Hoyer says that the Padres are spending a lot of money that isn't reflected in the Major League Payroll

by jbox on Jan 12, 2010 11:25 AM PST

XX Sports Radio: Jed Hoyer Interview Part 2 (MP3)) with Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton

Baseball has become a younger mans game. Speed and defense are valued more.
Hoyer says we need to invest in the future here, build up scouting staff, hire a ton of new people, keep spending a lot of money in the draft. The Padres are spending a lot of money outside of the Major League Payroll.
Luis Durango is a talented, exciting and fast player. He'll probably see some time in the big leagues this season, but start the season in Portland.
Rocco Baldelli is not on Hoyer's radar. Baldelli needs days to DH and he's better suited for the AL.
It takes a lot of discipline to not rush players through the farm system. Hoyer says one of the big mistakes he made was rushing Cla Meredith to the big leagues. They traded him to the Padres and it worked out poorly for Boston.
Hoyer is hopeful Blanks can be a power hitter to protect Adrian Gonzalez. Another way to protect a hitter is to put runners on base in front of the hitter.
Hoyer says patience is important during the off season. Players have unrealistic expectations early in the off season so it takes time for their price to come down.

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It's weird to me

that a caller would call in and his biggest concern would be Luis Durango.

by jbox on Jan 12, 2010 11:42 AM PST reply actions

Maybe it was Durango's mother.

by strummer on Jan 12, 2010 12:47 PM PST up reply actions

Are you talking about the first caller, "Sparky"?

That caller was weird.

by parvulesco on Jan 12, 2010 12:55 PM PST up reply actions

Maybe they're excited by his speed

the idea of him and Cabrera running around the basepaths together could be pretty awesome

by TheAxManCometh on Jan 12, 2010 4:10 PM PST up reply actions

trudat

by jbox on Jan 12, 2010 4:30 PM PST up reply actions

I am thinking

He is going to have to learn to hit the ball out of the infield, before there is much running around the bases.

by field39 on Jan 12, 2010 4:31 PM PST up reply actions

That

and that’s your biggest concern, (caller)? A guy who will not crack this outfield out of Spring Training?

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by Axion on Jan 12, 2010 4:37 PM PST up reply actions

I gotta imagine

if he could NOT hit the ball out of the infield then he wouldn’t be at AA or have been given a shot with the major league club

I am kinda interested if he could be a 2B BUT i imagine someone like Forsythe or Darnell will go there

by TheAxManCometh on Jan 12, 2010 4:59 PM PST up reply actions

Eric Sogard?

by theodore donald kerabatsos on Jan 13, 2010 11:59 AM PST up reply actions

lol no way he already plays there

theres no way he can handle it

Big kid tested, mother fucker approved

by CurbEnthusiasm on Jan 13, 2010 1:40 PM PST up reply actions

Wait, what?

I’m confused. We’re talking about potential future 2B or backup 2B, right? Isn’t Sogard our AAA 2B coming into this season?

by theodore donald kerabatsos on Jan 13, 2010 3:30 PM PST up reply actions

i was joking because

i believe he can be a pretty decent second baseman

Big kid tested, mother fucker approved

by CurbEnthusiasm on Jan 13, 2010 4:22 PM PST up reply actions

Ohhhh... sorry...

My sarcasm detector was accidentally turned off.

by theodore donald kerabatsos on Jan 13, 2010 4:36 PM PST up reply actions

with the bat yes

the glove still needs alot of work from all reports.

Darnell or Forsythe will prob be the future at 2B and unless Savior develops a bit more power one of them might get his futre spot at 3B.

by Grey Suit on Jan 13, 2010 5:44 PM PST up reply actions

I guess its hard to question hoyer on him since he got to see him up close last year, but Baldelli sure seemed like he could be a good fit to me. Cheap Right handed CF, enough speed to play in petco. I’ve never heard the DH thing about him before.

by Dugout Dude on Jan 12, 2010 12:01 PM PST reply actions

He has Mitochondrial Myopathy

Which means it’s next to impossible for him to stay feeling good enough to field a lot, but he can swing a bat, so DH it is.

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by Boilermaker19 on Jan 12, 2010 12:05 PM PST up reply actions

guess that explains it

I knew he had medical issues, but I heard about that a year or two ago I thought that maybe he had been able to get past them at this point.

by Dugout Dude on Jan 12, 2010 12:07 PM PST up reply actions

unfortuanetly, for rocco, you dont "get past" mitochondrial myopathy

it’s chronic and fatal. the rays learned how to cope with it (keep him regularly inactive) – something the padres can’t afford.

mission accomplished.

by zotzotpadre on Jan 12, 2010 12:51 PM PST up reply actions

thanks for the info

sad that such a promising young player/person that their life and career derailed.

by Dugout Dude on Jan 12, 2010 1:42 PM PST up reply actions

It will be fun to look back in a few years

and see if Hoyer and the new Ownership are walking the walk or just talking a bunch of B.S.

Hey, I’m all for spending money outside of the payroll, gotta build an organization from the ground up. Can only “fix” bad draft picks to a certain extent but at some point we gotta start seeing results. Maybe 2 or 3 years down the road…

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by mrbarneydangles on Jan 12, 2010 12:26 PM PST reply actions

I would suggest that walking the walk means

drafting and signing the best available players. In 2009 they did just that. Weather or not those specific players produce, they did exactly what they said they would.

by field39 on Jan 12, 2010 1:29 PM PST up reply actions