Latos likely to be called up by Padres

San Diego general manager Kevin Towers said late Monday that the Padres are "having internal discussions about the possibility" of purchasing Latos' contract, adding him to the 40-man roster and sticking him in the starting rotation.

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Good luck Mat.

Don’t screw up.

by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 14, 2009 10:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Peavy ..
CY ..
Gallagher ..
Latos ..

I like that rotation ..

all we need is a 2B with a glove. I don’t even care if he hits.

Adrian, Glovey 2B, Cabrera, and I am guessing “Franchise” at 3B .. we are right back in business ..

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by wrveres on Jul 14, 2009 1:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

with that infield would be hitting .220 tops

by 1210pads on Jul 14, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

and the opponents would be hitting

.210

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by wrveres on Jul 14, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

and eastbaysd would be hitting

the bottle.

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by TheThirdGonzalez on Jul 14, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

and TTG would be hitting eastbaysd

Fire Bud Black!

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 14, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

and the cops would be hitting TTG

by 'Eaters on Jul 14, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

"I'm The Third F___ing Gonzalez!"

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by TheThirdGonzalez on Jul 14, 2009 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

They still need to shut him down soon

From a development standpoint, I’d like to see him thrown in the rotation for a 3-5 turns and see if he sinks or swims. If he swims, put him in the bullpen and limit his innings for the rest of the year so as to prevent injury. If he sinks, send him back down and still keep his innings limited then shut him down at a certain point (like when the minor league season is over).

Memo to baseball managers: You manufacture runs by NOT making outs, not by making them on purpose.

by Wonko on Jul 14, 2009 4:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Makes sense.

by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 14, 2009 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

Not to mention he hasn’t even had a full year in the minors. I wanna see him too but I don’t want to destroy him to do it

by TheAxManCometh on Jul 15, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm thinking

That this is why they are having “internal discussions” instead of just doing it. They are trying to define his role. They don’t want to handicap Buddy with a bunch of rules, but they also want to give the kid the challenge of pitching in the majors. It’s a fine line and nobody wants him to end up on the operating table because he was overworked.

Memo to baseball managers: You manufacture runs by NOT making outs, not by making them on purpose.

by Wonko on Jul 14, 2009 10:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I find myself wanting to see him start Sunday

because I want something to make me excited about watching this team.

Love we shine like a burning star
We're falling from the sky tonight

by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 14, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

me too

"You ask who Jayson Werth is? Well, bud, I have an answer: He’s a World Series champion and member of Brian Hickey’s fantasy-baseball team." -Hickey

by CurbEnthusiasm on Jul 14, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm going to the game

So I’m down.

I’m just worrisome about giving this crap-ass team some pep with Latos at the expense of a future (hopefully) better team. But, maybe we can have both, if we don’t ruin everything.

Memo to baseball managers: You manufacture runs by NOT making outs, not by making them on purpose.

by Wonko on Jul 14, 2009 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs