John Moores will remain as majority owner of the Padres for three or four years, even if the...

John Moores will remain as majority owner of the Padres for three or four years, even if the ongoing negotiations with a Jeff Moorad-led group yields an agreement, according to major league sources.
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Moorad has said he well regards Alderson, but major league executives doubt Alderson will stay beyond 2009 if Moorad comes aboard because the two are used to doing similar jobs.

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three or four years

of limbo.

that can’t be good can it?

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by wrveres on Jan 11, 2009 10:30 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

and the reasons given

so that Moores can help out in MLB commitees, is bunk.

The padres should be priority number one, MLB second. Not the other way around.

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by wrveres on Jan 11, 2009 10:32 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The Padres’ three baseball-operations executives next in line are each under contract for at least two years: Paul DePodesta, who reports to Alderson, is contract-bound through 2011; General Manager Kevin Towers, whose pact runs through 2010; and Grady Fuson, funded through 2010 as director of scouting and development.

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by wrveres on Jan 11, 2009 10:33 AM PST reply actions 0 recs