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Help Wanted: All-Time Padres Team

Tuesday, September 9, 2008
by Geoff Young

I've been tasked with assembling a 40-man roster made up of the best players in Padres history. It's a pretty straightforward exercise, except for two positions: second base and left field. We're talking about third-stringers here, but I need a little help with these. Second Base: Bip Roberts vs Quilvio Veras GABBAOBPSLG Statistics are courtesy of Retrosheet. Roberts6672258.298.361.387 Veras4151531.270.366.353 Arguments for Roberts Played with Padres longer than Veras Superior offensive player Fan favorite Arguments against Roberts Not a full-time second baseman (although his versatility also could be seen as a positive) Arguments for Veras True second baseman Catalyst for 1998 World Series team Arguments against Veras Played here just three years Inconsistent performer Left Field: Rickey Henderson vs Greg Vaughn GABBAOBPSLG Statistics are courtesy of Retrosheet. Henderson3591132.245.399.354 Vaughn3211075.245.345.510 Arguments for Henderson Otherworldly OBP "This ...

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Padres Lose Bradley to Rangers

Sunday, December 9, 2007
by Geoff Young

Milton Bradley is gone. On Thursday, the Padres were optimistic that they'd retain his services, but now it appears that the Texas Rangers have swooped in and grabbed him. Because the Padres didn't offer Bradley arbitration, they won't receive a compensatory draft pick. (We didn't re-sign Bradley, and all we got was this lousy T-shirt.) Congrats to the Rangers, who have made the bargain signing of the winter. Bradley comes with considerable baggage, but he is a difference maker in the lineup, the likes of which the Padres hadn't seen since the days of Ken Caminiti, Tony Gwynn, and Greg Vaughn in '96, '97, and '98, respectively. Here's hoping for better news on the Kosuke Fukudome ...

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