February 6, 2009 – 7:02 am
The Padres have signed outfielder Cliff Floyd to a 1-year contract and designated Matt Bush for assignment to clear a roster spot. Floyd’s deal is for $750,000 — or $2.4 million less than what it originally took to sign Bush, who didn’t hit enough to remain at shortstop, converted to pitcher, and missed the entire [...]
December 5, 2008 – 8:01 am
The Padres have traded shortstop Khalil Greene to the St. Louis Cardinals for right-handed reliever Mark Worrell and a player to be named later. Worrell, no relation to ex-Padre Tim Worrell, has has put up some nice numbers in the minor leagues. Then again, so has Carlos Guevara, and nobody ever gave up the best [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Trade Analysis
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Also tagged car wax, cla meredith, faint praise, franchise history, jake peavy, john moores, khalil greene, mark worrell, minor leagues, ownership situation, paul depodesta, st louis cardinals, tim worrell, trade talks, winter meetings
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Grab a beverage, sit down, and get comfy. Well, maybe not that comfy; seriously, dude, have a little dignity.
As you know, MLB’s First-Year Player Draft is upon us. What’s in store for the Padres? Good question. Let’s take a look, shall we…
Draft Class Strengths and Weaknesses
First-Year Player Draft
Thursday, June 5, 2008
11 a.m. PT
ESPN2
MLB.com
XM 180 (names), [...]
On Thursday, we examined what the Padres have and what they need. Now we turn to the question of which teams might make good trade partners and then consider some possible scenarios.
As of this writing, about half the teams in baseball appear to be in contention. Some will fall of the pace, although it’s impossible [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Baseball
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Also tagged adam kennedy, brian anderson, cardinals, center fielder, howie kendrick, juan uribe, nl west, padres, pale hose, trade partners, white sox
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Before we get to Sunday’s games, here’s a brief chat I had with John Conniff, of MadFriars.com, about his impressions from a recent trip to Portland:
Ducksnorts: The big names at Portland, of course, are Chase Headley and Matt Antonelli. How do they look so far this year?
Conniff: Obviously by the numbers that they are putting [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Interviews, Minors
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Also tagged arizona fall league, beavers, chase headley, ducksnorts, edgar gonzalez, luis rodriguez, marshall mcdougall, matt antonelli, oscar robles, pitchers, sean kazmar, Spring Training, third baseman
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January 22, 2008 – 8:08 am
Late last week talks broke down between the Padres and shortstop Khalil Greene. The Padres control Greene through 2009 but are interested in pursuing a long-term deal with him.
According to the U-T, the club offered a 3- or 4-year deal (no money disclosed) without success, and the two sides now have exchanged salary arbitration figures. [...]
January 15, 2008 – 7:07 am
Inspired by former Indians shortstop Tom Veryzer (of all people!), we ended up talking in Monday’s comments about some of our favorite Padres memories. I’ve been having a little fun with a similar thread over at Knuckle Curve, and I thought, hey, we should do a full-on thread here at Ducksnorts.
Yeah, I know. That’s crazy [...]
Cheeseburger in Purgatory
Jake Peavy isn’t going to the Cubs… for now. And just when I was starting to like the names being mentioned. Did you notice how the rumored packages went from being awful, to decent, to pretty good? At the very least, Kevin Towers deserves credit for not jumping on any old deal, like some folks [...]