Padres GM Hoyer wouldn't lie about a sneeze
by jbox on Jul 21, 2010 3:16 PM PDT
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PrintXX Sports Radio: Jed Hoyer Interview (MP3) with Darren Smith
This MP3 seems to start somewhere in the middle of the interview. Jed is talking about David Eckstein in his opening statements.
- Hoyer says he is really happy with the job Bud Black has done. He has implemented everything that they had talked about prior to the season, such as being more aggressive on the base paths. They work really well together. Hoyer really likes the positive and calm demeanor that Black brings to the ballpark. "For me it was an easy decision." Hoyer wrote Black a letter. He didn't make him the offer because of the team's record, but because Black is the right man for the job.
- Hoyer never had any intention of cleaning house in the Padres Front Office. It took some time for his co-workers to realize that he was approachable. The big attraction for Hoyer to come to the Padres was that they had a great manager and a great coaching staff.
- He told Buddy that he wanted their relationship to work, but he did have a managerial ready list in case things didn't work out.
- Wily Mo Pena has power as good as anybody in the game. He played well in Independent Ball. His contract that he signed in the Dominican Republic hindered his development. He was never allowed to develop at the right pace. He's still got talent. It's not the Padres big move at the deadline.
- The Padres are facing right handed pitchers in the next few days. That's why Hoyer brought Will Venable back.
- Mat Latos is doing well. He's scheduled to make a start on Saturday. "The fact that we came out and said it was a sneeze - doesn't that - it's hard to say that we'd lie about a sneeze."
- Hoyer cannot comment on Miguel Tejada, Jayson Werth or Jake Westbrook. The Padres have been having a lot of conversations with other teams. Deals will start to happen closer to the deadline.
- Aaron Cunningham has played well and he has now moved out of a hotel into more permanent accommodations in San Diego.
- Hoyer likes the fact that Morosi's article was posted in the clubhouse. He likes that the team takes offense to people who say they will drop off.
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Hoyer never had any intention of cleaning house in the Padres Front Office.
I’d certainly hope not!
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I think that's what everybody here thought
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by matthewverygood on Jul 21, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Jayson Werthless
It would be hard for me to root for that a-hole if Hoyer made a deal for him.
Sure, he would be a good cleanup hitter behind Adrian, but we could do better than this doucehbag.
Josh Willingham, Corey Hart, or David DeJesus would be better than Werthless.
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by Jonathan Holmes on Jul 21, 2010 3:53 PM PDT reply actions
why is he a douche?
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by Duke Street Kings on Jul 21, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Jayson Werth – GLB Wiki-style
http://glbwiki.creanium.net/wiki/Jayson_Werth
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by John Gennaro on Jul 21, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
A whole lotta outfielders
The organization is getting awful crowded with decent-but-not-game-changing outfielders. I see a 3-for-1 swap of outfielders for an arm or an impact bat coming.
Why would another team
take three decent-but-not-game-changing players in exchange for an impact player?
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by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 21, 2010 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
There's no organization like that.
No, I don't think you're an idiot. Please don't go trying to prove me wrong about that.
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well, what about the padres?
weve traded some really good players away over the years and didnt get much back in return.
"There are two great tragedies in life: One is not getting what one wants; the other is getting it."
"I like to consider the padres' team as a microcosm, or symbolic representation of my daily endeavor towards inner salvation." — Mysterious Cloaked Padre Fan
And those people have been sacked
And the people responsible for originally sacking them have also been sacked.
No, I don't think you're an idiot. Please don't go trying to prove me wrong about that.
Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't
you mean like
Aki, Adam Eaton and a washout
for Adrian, CY and Termel the other canned meat?
Or Khalil for Gregerson
Or Kouz for Cunningham and Shrek
Or Peavy for Richard, Poreda, Russell…
No more long term contracts for pretty much anyone and especially older players.
It works wonders.
"I post like canned meat."
I was going through the 40-man roster from the 2006 Padres team
You know, the last team to make the playoffs. Of the 40 people on the roster then, only 3 are still with the Padres:
- CY
- Agon
- Stauffer
Oh, and our payroll back then was just shy of $70 million. The highest-paid player on the team? Chan Ho Park, he made $15.5 million that year.
No real point to make here other than to point out that 92.5% of our team is gone in just 3 seasons.
"Los Angeles is like San Diego’s older, uglier sister that has herpes." -- Justin Halpern
Who was the highest salary we were responsible for, out of curiosity?
I figure a lot of Chan Ho’s salary was covered by the Rangers, or was it minimal because we swapped Nevin?
jtb yl1
by Allen J. Kha on Jul 22, 2010 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Looks like Klesko
Who made an even $9 mil that year.
"Los Angeles is like San Diego’s older, uglier sister that has herpes." -- Justin Halpern
Compared to this year
Our highest-paid player is Adrian, who’s making a whopping $4.875 mil
"Los Angeles is like San Diego’s older, uglier sister that has herpes." -- Justin Halpern
Washington, Arizona and Houston
could all use some depth if they’re planning on trading one of their starting outfielders in order to free up salary or get younger.
Venable & S Hairston for a Hart bopper would be sweet
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by Duke Street Kings on Jul 21, 2010 5:17 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Kinda hate
giving up Venable at this point. I think he’s got a pretty good upside, although I don’t know if he’s going to reach it playing in Petco.
Getting rid of Venable = bad move (IMO)
Of course depends on the package, as I don’t think anyone’s untouchable (except Latos), but the Padres have a lot of either good players or good upside major league players with relatively inexpensive contracts: those are players you want to keep, and Venable fits in there pretty nicely.
Eckstein’s injury and Jerry Hairston’s getting hit on the hand Wednesday is making me think more about trying to get Ty Wiggington; I know our OFs aren’t the most productive, but we have depth there and the ability to play very solid defense.
The price for Hart will be too high in my estimation; plus, he’d be a drop-off defensively, and I doubt he’d hit anywhere near as well at Petco as he does not only playing in Miller Park but getting to play in the Central.
July 31 trade deadline
Hoyer says it wont be a cosmetic move, he says it will be multiple players, he says the organization has the resources to make it happen. I will wait and see.
Veneble drops easy fly balls
I wouldnt mind seeing Veneable go.
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