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by jbox on Mar 18, 2009 9:18 AM PDT

Chris Young won't pitch today because of tendonitis. He isn't worried about it, so the final count of people not worried about it is now one. In the same article, Towers says they aren't going to turn Kyle Blanks into an outfielder, but they are going to start hitting him fly balls in the outfield before games. I'm getting mixed messages.
Corey Brock asked Towers about Blanks moving to the outfield as well. Towers again confirms Blanks will take balls in the outfield but he doesn't want to mess with his confidence right now.
Brock also reports a sighting of Edgar Gonzalez in Padres Camp. He also lists the players that we won't see in camp anymore because they were cut yesterday.
There is an active warrant out for Matt Bush. “We offered an interview to Matt Bush in order to provide his side of the story, and he declined,” El Cajon police Lt. Steve Shakowski said.
Weisbarth asked Black what it would he would need to see out of Duaner Sanchez for him to make the club. "I'd like to see him get people out."
Three XX Sports Radio Interviews yesterday. Scanman, Brock and Buddy Black.
Pad Squad Carrie left a month early to compete for Miss USA. There is an argument in the comments section as to whether she is nice or not.

Poll

Should Kyle Blanks play the outfield?

Yes, we need his bat in the line up

61 votes

No, he's 6-6 and 285 lbs

17 votes

78 votes | Poll has closed

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Where

is the link about the Pad Squad Carrie story? You put the Bud Black interview on XX radio in its place. Was this an article in the paper?

by tink80 on Mar 18, 2009 11:10 AM PDT reply actions

Oops, my bad

I just fixed the link.

by jbox on Mar 18, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions

Padres.com

Has an article detailing the roster cuts.

Denker is on the list of guys going to Portland. I thought I’d point that out since it was being discussed in the OT.

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by Wonko on Mar 18, 2009 11:50 AM PDT reply actions

I'll also add

With Tuesday’s moves, the Padres now have 45 players in camp, including 31 players who are on the 40-man roster and 14 non-roster invitees.

Anyone want to do some math and speculate on the final 40. You just have to figure out who the 5 players are that won’t make it.

by Wonko on Mar 18, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions

Is there

a list of who is left?

Winfield goes back to the wall. He hits his head on the wall -- and it rolls off! It's rolling all the way back to second base! This is a terrible thing for the Padres. - Jerry Coleman

by Padres_Hobo on Mar 18, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions

Padres.com

has the 40 man roster on the site. But the math isn’t how I presented it. At least 6 of the guys (Carillo, Ekstrom, LeBlanc, Quezada, Denker, Durango) on the 40 man roster were sent down to the minors and therefore wouldn’t count in the “31 players” left in camp. And that list on padres.com has 40 players on it. So for some of the NRIs to make it (Duaner Sanchez and Chris Burke come to mind) someone has to be cut. Which may be something like Cabrera not making the team and that opening up a 40 man spot or will Mike Adams start on the 60 day DL or it could be guys like Hampson or Thatcher getting the boot.

It’s not easy and it’s probably not that enjoyable to figure it out. Probably best to just speculate on the 25 man roster instead.

by Wonko on Mar 18, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Yikes

That is to much work for me to speculate on then.

Winfield goes back to the wall. He hits his head on the wall -- and it rolls off! It's rolling all the way back to second base! This is a terrible thing for the Padres. - Jerry Coleman

by Padres_Hobo on Mar 18, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions

Word

by Wonko on Mar 18, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions

I think the 31 players on the 40-man roster that are left can be found here. And I think the 14 NRI’s left are Burke, Correia, Moreno, Prior, Sanchez, Silva, Alfonzo, Morton, Blanks, Burke, Cooper, Brown, Huffman and Snelling.

Bolts from the Blue // "Game over." - Jamal Williams
Bloody Elbow // "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken

by Richard Wade on Mar 19, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions

the kyle blanks saga continues

that is kinda weird they are going to hit him balls in the outfield… for no good reason? seems like there is some fo scheming going on here…

mission accomplished.

by zotzotpadre on Mar 18, 2009 12:10 PM PDT reply actions

It's probably a good idea

To start putting the idea into other team’s heads that we are willing to find a spot for the guy. That way they won’t think that we are desperate to trade him after he succeeds in AAA.

by Wonko on Mar 18, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Excellent point.

"We're not going to be as bad as you think."

by Drama on Mar 18, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions

There

has been talk of him in left field for awhile now. Not surprised to see them maybe putting him on that path with the spring he is having.

Winfield goes back to the wall. He hits his head on the wall -- and it rolls off! It's rolling all the way back to second base! This is a terrible thing for the Padres. - Jerry Coleman

by Padres_Hobo on Mar 18, 2009 12:14 PM PDT reply actions

Is it too early

to start making fun of Bud?

by Winfield's Ghost on Mar 18, 2009 12:23 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Never

It’s never to late either.

by Wonko on Mar 18, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions

We are becoming an organization whose solution to everything is to stick someone in left field

awesome.

by 'Eaters on Mar 18, 2009 12:49 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs

Poll.

What does it matter that Blanks weighs 285? P-Keg was at least three bills and they stuck his ass in left.

"We're not going to be as bad as you think."

by Drama on Mar 18, 2009 1:34 PM PDT reply actions

You tell me what it should say

by jbox on Mar 18, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions

I was trying to be funny.

"We're not going to be as bad as you think."

by Drama on Mar 18, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions

I say we move him out there

I’d rather watch him mash then see somebody else play good defense.

by jbox on Mar 18, 2009 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Agreed.

"We're not going to be as bad as you think."

by Drama on Mar 18, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions

So you want Manny?

I want to thank the good Lord for making me a Philip Rivers fan.

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Mar 18, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions

sure

by jbox on Mar 18, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions

If we could handle Klesko in LF, we could handle Blanks

although on second thought I couldn’t really handle Klesko.

Of course this also means trading Kouz to move Headley. I’d rather see Kouz develop a little more this year and trade him in July.

by 'Eaters on Mar 18, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions

could it be worse than

P-Mac?

Winfield goes back to the wall. He hits his head on the wall -- and it rolls off! It's rolling all the way back to second base! This is a terrible thing for the Padres. - Jerry Coleman

by Padres_Hobo on Mar 18, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Not in the least.

Look what we started with last season. P-Mac and Huber. Neither one of them could hit a damn thing…and they sure as hell could catch anything. I’d rather have Dex in LF…or Ron Mexico. At least it would be entertaining. Hell, let Blanks play SS.

"We're not going to be as bad as you think."

by Drama on Mar 18, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions