GM Jed Hoyer makes first Padres roster moves

by jbox on Mar 15, 2010 9:15 AM PDT Comment 36 comments

XX Sports Radio: Jed Hoyer Interview (MP3) with Darren Smith

Hoyer wants to play night games the last week of Spring Training to get the players accustomed to the regular season. He's going to try and make it happen next year.
The Padres made 7 roster moves today. In the next week they'll make another 10-12 moves. They started camp at 54 players and they need to start cutting back and making decisions.
Steve Garrison, Craig Italiano, Aaron Poreda, Cesar Ramos were optioned. Michael Collins, Jackson Quezada and Mitch Canham were reassigned.
Hoyer is separating players that are Major League ready and those that are still prospects.
Former CEO Alderson put an emphasis on OBP and controlling the strike zone and Hoyer agrees with that. Hoyer didn't think the Alderson era teams were athletic enough.
The Padres are really putting an emphasis on stealing bases and going from 1st to 3rd during Spring Training. They are trying to be aggressive on the bases. The coaches have been working on big leads and good jumps.
The Padres are saving up home runs for the regular season.
There is no correlation between Spring Training stats and Regular Season stats.
Matt Antonelli has surprised Hoyer and has played terrific on both offense and defense. Luis Durango gets fans and scouts excited. Logan Forsythe is a young player that has made big impact.
Mat Latos and Sean Gallagher are scheduled for 4 innings tonight. Latos will either start in San Diego or in Portland. Gallagher will move to the bullpen if he doesn't make the starting rotation.
Jon Garland and Clayton Richard have both had one bad outing. Hoyer isn't the least bit concerned about them.
Hoyer guesses he'll root for SDSU in the NCAA tournament.

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Soo

if Matt A. makes the team, any chance Eckstein is ask to make move to the coaches box?

I look at our lineup and how its shaping up and 2B is such a glaring hole. Sure it would be nice if the catchers could hit, but most teams in MLB want to improve the catching position, and I can be patient with Hundley.

"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"

by Ron Mexico on Mar 15, 2010 9:51 AM PDT reply actions

Plus, Hundley actually hit last year

He had a 100 OPS+. It was somewhat out of line with his past performance, but he’s still young and improving, and he deserves a chance to follow up on it.

by benrb on Mar 15, 2010 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions

As good as Antonelli has been in 15 or so S.T at bats

there is still much for him to prove —at least he is on his way up….it’s one step at a time. There is no way Antonelli makes team out of camp….nor would the Pads put that pressure on him now…he’s still pretty young

by texpadre on Mar 15, 2010 9:54 AM PDT reply actions

It's more than just those at bats

I think everyone could see that in his two years in AAA he was struggling with his approach at the plate. The fact that he now has that straightened out puts him back close to where he was when he was first promoted to AAA and was seen on the fast track to the majors.

That being said, I’m still in favor of him continuing his new ways in Portland before the majors, but I just wanted to point out that there is more to it than just those 15 or so ST at bats.

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by Wonko on Mar 15, 2010 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions

He also struggled with a string of injuries over those two seasons

He never really had a chance to put it all together at AAA.

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it kind of reminds me of that movie "You've got mail"...I'm Tom Hanks he's Meg Ryan -- Padres prospect Matt Antonelli on sdsuaztec4

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Mar 15, 2010 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions

Yup

It seems like he was simultaneously plagued with injuries and Chuck Knoblauch-disease for the past couple seasons.

It sure is looking like both of those problems are behind him.

by theodore donald kerabatsos on Mar 15, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions

'tec wishes he was one of those problems.

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by TheThinGwynn on Mar 15, 2010 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs

I can't imagine 'tec would be the "top" in that relationship.

by theodore donald kerabatsos on Mar 15, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs

But the man can dream.

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by TheThinGwynn on Mar 15, 2010 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Also,

rec’d (like his… um, yeah, you know where I’m going with this)

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by TheThinGwynn on Mar 15, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

totally the blog

but seriously, I think it speaks well to his confidence…
If he continues to have a great spring training, I think you have to consider bringing him up…. especially if Eckstein struggles/does not produce.

And I think it is probably closer to 25 ABs

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by Zen Blade on Mar 15, 2010 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions

Poreda is still young

but his collapse over the past year makes me nervous.

by theodore donald kerabatsos on Mar 15, 2010 10:27 AM PDT reply actions

Scares the hell out of me.

by Drama on Mar 15, 2010 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions

It's beginning to look like

Clayton Richard will be all we get out of the Peavy deal, doesn’t it?

That’s the risk you run when you trade for pitching prospects.

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by Wonko on Mar 15, 2010 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions

There's still potential

for Dexter Carter to provide some nice value from the Peavy deal too. Like Poreda, there’s definitely question marks, but he’s got some time and upside is there.

by lilteets11 on Mar 15, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions

I did say

“beginning to look like”

emphasis on beginning. Carter didn’t have the best transition to the Padres organization either. Sometimes you have to wonder why the other organization was willing to part with a guy.

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by Wonko on Mar 15, 2010 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions

Welcome!

by Drama on Mar 15, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions

You like em small, eh?

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Mar 15, 2010 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions

meh

No really.

by Drama on Mar 15, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions

*not

by Drama on Mar 15, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions

thanks

been reading for a while, but haven’t commented before. i might pipe up every once in a while. =)

by lilteets11 on Mar 15, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions

oh, and

@Wonko – I didn’t take your post to mean it was a for sure thing that richard is all we’re gonna get out of it. i absolutely agree though that it’s a possibility.

but i did like carter being part of that deal for his upside potential – probably more so than poreda because, even if poreda finds his command, i’m still concerned about his fastball not having much movement, and not having the greatest of secondary pitches. for dexter, this year will be a big one for him to see if he shows some advancement. i will be equally un-surprised if he doesn’t as if he does.

lilteets – sorry, it’s an old nickname. ha.

by lilteets11 on Mar 15, 2010 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions

I think Peavy's best years are behind him

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Mar 15, 2010 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions

I bet he has

One more Cy Young caliber year left in him.
A couple more solid, most injury free years left.
And a bunch of years like 2008 and 2009 left.

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by Wonko on Mar 15, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions

agreed

"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"

by Ron Mexico on Mar 15, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions

Me too also as well.

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by TheThinGwynn on Mar 15, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Disagree

While he may have already had his career year, his best year(s) are not behind him. Peavy is still only 28 years old. I realize there are a number of people around here who can’t stand the guy for their own made up reasons, and can only be happy when he has a sore elbow or some chit, but It’s too soon to write him off.

Don’t buy into the hate this very vocal minority is spewing.

Jake aint done yet!

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by wrveres on Mar 16, 2010 1:00 AM PDT up reply actions