Kevin Towers: "For Jake [Peavy] to even be an attractive piece for another ball club, he's going to have to step it up as well"
by jbox on Apr 29, 2009 7:29 PM PDT
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XX Sports Radio: Kevin Towers Interview (MP3) by Darren Smith
- Towers is scouting USC Shortstop Grant Green. He might be the Padres #3 pick in the draft. They tried to sign him out of High School and after his Junior year at SC.
- Jake and CY haven't been able to go deep in the ball games. The young inexperienced bullpen has been overexposed.
- Baek felt good after his performance last night. He got his work in, got his pitch count up and faced live hitters. The results weren't what they wanted though, but he'll have two more rehab starts.
- Baek will come back as a starter and one of the other guys. Either Correia or Geer will be sent down or sent to the bullpen.
- The Padres aren't using an advanced scout. Josh Stein has been doing the work in-house, breaking down video. KT isn't opposed to advance scouts. The manager has to be comfortable with his advance scout. KT offered Buddy Black the option of getting one if he felt like he wasn't getting enough information. The problem hasn't been the scouting it has been the executing.
- KT is somewhat pleased with the offense, he's is disappointed in the pitching. He didn't forsee Peavy and Young not being able to get deep in ball games. KT doesn't think it's because of a lack of scouting or information. He saw the quote where Peavy said that he didn't have enough information on a hitter. KT said the information is there for him before the game, "some guys utilize it and some don't".
- Giles has more history of being a consistent performer. Jim Lefebvre has Kouz making some changes to his swing and sometimes they take time to return results. Adrian needs some protection in the line up if the team is going to score. Gerut has been swinging the bat well. KT likes Eckstein in the two hole. Hairston and Headley have done a good job.
"For us to continue to score we need better performances from both Kouz and Giles, I'm hoping it's a slow start and a bad April"
- Luis Rodriguez has been doing a real good job. He's low maintence, makes all the plays that he should make. He is playing out of position, he is used to playing second. He doesn't have the range, but he puts the ball in play. They are really missing Cabrera, KT liked the platoon between them at shortstop.
- Cliff Floyd still has fluid in the back of the knee. The fluid hasn't come back yet. He might need surgery he'll be out 4 weeks. [Cyndi Lauper's "Girls just want to have fun" starts blaring]
- KT doesn't have a date in mind to make a decision about moving Peavy. He thinks the Padres could easily be 13-7. He's pretty pleased that the Pads are 11-10 with Giles, Kouz and Peavy not performing.
"For Jake to even be an attractive piece for another ball club, he's going to have to step it up as well. We're certainly not going to just give him away just to move the dollars. Any Peavy deal we would consider doing we're going to have to get good players back and for that to happen he's going to have to pitch better. It's two fold, hopefully we stay in it and stay competitive Hopefully he pitches a little bit better for the next two and a half months, makes it a difficult decision for us either to move him or hold onto him. As for right now, plan on him being here."
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Floyd is gonna get released and immediately start tearin’ shid up as a Cub?
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Apr 29, 2009 8:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope Geer stays.
I feel like he has more upside/potential, as he’s a young guy who hasn’t yet had a chance to grow into a Major Leaguer.
Correia, while a servicable starter, has pretty much shown us all he can do.
by maestro876 on Apr 29, 2009 8:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
There's not a lot of upside with Geer
What you see is what you get. He’s a soft tossing finesse pitcher who is good when he keeps his stuff down and bad when he leaves it up. I know people want to think of young guys as having upside, but sometimes pitchers just are what they are. Geer will never really be more than what he is now. But, as long as he keeps the ball down, that’s a quality major league starter.
Memo to baseball managers: You manufacture runs by NOT making outs, not by making them on purpose.
by Wonko on Apr 30, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wonder if Geer can be this years Germano
Get off to a hot start and then once teams see him a second time they catch on.
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 Apr 30, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Geer's offspeed stuff
Seems to have a little more movement (especially sink) that Germano’s. Geer also averaged a full walk less that Germano per 9 innings in the minors. I always thought that Germano’s real undoing was his propensity for walking people before giving up hits. Their minor league track records are pretty similar though. Interesting.
