GM Hoyer: "At some point our hitters will have to pick up our pitchers."

by jbox on May 12, 2010 3:50 PM PDT

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

Ryan Webb and Cesar Ramos have both thrown well. It's important for guys to step up when their teammates are hurt.
Depth wasn't a big priority last year and that was a big reason why the team "fell off the cliff" in June and July. A big part of the off season was acquiring depth.
Hoyer pays a lot of attention to his minor league system. The entire system is his responsibility.
Ernesto Frieri was pitching well in Portland was an option, but Hoyer brought up Cesar Ramos. Adam Russell was brought up to fill in for Kevin Correia while on the bereavement list.
Grady Fuson put in place a very good hitting philosophy. Hoyer is focusing on skills that will translate to success in Petco Park. "Walks are a byproduct of having a good at bat and knowing the strike zone."
In the draft they are going to focus on more athletic players.
Bochy thought last night's game was boring. Hoyer was thrilled with the final result but he was frustrated with the runners left on base. Padres need extra base hits.
"Frankly we've been fortunate to score as many runs as we have given some of the guys we've had struggling. The way our pitching staff has thrown has allowed us some patience. At some point our hitters will have to pick up our pitchers. We're not going to continue to pitch at this rate all season. I think it's unrealistic to think that."
Hoyer is going to stick with his guys. Hoyer talked to Jermaine Dye's agent over the off season. "We're content with what we have. We're confident that these guys will come through." "You have to be be willing go through the ups and downs."
The Padres are in first place with guys struggling not in spite of them.
Hoyer is excited about the Dodgers and Giants coming to town this week.
Everth Cabrera will probably be back in the line up on Friday if all goes well.
Hoyer is concerned about the number of innings that the bullpen has pitched. They need starters to pitch more innings and hopefully the hitters will give them some slack.

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you’ve done a lot of creative cropping with the same couple of photos of Hoyer. The photos definitely set the tone of the post, like, this is meant to be taken seriously… I imagine there will be a cropped image of just one eye at some point.

by The Kipper on May 12, 2010 4:01 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Re: hitters picking up pitchers: Could be way worse. See: Seattle Mariners

by EvilSammy on May 12, 2010 4:04 PM PDT reply actions

either

A. Jed is brilliant – making chicken salad with chicken poop
B. Jed is handsome and useless – he’s just riding KT’s wave of brilliant moves
C. This is the same team that finished strong last year – even bankrupt GM would win with them.
D. Jed and the Padre players read GLB daily to get tips on what they are doing wrong and how to play better.

"I post like canned meat."

by Hormel on May 12, 2010 6:30 PM PDT reply actions

D!

"I'm a Padre at heart. Always gonna root for the Padres. Twenty-five years [with this organization], how can't you? Next year I'm gonna be rooting like a son-of-a-gun for these guys and for Blackie ... I'm gonna be rooting for the next general manager here, rooting for the city, the fans, everybody. I think a lot of San Diego." -Kevin Towers

by jodes0405 on May 12, 2010 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm gonna say D as well

And offer some advice: get more hits with guys on base.

That should do it.

by theodore donald kerabatsos on May 13, 2010 7:52 AM PDT up reply actions

We're not going to continue to pitch at this rate all season. I think it's unrealistic to think that."

I think it’s unrealistic to think that we are not….
so take that, Hoyer!

Honestly, ok, we aren’t going to give up 2 or fewer earned runs in 60% of our games. BUT, that being said, I could see us giving up 3 or fewer earned runs in 60% of our games pretty easily… A SP goes 6-7 innings, giving up 3 runs. Our bullpen then closes the case. I can see that happening a lot of times this year.

The problem is that the best teams (Phillies, Cards) are likely to put up more than 3 runs per game against us, while the worst teams are likely to put up less than 3 runs/game.

But that is still a great problem to have.

by Zen Blade on May 13, 2010 7:00 AM PDT reply actions