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2005 in Review - Relief Pitchers, Part 3

Friday, December 30, 2005
by Geoff Young
Before I forget, let me first wish everyone a safe and happy new year. Posting will be light the next couple of weeks as I put the finishing touches on Ducksnorts: Best of 2005 (at 239 pages and counting) and work on some other projects. But I'm getting ahead of myself. We were talking about relievers, no? It is appropriate, I suppose, that Ducksnorts should close the year with a look at the man who has closed more victories for a single big-league team than anyone else in history. No, not Clay Hensley, although we'll touch on him as well. [Previous entries in this series: C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | ...
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2005 in Review - Relief Pitchers, Part 2

Wednesday, December 28, 2005
by Geoff Young
We continue our look back at 2005 with two more pieces of the bullpen puzzle that will set up shop elsewhere next year. Part of what made last season's relief corps so brilliant was the fact that it consisted largely of cheap parts whose value exceeded their cost by a large margin. Last year's Rudy Seanez and Chris Hammond could well be this year's Steve Andrade and Brian Sikorski. With luck, next winter we'll be paying some other relative unknowns glowing praise for providing a lot of bang for the proverbial buck. [Previous entries in this series: C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | SP (1) ...
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2005 in Review - Relief Pitchers, Part 1

Monday, December 26, 2005
by Geoff Young
I hope everyone had an excellent Christmas. I don't know about you, but I'll be digging my way out from under the leftovers for a while. Meantime, we can talk about relievers. Trevor Hoffman, as usual, picked up the saves, but it was Scott Linebrink who anchored the Padres bullpen in 2005. Akinori Otsuka and Rudy Seanez were featured prominently in supporting roles. Chris Hammond held up the back end during the first half of the season, with rookie Clay Hensley picking up the slack in the second half. [Previous entries in this series: C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | SP (1) | ...
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2005 in Review - Starting Pitchers, Part 2

Wednesday, December 21, 2005
by Geoff Young
The buzz this morning, of course, is about the Adam Eaton trade. So, what better time to look back at his 2005 season? Eaton and Woody Williams review below, trade analysis and discussion here, add yourself to Frappr! here. Okay, ready? [Previous entries in this series: C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | SP (1) ] Woody Williams Pitching Capsule   IP/GS ERA ERA+ WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 HR/9 BA OBP SLG 2004 6.12 4.18 100 1.323 9.16 2.75 6.22 0.95 .262 .322 .424 2005 5.70 4.85 79 1.409 9.81 2.87 5.97 1.35 .275 .329 .463 Stats courtesy of ESPN.Color key: green, positive trend; red, negative trend. Expectations From my season preview over at Baseball Think Factory: Williams essentially replaces David Wells as the veteran presence to help guide the young pitchers on the staff. His numbers last year were down from the past ...
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2005 in Review - Starting Pitchers, Part 1

Monday, December 19, 2005
by Geoff Young
Brian Lawrence and Jake Peavy were the only pitchers to start 30 or more games for the Padres. Woody Williams and Adam Eaton each started more than 20, with Tim Stauffer and Pedro Astacio being the only others to break double figures. We'll look at Lawrence and Peavy today, Williams and Eaton on Wednesday, and Stauffer and Astacio on Friday. The remainder of starts were split among Chan Ho Park, Darrell May, Tim Redding, Dennys Reyes, and Clay Hensley. The latter will be part of the reliever discussion, the rest stunk and there isn't really anything to say about them beyond that. [Previous entries in this series: C | 1B | 2B | 3B ...
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2005 in Review - Right Field

Monday, December 12, 2005
by Geoff Young
I stumbled across the Padres 2006 calendar at the mall the other night. Each month features a different player. Of the 12 players represented, only 6 are current Padres. I thought of offering half price, with an option to buy the 2007 calendar at full price if a certain percentage of players slated for inclusion remained with the club through its publication, but I suspected that the store clerk would neither understand nor appreciate the joke, so instead I put the calendar back on the shelf. Fortunately for the Padres and their fans, one of the players who did remain is featured prominently in today's installment. [Previous entries in this series: C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | ...
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2005 in Review - Center Field

Monday, December 5, 2005
by Geoff Young
Hey, someone actually bought a Ducksnorts cap. Thanks, dude (or dudette), for making my day! So we're up to center field now in our review of the 2005 season. The Padres brought in hometown talent Dave Roberts last winter to help shore up the position, but how well did that plan work? [Previous entries in this series: C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF] Offensive Capsule   BA OBP SLG BB/PA ISO SEC RC/27 Padres center fielders .282 .360 .461 .104 .178 .319 5.70 MLB rank 7 6 6 5 7 5 7 Stats courtesy of ESPN.Color key: green, top 10; yellow, middle 10; red, bottom 10. Defensive Capsule   FPct RF Padres center fielders .989 2.29 MLB average .987 2.51 Stats courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.Color key: green, above average; red, below average. Center field was one of the few offensive bright spots in 2005 for the Padres. Paced by ...
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