Memo to baseball managers: You manufacture runs by NOT making outs, not by making them on purpose.
by Wonko on Apr 30, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess that's possible
but I think he needs more time. He’s had all of 6 starts.
But overall you’re right, as long as his control is there, he’s a quality starter. Not #1-2, but certainly #4-5.
I think (hope) that if he’s given the chance to be a part of the rotation this year, he’ll be consistently good. I’ll say ERA in the upper 3’s. He’s shown in the little time he has had that he is pretty economical with the pitch count, and with the bullpen we’ve got right now, we need that.
by maestro876 on Apr 30, 2009 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Spot On
Guy reminds me of maddux is his pitching style. I think he can eat up a lot off innings when his location is good. But any mistake he makes will be exploited to the tune of lots (bunches) of runs due to his low velocity and movement.
The game tonight should be a better indicator of what we can expect from him this year.
by soulSD on Apr 30, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I assume you mean
Late career Maddux because description is not anywhere close to Maddux in his prime.
Memo to baseball managers: You manufacture runs by NOT making outs, not by making them on purpose.
by Wonko on Apr 30, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh and also
Josh said that one of the reasons he didn’t do really well against Pittsburgh is because he was coming out cold, with no warm-up, and with no game plan. I think that makes sense, aren’t starting pitchers creatures of extreme habit?
by maestro876 on Apr 30, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agree
Feel more comfortable with Geer than Correia, especially after today.
by Mr. Meadows on Apr 29, 2009 9:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I am on the fence
Geer looked awful when I saw him in ST, but Correia looked awful in his last start. Hopefully Gaudin sticks as a starter.
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 Apr 30, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This comment seems silly
Someone feeling more comfortable with one guy over another because of a performance at Coors field? That is out there.
Memo to baseball managers: You manufacture runs by NOT making outs, not by making them on purpose.
by Wonko on Apr 30, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not like he has set the world on fire in any of his starts
He is 0-2 with a 4.71 era after all. Josh had one great start and then got lit -up in the next.
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 Apr 30, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Geer's only started one game so far
That second outing was a last minute relief appearance after Shawn Hill’s injury and, while I haven’t seen a lot of Geer, it seemed like his stuff wasn’t quite there.
Memo to baseball managers: You manufacture runs by NOT making outs, not by making them on purpose.
by Wonko on Apr 30, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jake and CY need to pick it up.
I want to thank the good Lord for making me a Philip Rivers fan.
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Apr 29, 2009 9:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Absolutely.
If they pitched like we know they’re capable, we’d have 3 more wins. One of the SF games, the Pitt game, and the Colorado game. We scored enough to win each game if Jake and CY pitch like they should have. 14-7.
by maestro876 on Apr 29, 2009 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have to think
they will, that it’s just a matter of time.
by maestro876 on Apr 29, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jake
complaining about not having a scoutin report on the Pirates catcher made me Puke on myself. when did he become suck an ass.
by schwing and a miss on Apr 30, 2009 9:45 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
KT called him out
He said the scouting report was available. Some guys read it and some guys don’t. Like I said before, I don’t think Jake was complaining, I think he was embarrassed that he wasn’t prepared enough.
Memo to baseball managers: You manufacture runs by NOT making outs, not by making them on purpose.
by Wonko on Apr 30, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would have been nice if he had been more clear.
Say it was your fault…say I didn’t read the report and when so-and-so came up to the plate I wasn’t as prepared as I should have been. Say “That’s on me.”
The way he said it made it seem that he wasn’t given what he needed to be fully prepared.
by Drama on Apr 30, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Getting quotes from players in the locker room
After a loss is probably not the best way to get clear answers. It’s may be best to refrain from “puking on yourself” or wondering when someone became “suck an ass” unless they say they kick puppies or something.
Memo to baseball managers: You manufacture runs by NOT making outs, not by making them on purpose.
by Wonko on Apr 30, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What if
they kill puppies like Michael Vick did? Then is it OK to puke on oneself or does it HAVE to be “kicking” puppies?
I personally think those rules of puking on oneself are “doomed”.
by SDPads_1 on Apr 30, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
These are more guidelines than rules
Just try to keep in the spirit of them and you’ll be okay.
Memo to baseball managers: You manufacture runs by NOT making outs, not by making them on purpose.
by Wonko on May 1, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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