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Links for 16 Dec 08

Tuesday, December 16, 2008
by Geoff Young

Wait, do you smell something? No, not that; I think it's links... Club and closer still need each other, but can they mend the fences? (U-T). It seems that Trevor Hoffman and his agents may have overplayed their position. I wouldn't be surprised at all to see Hoffy back with the Padres in 2009. (Melvin Nieves at Sacrifice Bunt takes a closer look -- pun somewhat intended -- at the situation.) Radio hosts Bill Werndl, Joe Tutino are 'let go' ...

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Writing the Book (15 Dec 08)

Monday, December 15, 2008
by Geoff Young

I'm pressed for time this morning, so we'll be quick. Work and various other commitments kept me from writing at all during the week, so it was another 20-hour weekend. Really, with enough coffee, almost anything is possible. Oh, and I'm sporting a sweet mullet these days. Think of a cross between Barry Gibb and Larry Fine. Did I just ruin your day with that visual? Good. It'll all come off once the book is done. That's pretty good incentive to keep writing, methinks. Where was I? Ah, yes, the book. I plowed through more of the prospects chapter. It's approaching 40 pages and I haven't even gotten to the pitchers yet. I'm hoping I'll have more time to work on stuff during the ...

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Ducksnorts Top 20 Prospects

Saturday, December 13, 2008
by Geoff Young

The good folks at MadFriars.com have published my list of top 20 Padres prospects. As always, this list represents a snapshot in time. I'm expecting a few of these names to shift places by the time I send the book off to the printer in February. That said, I feel pretty good about the list. The guys who are giving me the most trouble are Mat Latos and Jonathan Galvez (whose careers could go any number of directions at this point) and Will Venable (who refuses to stop impressing me despite what his statistics say). I also love that Jaff Decker checks in at #4. Do you know how many years he would have been our best prospect? That's ...

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