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OBG08: Kevin Kouzmanoff

by Geoff Young on Jan 28, 2008 (43) Comments

Didi, Sandra (Mrs. Ducksnorts), and I checked out FriarFest on Saturday. We couldn’t stay long, but it was nice to get out of the house for a while. (The book project is making me completely mental, I must say.) I’m happy to report that when I threw a pitch in the visitors bullpen, it arrived [...]

Hey Buddy, Can You Play the Outfield?

by Geoff Young on Jan 16, 2008 (28) Comments

Dan Hayes at the North County Times reports that Chase Headley, Matt Antonelli, Scott Hairston, and Chad Huffman will be working out at Petco Park this week to improve (or learn) their outfield skills. The switch-hitting Headley, a third baseman by trade, is blocked by Kevin Kouzmanoff and may get a look in left field [...]

Padres Acquire Edmonds

by Geoff Young on Dec 15, 2007 (59) Comments

The Padres are about to pick up center fielder Jim Edmonds from St. Louis for minor-league third baseman David Freese. Reportedly, the Cardinals also will be sending $1 million, which is why the deal hasn’t been formally announced yet. Edmonds is in decline, and the Pads will need a contingency plan, but I like this [...]

Operation Center Field: Not All Flaws Are Created Equal

by Geoff Young on Nov 07, 2007 (71) Comments

Now that we’ve looked at defense, how about the other side? There aren’t many center fielders without holes in their offensive game: Carlos Beltran, Grady Sizemore, Ichiro Suzuki… Curtis Granderson is close enough. Let’s see, which of these players is available? Uh, that would be none. Okay, so the Padres will need to acquire a [...]

First Projections for 2008

by Geoff Young on Oct 16, 2007 (32) Comments

Dan has posted 2008 ZiPS projections for the Padres (hat tip to Ben B. in the comments). Some key names: Hitters Player BA OBP SLG Josh Bard .281 .366 .401 Adrian Gonzalez .284 .351 .511 Matt Antonelli .254 .337 .376 Kevin Kouzmanoff .289 .345 .492 Khalil Greene .249 .300 .442 Scott Hairston .243 .317 .405 [...]