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Friday Links (15 Feb 08)

Friday, February 15, 2008
by Geoff Young

Food safety tip: "carpaccio" is Italian for "sashimi," which is Japanese for "it ain't cooked." Just so you know. Super quick links today. You provide the commentary... It's spring: Brew yourself a piping hot pot of optimism Tom Krasovic identifies five story lines to watch in Peoria (h/t LynchMob) MadFriars.com talks to Corey Brock (h/t LynchMob) Corey reports that Josh Bard has signed, avoiding arbitration Tony Clark ...

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Friday Links (18 Jan 08)

Friday, January 18, 2008
by Geoff Young

Listening to Jeff Buckley, Live at Olympia (thanks, Didi!). That and a pot of coffee should keep me going for a while. To the links (sit down, we've got a few)... This is old, but it bears mentioning. Mike Cameron has signed with the Brewers (hat tip to Marsh in the comments). As I mentioned at Knuckle Curve, I think Cameron and his camp badly misread the market. I've heard some sentiment that the Padres should have signed him at the price (1 year, $7M) that Milwaukee ended up paying him, but I doubt that this option was available before the Jim Edmonds trade. Great pickup for ...

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Friday Links (28 Dec 07)

Friday, December 28, 2007
by Geoff Young

I don't have a lot of links today, so before we get to those, let's do a quick recap of this winter's moves so far: Out Geoff Blum, INF: Signed with Houston Astros Hiram Bochachica, INF/OF: Signed with Seibu Lions (Japan) Milton Bradley, OF: Signed with Texas Rangers Doug Brocail, RHP: Signed with Houston Astros Mike Cameron, CF: Free agent Jack Cassel, RHP: Signed with Houston Astros Scott Cassidy, RHP: Signed with Milwaukee Brewers Brady Clark, OF: Free agent Morgan Ensberg, 3B: Free agent David Freese, 3B: Traded to St. Louis Cardinals Marcus Giles, 2B: Free agent Jason Lane, OF: Free agent Rob Mackowiak, INF/OF: Free agent Signed with Washington Nationals Terrmel Sledge, OF: Signed with Nippon Ham Fighters (Japan) Mike Thompson, RHP: Signed with Pittsburgh Pirates Brett Tomko, RHP: Free agent From what I can tell, the Padres will ...

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Operation Center Field: Home, Home on the Range

Tuesday, November 6, 2007
by Geoff Young

When last we examined the center field situation, we formulated a series of questions to consider before moving forward. Now we'll look at the first of these: What do the Padres need in a center fielder? Today we'll cover the defensive side of the equation; tomorrow we'll hit the offense. I think you see my priority for the position already. Why Defense First? Maddux Returns Greg Maddux has agreed to a 1-year, $10 million contract with the Padres. MB offers analysis of the deal, while I'll just say, "Woo-hoo!" We've now had four years to watch the Padres play at Petco Park. We saw ...

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Friday Links (2 Nov 07)

Friday, November 2, 2007
by Geoff Young

Hey, look, it's links... A nod to good management and a nudge to spend more (Friar Forecast). MB gives the Padres front office staff props for procuring good talent on a small budget, but would like to see what they could do with more money. 'Tainted supplement' excuse outmoded (San Diego Union-Tribune). I love Victor Conte's quote: This isn't drug testing, this is IQ testing. All you have to do is look at the list and find one of the 30 that's not on the list and use that. This guy (Cameron) didn't fail a drug test. He failed an IQ test. Man, ...

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Mike Cameron, Coffee Achiever

Thursday, November 1, 2007
by Geoff Young

So, what's new with Mike Cameron? As usual I'm late to the party because I like to wait for all the blowhards to finish blowing. Cameron has been suspended 25 games for using stimulants, so he'll miss the first month of the '08 season. I would get on my moral high horse here, except that we've known for some time that stimulant use is more widespread in baseball than is steroid use; we've just turned the other way a lot longer, that's all. So for me, as one who has turned the other way, to sit here and rip into Cameron would be pretty ...

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Operation Center Field: Framing the Problem

Thursday, October 18, 2007
by Geoff Young

I've been dreading this post (series of posts, really), been avoiding the subject for several months because it's complex and difficult to frame. I'm still not ready to write about it in any meaningful way, but we can't put it off any longer. Maybe the exercise itself will help us. The Problem Mike Cameron's contract is up. He turns 35 years old in January, which makes him a long-term risk. There are few top-tier free agents at the center field position, which means that the players should have the upper hand. In this climate, and with no viable in-house candidates, the Padres must decide whether to bring back Cameron or explore other possibilities. The Questions The answers to some of ...

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