Who are the top 10 players in Padres history?

for players who have made impacts with the Padres. People like Steve Finley or something.

And as of right now I say no to retiring Adrians number. He’s only been with us for 4 seasons and was acquired so he wasn’t technically homegrown (and yes I don’t live under a rock and am fully aware he grew up in San Diego, I’m just saying he wasn’t drafted, nor did he spend any time in the Pads minor league system). If he plays out the final 2 years of his deal then I’d have to strongly consider since he would most likely break many of the Padres offensive records if he keeps up his current production.

But to start talking about Adrian’s number being retired at this point seems wayyyyyy premature. In any respectable baseball market, a player would have to have at least 10 very good years with a team to even start discussing the possibility of having their number retired.

Retiring a guy’s number after 4 1/2 good years (assuming he gets traded before the trade deadline) and a 1-6 playoff record really cheapens the whole thing. Let’s raise our standards a bit.

…that it depends on how long he is with us. The team I mean, not alive. It is way too early for number retirement talk regarding Adrian. If he is not dealt however, signs an extension (against all odds), he will eventually be in the realm of those talks.

and I would either put Bip Roberts, Steve Finley, or Gary Templeton in there instead of Nevin and Klesko.

But how can we not consider putting Adrian’s number? More games already than Garvey, Cammy, and Finley. If he plays next year with us, he’ll pass Nevin and Klesko on the homerun list in 2 less seasons. Adrian just needs that “moment” where he can be remembered, like Garvey’s homerun.

But, like Jake and many or our great/good players, we have build for the future and maximize our assets. Yadda, yadda, yadda…

That just tells me this guy didn’t spend much time on the list. Ranking him behind Klesko and Nevin and even Peavy is just silly.

Having a fan post last year about whether Peavy could be in the retired numbers consideration. Jake had a longer tenure that Adrian has had so far and he won a Cy Young Award, led the league in ERA and led the league in strikeouts. He was the opening day starter multiple times, pitched in multiple all star games and started playoff games for the Padres. I just don’t see how Adrian can even compare to that at this point. Sure Adrian was a better player in 2009 than Jake and probably will be in 2010 and he probably is one of the top 10 or 20 players in the game today. But when retiring numbers I think you are looking at the entire body of work or the “signature moment” that was mentioned earlier. I don’t see how Adrian has either of those yet.

They should retire my number