Padres DFA Duaner Sanchez and Claim INF Josh Wilson

Friday May 15, 2009

That didn't take long.

According to Corey Brock of MLB.com on his Twitter, the San Diego Padres have designated Duaner Sanchez for assignment, giving the team 10 days to trade or place the reliever on waivers. It is expected that Sanchez and his 9.00 ERA in 12 appearances this season will easily make it through waivers. The Padres can then assign him to their minor league system.

The Padres also claimed the well travelled 29 year old infielder Josh Wilson off waivers, after the Diamondbacks designated him for assignment earlier this week.

Wilson is a career minor leaguer and has hit .233/.290/.324/.614 at the major league level over 127 games and 4 seasons.

His best season was 2007 when he hit .251 while playing in 90 games, starting 72 at SS, 2B and 3B.

Wilson also pitched one inning in 2007 and 2009 and now has a 0.00 career era. Maybe he can help out in the pen when he isn't playing middle infield.

Wilson will help out in the middle infield while Luis Rodriguez and Everth Cabrera are on the DL.

Dont expect much from Wilson. He is as bad or worse with the glove than Edgar Gonzalez of Luis Rodriguez at SS and has not been a great hitter at either the minor league or major league level.

The Padres also sent down RH reliever Edwin Moreno and called up RH reliever Greg Burke and LH reliever Joe "Becky" Thatcher.

Burke has been dominating at AAA as has Thatcher.

Those of you who follow this blog know I am not enamored of Thatcher. Thatcher has shown he is one of those guys that allows way too high of a percentage of inherited runners to score, while keeping his own ERA down. He doesn't help a team to win, but his stats look good.

Lets hope Thatcher has learned something in his time at AAA This season.

Why is Duaner Sanchez still a Padre?

Thursday May 14, 2009

Why is Duaner Sanchez still a San Diego Padre?

Sanchez continued his complete collapse as a pitcher with a 1.2 inning appearance in which he allowed 6 hits and 4 earned runs as well as allowing an inherited runner to score.

This outing raised his ERA to 9.00 on the season.

He has just three scoreless innings in his past 10 appearances.

So why is he still a Padre?

Peavy has another great outing and is let down by the offense - Again!

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Wednesday May 6, 2009


Jake Peavy let down by Padres Offense again.

Jake Peavy had his 2nd straight great game tonight, turning in a performance in which he went 7.0 IP while giving up just 4 hits, 2 runs and 3 BB and struck out 12 Arizona Diamondbacks.

Once again Peavy was let down by an anemic San Diego Padres offense.

Do the Padres players just expect Peavy to throw shutouts every time he pitches? Is that why they so consistently score 3 or fewer runs when he is on the mound?

It is time for Giles, Ecsktein, Kouzmanoff, and Gerut to step up. Adrian Gonzalez is doing his job, now these other important cogs on this team need to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps and start hitting the ball.

We are in May now and its far past time to be getting shut out for 7 innings by the likes of Jon Garland. And to only get 3 hits in 8 innings against the middle of the Diamondbacks pitching rotation is more than just disappointing, it is embarrassing.

I am calling for the Padres to jettison Duaner Sanchez NOW!

I admit that I liked the signing prior tot he season, but the experiment is a failure. He just absolutely refuses to throw his fastball for strikes and when he does he is behind in the count and it gets crushed.

At this point I am pretty sure the guy will fly through waivers with no problem, so DFA him tomorrow.

Bring up Burke or DeHoyos who are tearing up AAA if you have to keep 13 men on the pitching staff.

Or bring up catcher Eliezer Alfonzo who is hitting the cover off the ball.

Just get rid of Duaner Sanchez.

I have had my say. Now What do you think?

Duaner Sanchez should be ashamed.

Friday May 1, 2009.

Duaner Sanchez should be ashamed of himself. He committed the cardinal sin of pitching.

You NEVER ever walk in the winning run. You can get beat by a hitter, but under no circumstances do you walk in the winning run.

The fact that he was out there was surprising, but to have him nibble and nibble with those sliders a foot off the plate until he walks in the winning run is an insult.

KT, its time for that guy to go away. If Sanchez never challenges a hitter, they are going to sit on his fastball and crush it when they see it. That is if he ever throws anything near the plate.

That experiment is a failure. It is time to move on.

And the Padres had runners in scoring position 5 times and couldn't plate a run.

Hey Black, isn't that a bunting situation in the 7th? Are you paying attention to the game? Henry Blanco with his .226 lifetime BA is not Adrian Gonzalez. Have him try to put down the sac bunt at least once in the AB. he gets it down and that fly ball to CF from Burke plates Kouzmanoff.

Ok readers, Its time to buy a few of those Fire Buddy Black t-shirts in my store so we can get the message out to KT and Moorad the next few series at home.

I have had my say. Now what do you think?