What Teams Are Going To Buy From Us?

This is a rebuilding year for the Padres. A farm system weakened by years of bad drafts. The whole organization is weak and in need of better players at all levels. Remeber these are ballpark guestimates.

Giants - I know people are probably thinking Giants? Well they are in need of a hitter and are willing to give up either Matt Cain or some prospects. I was thinking that they might want Kevin Kouzmanoff to fill in third or play some games at first. He might get us 1-3 okay-good prospects. But I doubt that the Padres would trade the Giants Kouz. This would also be a bad trade considering that the Giants are rebuilding too.

Angels - They have a stacked team. They are a few games behind the Rangers and might want to trade for a veteran to give them an extra push for the playoffs. When I looked at their roster, I saw that the bullpen needed a proven arm. I was thinking that maybe we could deal them Heath Bell for 2-5 okay or good prospects.

Dodgers - I know people are probably wondering what I am thinking. The Dodgers are one of those big market teams where they can trade away a few good guys without damaging their farm system. Someone on this website said Kershaw for Peavy, no way. This would cheat the Padres of so many prospects, and not to mention, he might not waive his no-trade clause. I think that the Dodgers might want Peavy for 2-7 good prospects, with Kershaw the centerpiece of the deal. Peavy might want to waive his no-trade clause if a deal was to happen, because his family wouldn't have to move hundreds of miles away, they would be a plane ride away. Also, the Dodgers need another good arm in their bullpen, so maybe a Heath Bell, Jake Peavy deal would get the Padres 5-12 good prospects, once again with Kershaw the centerpiece of the deal.

Brewers - I have read over at Brew Crew Ball, that Doug Melvin is not entertaining deals for Peavy, but he didn't say anything about any other Padres player. I was thinking they might want to improve over Craig Counsell at second, and David Eckstein might be a okay improvement. We could get 1-2 okay/sub-par prospects for a deal that would send Eckstein to the Brewers. Also, they might want to improve over Bill Hall at third. I was thinking that Kevin Kouzmanoff could go to the Brewers for 1-3 okay/good prospects. How Doug Melvin said he wasn't entertaining deals for Peavy, maybe we could deal them Chris Young(I don't want him to be dealt) for 1-4 good prospects. I hope this deal won't happen, but the Brewers need a pitcher and we need to bolster our farm, so any deal is possible.

Cardinals - They have been struck with injuries this season, and still are managing to keep in contention. They need a third baseman and shortstop. I don't think Troy Glaus will be very productive when he gets back from his injury, and neither do the people over on the Cardinals blog. I was thinking maybe 1-3 good/okay prospects for Kevin Kouzmanoff. If Luis Rodriguez gets better and the Cardinals are desperate for shortstop help, maybe we could trade them Luis Rodriguez for 1-2 okay/sub-par prospects. Also, David Eckstein might want to reunite with his Cardinals, and we could get 1-2 sub-par prospects for him.

Red Sox - They want to get a lefthanded bat in for David Ortiz. I really don't want us to deal Adrian Gonzalez, but if it gets us a dozen prospects, the Padres might deal him. I'm thinking(god forbid this ever happens) that we could get 5-12 good prospects for Adrian Gonzalez. Maybe we could deal Brian Giles to them, but the guys at Over The Monster said that the Red Sox would never want this to happen, but it could. I see maybe 1 sub-par prospect for Brian Giles if we're lucky. Cliff Floyd might be a okay pickup for the Red Sox if they want a okay lefthanded bat off the bench. I think maybe 1 okay/sub-par prospect for Cliff Floyd.

So what teams do you think will come to us for veterans to help them make a playoff push? Any critiquing? The Padres are going to deal alot of players this year to restock their weak farm system. Any other players that you think we will deal please leave as a comment. Thanks.