Around the Mission: 11/30 Padres Links

by jbox on Nov 30, 2010 8:41 AM PST

Commentary: Garland, Torrealba decisions raise questions about Padres direction - SignOnSanDiego.com
"Still, both Garland and Torrealba questioned the direction of the Padres in the final weeks of the regular season. Not the direction offered by Padres manager Bud Black or general manager Jed Hoyer mind you -- rather the direction of Padres ownership."
PADRES: Price to re-sign Hairston likely increasing
"Uribe was big," Hairston said by phone Monday. "With Uribe gone, I'm the only out there who can play shortstop."
Correia to turn down arbitration with Padres | padres.com: News
The agent for pitcher Kevin Correia said Monday that the right-handed pitcher will decline the Padres' offer of arbitration.
Padres likely to lay low at Winter Meetings | padres.com: News
As GM Jed Hoyer and his staff prepare to head to the Winter Meetings, which begin Monday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., they will do so with the understanding that the Padres -- who had the second-lowest payroll in baseball in 2010 -- will again mostly watch the proceedings instead of being an active participant.

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"Heard this: The Mets are closing in on a deal with veteran right-hander Chris Young, who would fit their park perfectly."

Inbox: What does future hold for Ludwick? | padres.com: News
In the latest Padres Inbox, fans want to know what's in store for Ryan Ludwick, the starting rotation, the backup catcher slot, Tony Gwynn, the Padres' payroll and more.

The Official Blog of Matt Antonelli: THE OFF-SEASON
"Now that a new off-season is here once again, I know exactly what needs to be done to put myself in the best position to have a great season, and I can't wait to get everything going."

The Sacrifice Bunt " BABIP at PETCO
PETCO has always been a park that punishes hitters. Despite the siren song of its mammoth gaps, the ball just doesn’t land here in San Diego and this is reflected in the stadium’s BABIP.

Dodgers sign Jon Garland and Juan Uribe :: Friar Forecast
"As for the move, it’s a decent one, at best, for the Dodgers. Garland had a nice enough season last year, and he’s been a consistent performer in the past, but he’s certainly not the type of guy you’d project highly going forward. "

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Has anyone done research on potential middle infielders or catchers available in the Rule V?

It seems that Hoyer might take a page from Tower’s book and try to fill one of the open spots on the cheap.

TBD

by IputtheYinTony on Nov 30, 2010 11:17 AM PST reply actions

It's possible that they might look for the subs internally

Or maybe Jed has a few surprises left in store for us via trades a la the acquisition of Cameron Maybin.

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by sdchicken on Nov 30, 2010 12:28 PM PST up reply actions

There are some intriguing rule 5 options

Just did a bit of research using baseball reference and this list of rule 5 eligible players. Here are some of the interesting players.

Justin Sellers SS had a line of 285/371/497 in 90 games at AAA this year.
Corey Wimberly 2B/SS/OF had a line of 284/373/354 with 56 SB’s in 135 games in AAA.
Josh Horton SS had a line of 286/353/364 and 41/50 BB:K ratio in 108 games at AA.
Matt Lawson 2B had a line of 293/372/439 in 118 games at AA.
Marquez Smith 3B/2B had a line of 314/384/574 in 91 games at AAA. He has defense at 3B, has played a total of 32 minor league games at 2B with decent results.
Josh Rodriguez SS/2B had a line of 297/378/484 mostly at AAA.
Brad Emaus 2B/3B had a line of 290/397/476 mostly at AAA.
Ryan Adams 2B had a line of 298/365/464 in 134 AA games this year.
Steve Clevenger C had a line of 317/367/461 at AA.
Matt Wallach C had a line of 264/330/444 between A/AA while throwing out 40% of base runners.

Sellers, Lawson, and Wallach look like +defenders based on stats, while Wimberly looks like a below average fielder. The rest have decent defensive stats.

by Antonio Olivares on Nov 30, 2010 6:32 PM PST up reply actions

Also

From what I’ve read Brad Emaus probably has the best chance of sticking on an active roster the whole year and being a productive big leaguer.

There are also a handful of interesting pitchers with high K/9 rates that could be helpful in a bullpen over a whole season, including Wynn Pelzer who we gave up for Tejada last year.

by Antonio Olivares on Nov 30, 2010 6:42 PM PST up reply actions

Rox fan here.....I'm wondering if there are some goings on in the Padres universe that some players aren't coming back

Torrealba, Tejada to the Giants, and Chris Young maybe to the Mets…..

Is it just a money thing?

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by SDcat09 on Nov 30, 2010 5:40 PM PST reply actions

Tejada was a money thing. Torrealba wanted years as did Garland.

"Well, it's just ineffable." "Oh, so I'm not 'F-able'?" "No, no, ineffable means it can't be explained." "So I'm stupid?"

by Friar Fever on Nov 30, 2010 5:57 PM PST up reply actions

It is a money thing

40 mil doesn’t buy much. With Adrian and Heath gone soon, the budget will free up.

Has Norv been fired yet?

by Hormel on Dec 1, 2010 1:25 AM PST up reply actions

More reason to hate Uribe

It screws up the market. Now Jerry will want more than we probably will have for him. I mean, is this what Adrian wants to do? “Protect” the other players because they’re in it together and other things that should be replaced by “blah blah blah”. I only hope Jerry cares more about having what may turn out to be a solid spot here in SD than to gravitate towards the higher dollar figure and possibly just be a guy filling in when needed.

"Well, it's just ineffable." "Oh, so I'm not 'F-able'?" "No, no, ineffable means it can't be explained." "So I'm stupid?"

by Friar Fever on Nov 30, 2010 6:08 PM PST reply actions

Makes no sense to me

Why we aren’t working harder to retain the services of guys like Garland (1 year deal for $5 mill) and Tejada (1 year deal for $6.5 mill). These are perfect contracts for small market teams like us and they both sign WITHIN the division! Now we are in danger of not resigning Hairston? I don’t see us being the team we were last year without him.

Not resigning Garland is the biggest headscratcher though. Do we really have that much pitching?

by The Pipe on Dec 1, 2010 12:04 AM PST reply actions