-1, to take sole possession of first place in the NL West. Coincidentally, in my post from the day after that game I took a mid-season look at my BTF Padres Preview. Which reminds me, keep those comments coming for this year’s edition. [...]
Padres Preview Ideas?
I’ll be doing the Pads’ preview for BTF once again this year. Thought I’d check to see if anyone has ideas on stuff we need to address. Here are a few key points I’m thinking about: Who/what was responsible for the big turnaround in 2004, and will the club build on momentum in 2005? How [...]
From the Archives: Deivi Cruz
Jan. 31, 2002 — Three years ago today we were welcoming Deivi Cruz to Padre Nation, optimistic that he would help the Friars in a support role. What we said: Padres inked former Tiger shortstop Deivi Cruz to a 1-year deal worth $600K. Good low-risk signing. The right-handed hitter will back up left-handed hitters Ramon [...]
Random Stuff
No time to talk. Here are a few items that have caught my eye over the past couple weeks. Enjoy! Thompson Tuesdays (Yahoo). Second installment is much better than the first. Thoughts on helping teach kids learn to play ball, off-season workouts, and the life of a minor leaguer. Are you Positive? (Baseball Musings). This [...]
Bits and Pieces
Two weeks later and I’m still fighting this bug. A few quick hits, and I’ll try to put something more substantial together tomorrow: Probabilistic Model of Range (Baseball Musings). David Pinto takes a real close look at defense. I’d try to describe the work he’s doing, but I wouldn’t do it justice. Fascinating stuff. If [...]
Miguel Asencio: International Man of Mystery
My readers rock. Thanks to y’all, this blog pretty much writes itself some days. LynchMob points us to this article over at Baseball Prospectus. It praises Kevin Towers for the job he’s done signing good players on the cheap, citing in particular Chris Hammond. But here’s the real attention grabber: He reminds me of Johan [...]
Minor Deals
According to Padres.com, the Friars have inked right-handers Joe Dawley, Brian Falkenborg and Danny Patterson, and catcher Michel Hernandez to minor league deals. (Thanks to Derek in yesterday’s comments for the heads-up on this item.) Dawley, Falkenborg, and Hernandez all have had cups of coffee. Patterson has 350 big-league relief appearances under his belt over [...]
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