Padres GM Hoyer on Latos' move to DL: "This is totally on the up and up."
by jbox on Jul 14, 2010 2:55 PM PDT
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- The GM can't rest during All Star break because it's only 2 weeks before the trade deadline. It is a nice break to not be scoreboard watching.
- Hoyer went to the Futures Game. It was a good chance to look at prospects. Simon Castro didn't pitch very well.
- Hoyer didn't watch the All Star Game but he was happy the NL won. He went to dinner with his wife. He thinks that on the West Coast it comes on at an awkward time. "When it comes to pitching the National League can certainly compete head to head with the American League."
- It's a big deal to have home field advantage in the World Series. The Padres have a big home field advantage so it could benefit from it.
- On how well the Padres have played so far this season: "I'd be lying if I said I wasn't surprised."
- The Padres knew they were going to have to make tough decisions at the deadline whether the Padres were winning or losing.
- "We're past the point of development this year." Everth Cabrera has struggled this year, but the team is still confident in him. Playing time will go to the best player, Jerry Hairston Jr. has been out playing him at this point.
- Mat Latos is likely to go on the DL. "Frankly, it worked out somewhat conveniently for us." They were planning on optioning him sometime after the break to give him rest before the injury became an issue.
"It did work out conveniently, but at the same time Major League Baseball scrutinizes these things. This is totally on the up and up, he's had some pain in his side and he's on the injury report, it's totally convenient, but it is legitimate"
- Mike Adams will be evaluated tomorrow. Tomorrow will be a big roster day.
- They should be able to get by with 4 pitchers but if they need him they'll go with Tim Stauffer.
- Aaron Cunningham has been one of their most consistent players so it would be hard to take him out of the line up.
- They looked at Cliff Lee but the Padres had nothing that the Mariners wanted.
- Hoyer knows the amount of payroll that he can add. He will not disclose it. It is a seven figure number.
- Padres claimed Quintin Berry off waivers. He played for SDSU.
- The Padres are the team to beat in the NL West. It will be the only post season race to include 4 teams.
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I heard the interview, too.
Latos will be examined tomorrow along with Adams and there was an injury report filed for the pain in his side last week.
When Jed said yes to the seven figures question, he laughed right after. I don’t know if he was kidding or not.
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I would assume he laughed
Because of the vagueness of that range (1,000,000 – 9,999,999).
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I'm hoping its the latter end
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by Allen J. Kha on Jul 14, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
you forgot the .00
10000.00
We have 10K to 99K to spend.
Oh and Quintin Berry – what is the rule for claiming a minor league player off waivers? Does he have to be placed on the Padres 25 or 40 man roster?
Because we can use a speedy AA outfielder who hits in the mid 2’s and has no power.
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We have 10K to 99K 1mil to 9.999mil to spend.
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by John Gennaro on Jul 14, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
lowballing every number
is part of being a Padre fan
Kind of like the promise of a payroll beginning with the number 4
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He has to be placed on the 40 man roster
No, I don't think you're an idiot. Please don't go trying to prove me wrong about that.
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What is the rule for moving guys on and off the 40 man roster?
Does he replace someone, who could then be put back on the 40MR if he doesn’t pan out? Is there a time restriction involved?
And I still don’t understand how an AA guy, who probably wasn’t on the Phils 40MR makes the Major League waivers. Sorry for all the questions.
"I post like canned meat."
If you take someone off the 40 man roster than any team can claim them on waivers
The Padres had an opening on the 40 man roster because they traded Sean Gallagher.
Taking guys off the 40 man roster is always risky business. Putting guys on the 40 man roster is no big deal (assuming there is a spot open). There are no time restrictions involved.
I think Berry was on the Phillies 40 man roster and they DFA’d him. They must have needed the spot for something else.
No, I don't think you're an idiot. Please don't go trying to prove me wrong about that.
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Had Hoyer been told before the beginning of the season that the Padres
would be 2 games in the lead in the NL West, he would be lying if he says he wasn’t surprised……….he thought they’d be more like 6-10 games up.
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by Mad_Villain on Jul 14, 2010 2:13 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
And why not use the DL to protect players BEFORE they get injured instead of AFTER?
We saw what happened with Mark Prior. We should be smarter about handling rookies now. It would be good for the players and good for baseball if we had a system to protect young arms.
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by TheThinGwynn on Jul 14, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
It's like jumping out of burning building before it catches on fire.
All good GM’s should have that kind of intuition.
by theodore donald kerabatsos on Jul 14, 2010 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it's more like
taking the stairs down to the ground floor and calmly walking outside when you see sparks.
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by TheThinGwynn on Jul 14, 2010 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Seems like Monday morning quarterbacking when you consider that:
a. He’s still far below the number of innings he’s been cleared to throw.
b. There hasn’t been any sign of injury until now (that any of us are aware of anyway).
c. The DL is not designed to “protect players before they get injured.” In fact, that’s against the rules.
If Bud put Latos on the DL at any point up until now he would have looked like both an idiot and a cheater. So, yeah, I think it’s asinine to question the move at this point.
by theodore donald kerabatsos on Jul 14, 2010 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice Job Hoyer
Something as vague as a side pull is perfect to keep Mat Latos up, and get a new roster spot. I wish I could get that same kind of injury though. He’s thrown 18 scoreless innings since the “injury”
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Great summary of the interview
Thanks, jbox.
Really like what he has to say on just about everything, but I really have to question the Latos DL thing as being on “the up and up.” Yeah, right….
And yet, it looks as though they’re going to do it, so what else is he going to say about that?… ;)
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