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Cruz, Maddux, Book Status

Long post this morning, so grab yourself a cup of coffee and get comfy… Padres Sign Cruz As noted yesterday in the comments (you’re reading those, of course), the San Diego Union-Tribune is reporting that the Padres have signed outfielder Jose Cruz Jr. to a 1-year, $650,000 deal. Is he the answer to anyone’s prayers? [...]

San Diego Padres Organizational Tree

How the current Padres got here. Idea blatantly ripped off from Will Young (no relation). More details here. m Key: Italics = acquired via trade. Bold = drafted by Padres. General manager who acquired player denoted by initials in parentheses (where no initials are provided, Kevin Towers is the GM): RS = Randy Smith, JMI [...]

Other Takes on Giles Coming to the Padres

Hope you had a safe and enjoyable Labor Day Weekend! I spent mine working on the yard, cleaning up around the house, and doing some recording. Not a lot to report at the moment. Figured I’d throw some more Brian Giles stories at you while we’re still in the infatuation phase: Stats Geek says Brian [...]

My All-Star Teams vs Actual All-Star Teams

First off, thanks for all the well wishes. I’m doing fine, nothing is wrong; just needed some time off. I’m still on hiatus, but the All-Star teams have been announced and I just had to say something. First I’ll give you my picks, then I’ll kibbitz about the actual picks, then I’ll go back into [...]

Padres First 22 Picks of 2002 Draft

Here are the Padres’ first 22 picks from yesterday (comments abstracted from Baseball America and MLB.com): Khalil Greene, ss, Clemson U., R/R, 5-10, 190, 10/21/79. Good power for a middle infielder; solid plate discipline. May move to second base due to lack of range. Michael/William Johnson, 1b, Clemson U., L/R, 6-2, 220, 6/25/80. Short stroke; [...]

Prospects You’ve Never Heard Of: April Summary

Well, here we are in the middle of May and I’m finally getting around to the April Summary. Before you read any further, you might want to check out my disclaimer and glossary of terms. If you don’t feel like reading them, then just jump right in. Enjoy! A California League Last First Pos AB [...]