IGD: Padres @ Indians (13 Jun 08)

Friday, June 13, 2008
by Geoff Young
Padres (30-38) vs Indians (31-36) Josh Banks vs Jeremy Sowers 4:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 178 MLB, B-R Hello, Cleveland! Talk about two teams that aren't where they expected to be come mid-June... The Indians are without several key players, including Fausto Carmona, Travis Hafner, Victor Martinez, and Jake Westbrook. Former Padres second baseman Josh Barfield, who hasn't been a factor in three games for Cleveland this year, also is on the DL courtesy of a left middle finger sprain. Jody Gerut returns to the site of his greatest big-league success. He hit .279/.336/.494 for the Tribe as a rookie back in ...
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Why I Hate Prospect Lists

Tuesday, January 8, 2008
by Geoff Young
Like Jayne Cobb's hat, they make me look like an idiot. Here's my list from 2003: honorable mention 11-20 1-10 A few lowlights: #18: Mike Nicolas In 2003, Nicolas likely will serve again as Rusty Tucker's primary setup man, this time at Double-A. He already has the ability to put the ball past hitters; if he keeps his walk totals down, he could be another Felix Rodriguez. Or not. #15: Ben Johnson If he can learn to use his strength, Johnson still could turn into another Brian Jordan. But I don't like his chances now as much as I did at this time last year. Hey, he landed us Heath Bell. All is forgiven. #14: Cory Stewart Although he doesn't have the pedigree ...
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Spring Training Meetup?

Thursday, January 3, 2008
by Geoff Young
For those interested, my latest article at Hardball Times focuses on some strange games in recent history. The Padres aren't well represented, although Andy Hawkins' no-hit loss as a member of the Yankees shows up here (and I suppose if you really want to push it, Josh Barfield's dad played in that game). Jason Bay? Mewelde Moore? From 2003: Jason Bay turned out to be a little better than I thought, Pedro de los Santos is now Freddy Guzman, and Mewelde Moore plays in the NFL. Kevin Beavers? Omar Falcon? This place was a zoo. [Insert rim shot here.] Uh, You Mentioned Spring Training? Right. To the topic at hand: Last spring a bunch of us ...
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Friday Links (26 Oct 07)

Friday, October 26, 2007
by Geoff Young
I'm terrible at faking enthusiasm. This World Series means nothing to me. I'd just as soon not see Tom Werner win another championship, but I don't even care much about that anymore. Does this make me a bad baseball fan? I dunno. Maybe... Nevin: Poway looks like 'Mars' (San Diego Union-Tribune). Several Padres (and Chargers) have been affected by the fires. It's very foggy in my part of town this morning; hopefully folks on the front line will benefit from this weather shift. Yankees likely to offer Jorge Posada $40 million (New York Daily News). Some folks have mentioned Posada as a possible target for the Padres. ...
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Elias Player Rankings

Thursday, November 2, 2006
by Geoff Young
Following the lead of Jim McLennan at AZ Snakepit, here are the Padres 2005-06 Elias player rankings: Hitters Brian Giles 83.333 A Mike Piazza 76.923 A Mike Cameron 71.333 A Todd Walker 70.996 A Dave Roberts 66.000 A Khalil Greene 62.434 B Josh Bard 54.762 B Ryan Klesko 53.778 B Josh Barfield 49.134 C Adrian Gonzalez 48.261 C Rob Bowen 35.897 Russell Branyan 26.708 Geoff Blum 22.360 Terrmel Sledge 12.222 Pitchers Scott Linebrink 84.231 A Trevor Hoffman 83.298 A Jake Peavy 78.023 A Chris Young 75.490 A Woody Williams 68.137 A ...
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DePo, Theo, Hoffo, and Zeppo

Wednesday, November 2, 2005
by Geoff Young
First off, if you haven't checked out our look back at second base in 2005 be sure to do so. We're trying to figure out possible comps for Josh Barfield, and right now our best guess is Toronto's Orlando Hudson. Okay, on to the meaty stuff. Dodgers Fire Paul DePodesta Yeah, I'm on top of this one. Hey, if it's less than a week, it's still news, right? Anyway, my general thoughts are that, aside from injuries, there wasn't a lot different between the 2004 playoff team and last year's version. The Brad Penny and Milton Bradley acquisitions were good moves, and for the most part DePodesta had his team headed in the right direction. ...
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