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Three thoughts (Inside the Padres). Quoth Grady Fuson, as related by Tom Krasovic: “I told Will Venable: ‘You’re going to end up being a better big leaguer than you were a minor leaguer. I hardly every say that (about a player), but I believe it. I do.” Yeah, I’ve kind [...]
Ray from Sacrifice Bunt recently asked in the comments:
Does anyone think that [GM Jed] Hoyer is trying to build a team that will make the 2010 playoffs? It seems clear to me that Hoyer is treating this season as a way to get an idea for what he has and what he needs. Not that [...]
I usually make one or two trips out to Phoenix each year. Spring training has become a must, and I always enjoy taking in some Arizona Fall League games. Today, we’re all about the AFL… and whatever else happened to come with it on a particular journey… and whatever else that triggers in my mind, [...]
This is the third of a three-part interview (Part 1 is here; Part 2 is here) with San Diego Padres CEO Sandy Alderson. Big thanks to Mr. Alderson for taking time out of his busy schedule to make himself available, and also to his assistant, Dayle Tedrow, for her indispensable assistance in making this happen.
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Grab a beverage, sit down, and get comfy. Well, maybe not that comfy; seriously, dude, have a little dignity.
As you know, MLB’s First-Year Player Draft is upon us. What’s in store for the Padres? Good question. Let’s take a look, shall we…
Draft Class Strengths and Weaknesses
First-Year Player Draft
Thursday, June 5, 2008
11 a.m. PT
ESPN2
MLB.com
XM 180 (names), [...]
Before we get to the scores and what-not, be sure to check out Bill Center’s Q&A with Grady Fuson about the new Dominican Republic academy.
Triple-A — Portland 6, Las Vegas 4
Matt Antonelli: 1-for-4, BB
Craig Stansberry: 1-for-3, 2 BB, E
Chase Headley: 1-for-5, 2B
Edgar Gonzalez (LF): 1-for-3, 2B, BB
Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-5, 2B, 2 SB
Oscar Robles (SS): [...]
Look, up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… Friday links:
Tom Krasovic at the U-T provides a brief overview of “Sandyball” (h/t LynchMob) — the Padres’ organizational philosophy under CEO Sandy Alderson:
The club has made a habit of acquiring major leaguers who can be free agents at season’s end, or signing veterans [...]
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