Saturday January 9, 2010
I must admit something. I am a junkie for MLBtraderumors.com Tim has me hooked on all the rumors.
It sure has been nice to see the Padres name popping up some recently. It has been conspicuously absent for most of this off season, unless you consider the trade for Ryan and the resigning of Quezada and Worrell news.
That is changing. Today we saw two mentions of the Padres.
One article on Tim's site today led off with a mention of the Padres requesting the medical records of former San Francisco Giants starter Noah Lowry. Lowry has not pitched since 2007 because of what turned out to be thoracic outlet syndrome, an impinging of nerves and muscles by his rib. The rib is gone now and teams are looking to see if the lefty is ready to pitch in 2010.
Whether Lowry could crack the Padres rotation even if he is healthy is a huge question mark, but on a minor league deal I think Lowry would be a good signing for the Padres.
In that same article that mentioned the Padres was Corey Brock shooting down the rumor that Khalil Greene would be returning in a twitter post today. Sorry Padres fans, your Greene jerseys will have to stay in the closet.
Several posts over the past two days including this one, talk about the Padres interest in Jerry Hairston JR. to fill the need for a RHB for the outfield. Although if Ken Rosenthal of of Foxsports.com is correct in his Twitter post that Jerry Jr will get 2-3 million on a 1 year deal, the Pades are likley out of the running already. Steep price for the Padres for a platoon player.
Saturday, January 09, 2010
Monday, January 04, 2010
Padres get another catcher
January 4, 2010
Why get just One AAA Catcher when you can have Two?
Padres must agree because they went out and signed Chris Stewart to a minor league deal.
Stewart, 28, capped off an 8 year run in the minors by spending last season as the backup in AAA Scranton Wilkes Barre in the Yankees system. He hit .280/.375/.341/.716 in 232 abs over 78 games. He doesn't have any power and he doesn't really hit for very high average either, a .259 career average in the minors, and he doesn't even play good defense (9 passed balls in 78 games).
Well I guess he IS depth.
In a related, and kind of sad, story:
According to MLBtraderumors.com, the Rockies have come to an agreement with Miguel Olivo today on a 1 year deal worth $2 million for 2010 and an option for 2011 at $2.5 million with a $500k buyout.
2 years, $5 million. Money even the Padres could afford.
Why get just One AAA Catcher when you can have Two?
Padres must agree because they went out and signed Chris Stewart to a minor league deal.
Stewart, 28, capped off an 8 year run in the minors by spending last season as the backup in AAA Scranton Wilkes Barre in the Yankees system. He hit .280/.375/.341/.716 in 232 abs over 78 games. He doesn't have any power and he doesn't really hit for very high average either, a .259 career average in the minors, and he doesn't even play good defense (9 passed balls in 78 games).
Well I guess he IS depth.
In a related, and kind of sad, story:
According to MLBtraderumors.com, the Rockies have come to an agreement with Miguel Olivo today on a 1 year deal worth $2 million for 2010 and an option for 2011 at $2.5 million with a $500k buyout.
2 years, $5 million. Money even the Padres could afford.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
More Gonzalez Trade Rumors
Wednesday December 30, 2009
There are more Adrian Gonzalez trade rumors floating around and this time they involve the Chicago Cubs in a 3 team deal with the Boston Red Sox.
The rumor seems to have started when Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune posted the following on the 27th of this month:
There have been several blogs including Bleacher Report that have talked about Ellsbury going to the Cubs and Adrian Gonzalez to the Red Sox and the Padres getting multiple stupid packages. Almost all of the trades I have seen in those blogs involve both Anderson and Vitters, both of who the Padres don't need.
I have read a couple of trade propositions on a Cubs blog that I thought the Padres might just say yes to.
They included :
Cubs getting Ellsbury and Lars Anderson.
Red Sox getting Adrian Gonzalez from the Padres and Jay Jackson or John Gaub from the Cubs
Padres getting Buchholz, Kelly, and Kalish or Westmoreland from the Red Sox and Cashner or Samardzija, and Hak-Ju Lee or Castro from the Cubs.
This trade probably has WAY too many moving parts to ever get done, but it would make sense for all 3 teams.
Buchholz moves into the Padres starting rotation immediately. Blanks then moves to 1B for the Padres. As far as the other pieces go, Castro could be a Padre before the end of 2010, but Kalish, Kelly, Cashner and Lee are all several years away from being major leaguers.
Ellsbury fills the Cubs hole in CF and gives them a true leadoff hitter. Anderson provides the heir apparent for Derrek Lee.
The addition of Adrian Gonzalez makes the Red Sox the favorite to win the AL East.
Is this a trade you think the Padres brass would move on?
Do you think a package of those players would improve the Padres team enough to justify moving Adrian Gonzalez now instead of at the trading deadline?
There are more Adrian Gonzalez trade rumors floating around and this time they involve the Chicago Cubs in a 3 team deal with the Boston Red Sox.
The rumor seems to have started when Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune posted the following on the 27th of this month:
"Worth watching: If the Red Sox wind up with Matt Holliday or Jason Bay, the Cubs immediately would make a major effort to land Jacoby Ellsbury to fill their center field/leadoff hole, according to sources.
That scenario helps explain why the Cubs have been so patient in studying their options. The best way to do such a trade might be for GM Jim Hendry to facilitate a three-team deal that sends first baseman Adrian Gonzalez from the Padres to the Red Sox by packaging a group of prospects, possibly including one or two of their top ones, such as third baseman Josh Vitters, shortstop Hak-Ju Lee and pitchers Andrew Cashner and Jay Jackson."
There have been several blogs including Bleacher Report that have talked about Ellsbury going to the Cubs and Adrian Gonzalez to the Red Sox and the Padres getting multiple stupid packages. Almost all of the trades I have seen in those blogs involve both Anderson and Vitters, both of who the Padres don't need.
I have read a couple of trade propositions on a Cubs blog that I thought the Padres might just say yes to.
They included :
Cubs getting Ellsbury and Lars Anderson.
Red Sox getting Adrian Gonzalez from the Padres and Jay Jackson or John Gaub from the Cubs
Padres getting Buchholz, Kelly, and Kalish or Westmoreland from the Red Sox and Cashner or Samardzija, and Hak-Ju Lee or Castro from the Cubs.
This trade probably has WAY too many moving parts to ever get done, but it would make sense for all 3 teams.
Buchholz moves into the Padres starting rotation immediately. Blanks then moves to 1B for the Padres. As far as the other pieces go, Castro could be a Padre before the end of 2010, but Kalish, Kelly, Cashner and Lee are all several years away from being major leaguers.
Ellsbury fills the Cubs hole in CF and gives them a true leadoff hitter. Anderson provides the heir apparent for Derrek Lee.
The addition of Adrian Gonzalez makes the Red Sox the favorite to win the AL East.
Is this a trade you think the Padres brass would move on?
Do you think a package of those players would improve the Padres team enough to justify moving Adrian Gonzalez now instead of at the trading deadline?
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