It’s the end of the year as we know it, and I feel fine. Last year at this time, I ran a list of the most popular articles at Ducksnorts in 2006. This time around, I thought I’d try something a little different and give you a list of my favorite articles from 2007, i.e., [...]
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Prior Returns Home to San Diego
The Padres have signed right-hander Mark Prior to a 1-year deal worth a guaranteed $1 million plus incentives that vary depending on whom you ask. ESPN’s Buster Olney reports that the total package could be worth “over $3 million”, while Dan Hayes at the North County Times places the high end at $5.5 million. Quoth [...]
Padres Acquire Edmonds
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 [...]
Interview: Steve Poltz, Part 5
In Part 4 of our chat with singer/songwriter/Padre fan Steve Poltz poltz.com, Steve talked about Steve Garvey’s homer in the NLCS in ’84, shagging fly balls while Tony Gwynn took batting practice, and more. In our final segment, Steve discusses his meeting of Ken Caminiti, the heartbreak of watching USD alum Brady Clark struggle in [...]
Padres Lose Bradley to Rangers
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.) [...]
League Offensive Levels for Padres Affiliates, 2007
Yesterday we were talking about Rookie-league numbers and reader Didi asked about something I hinted at but didn’t delve into as much as I might have. I wasn’t being coy, so much as I was being… disorganized. In discussing the motivation behind providing comparable players for Padres minor leaguers, I noted that: Cedric Hunter hit [...]
Why I Don’t Trust Rookie-League Numbers
I spent most of Monday piecing together the minor-league chapter for the Ducksnorts 2008 Annual. Mainly I worked on the pitchers — Mat Latos and a whole lot of strike throwers with minimal upside. Part of what I’m doing is trying to provide context for individual players. When you look at a stat line, you [...]
Wolf, Peavy, and Winter Leagues
I normally don’t like to report on stuff that hasn’t quite happened yet, but there isn’t much else going on right now, and these two items are potentially important pieces to the puzzle for 2008 and beyond. Randy Wolf Signing First up, the Padres are about to sign left-hander Randy Wolf, who pitched for the [...]
Friday Links (30 Nov 07)
Boom goes the dynamite: Caution expected at Winter Meetings (Padres.com, via Ben B. in the comments). Quoth GM Kevin Towers: We’ve been more active in trade discussions. We have always had more success with trades than free agency. Free agency is such an unknown. There are no guarantees. That’s why I like to look at [...]
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