Links for 8 Nov 08

Saturday, November 8, 2008
by Geoff Young
What the heck, I'm up anyway. Let's have a little Saturday morning linkfest... Organization picks up $9 million option for right fielder in 2009. Tom Krasovic at the U-T reports that the Padres have picked up Brian Giles' option for 2009. Score one for common sense. Adrian Gonzalez-Jim Stone Extravaganza Golf Tournament & Fiesta. Adrian Gonzalez is hosting his annual charity golf tournament on Friday, November 14. Celebrities scheduled to attend include Chris Young, Brian Giles, Randy Jones, Phil Nevin, Willie Buchanon, Maury Wills, Alan Trammell and many more. Minor League ...
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Links for 31 Oct 08

Friday, October 31, 2008
by Geoff Young
Happy Halloween! To the links... Sabathia's free agency could set up a big payday for Padres ace (San Diego Union-Tribune). Reader Nick G. sends us an update on the Jake Peavy "story" from Tom Krasovic. Quoth Peavy's agent, Barry Axelrod: Making this about money is not my style, nor Jake's style. I think we proved that. But at the same time, I don't think Jake should have to sacrifice anything. I don't doubt Axelrod's sincerity, but these millionaires need to let go of that whole "it's not about the money" thing. Even if they believe it, and even if they're correct in believing it, nobody wants to hear about Peavy's "sacrifice." Don't get me wrong, ...
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Links for 28 Oct 08

Tuesday, October 28, 2008
by Geoff Young
Mmm, linkity link links... Padres remain a preferred spot for pitchers staging comebacks (U-T). Mark Mulder, Mark Prior, and Matt Clement all have expressed an interest in pitching for the Padres or, failing that, at least wearing the uniform. Mark Prior Halloweeen Update. Speaking of Prior, Planet Padres caught up with the right-hander at a local pumpkin patch, of all places. Petco Fences Moving In? For those who enjoy the occasional conspiracy theory, Melvin Nieves at Sacrifice Bunt delivers the goods. Padres hope their core of young players ...
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Links for 14 Oct 08

Tuesday, October 14, 2008
by Geoff Young
I'm trying out a tool that pulls links from my Delicious bookmarks and publishes them here on a semi-regular basis... How much should Ben Sheets get? (Hardball Times). Victor Wang uses projected performance and risk analysis to predict that free-agent right-hander Ben Sheets will get $55-65 million for 4 or 5 years. The methodology seems reasonable, although that's an awful lot to pay for a guy who has made fewer than 25 starts in three of the last four seasons. Padres target pair of coaches (Padres.com). Corey Brock talks coaching changes. From the article: "The team has targeted Jim Lefebvre as the favorite for its hitting coach vacancy and ...
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No, Really, My Shortstop Is Broken

Friday, August 1, 2008
by Geoff Young
First off, I feel like a shoe for Thursday's post title. I wasn't aware of Khalil Greene's injury when I wrote it. According to Tom Krasovic at the U-T, Greene broke his left hand while punching a storage chest during Wednesday night's loss to the Diamondbacks. Corey Brock at the Padres web site indicates that Greene will be out at least six to eight weeks, and may miss the remainder of the 2008 season. I smashed my hand against a chair a few years ago in a fit of rage. It wasn't one of my finer moments, and every so often a little soreness in that hand ...
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Padres Farm Report (8 Apr 08)

Tuesday, April 8, 2008
by Geoff Young
Tom Krasovic at the U-T reports that Michael Barrett has been placed on the 15-day disabled list (h/t Baseball in Fort Wayne) due to a "strained throwing elbow" suffered during Monday afternoon's 8-4 win over the Giants. Much is unknown at this point, but it doesn't sound good. Meanwhile, Colt Morton will come up from Double-A San Antonio to replace Barrett on the big-league roster. Josh Bard is expected to see most of the playing time at catcher in Barrett's absence. Triple-A -- Portland 9, Sacramento 1 Matt Antonelli: 0-for-3, 2 BB Craig Stansberry (3B): 2-for-4, 2 2B, BB Chase Headley (LF): ...
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Everybody Loves Tadahito

Thursday, March 20, 2008
by Geoff Young
Says here we've been "dot-com" for 6 years now. Cool. Anyway, I'm working on an interview with Tom Krasovic of the San Diego Union-Tribune (it'll run on Monday), and one topic we discussed was potential surprises among Padres for 2008. The name that came up was new second baseman Tadahito Iguchi: Iguchi had some problems with a finger injury early last year, and the White Sox were looking to save money. He's a solid player, better than his stats of last summer would indicate. When Lance and I visited Peoria a couple weeks ago, Iguchi kind of took us by surprise as well. Although he's a compact guy, as I've mentioned previously, he really can drive the ...
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