Carlos Quentin to the Padres just made some heads explode in San Diego

Good job Byrnes

Ugh, I feel horrible that that was the first pun that popped into my head.

I don’t know that it will shut the whiners up but I think it is a very positive step.

Castro’s stock is waay down and Hernandez isn’t much of a prospect.

1. Maybin CF
2. Headley 3B
3. Alonso 1B
4. Quentin LF
5. Hundley C
6. Venable RF
7. Hudson 2B
8. Bartlett SS

This team is definitely not going to be an offensive juggernaut, but with a solid pitching staff and bullpen and an average offense, I think this team could potentially be a sleeper.

but I can’t help thinking Blanks and Guzman could produce the same numbers in a full season.

Evah!

love the move

Go Padres

With Quintin coming in, one of our cornucopia of outfielders has to go.

So so batting average? Poor fielder? Sweet! I was hoping we could get Ryan Ludwick back!

Every time I tell myself, “Yeah, I’ll stay away from the computer today”, I do. Then, when I get antsy because of lack of internets and just try to check my mail real quick, I find out we pulled off a trade. Happened with Latos and now we get Quentin. Maybe I should avoid the computer more often until we get Roy Halladay.

But, with all these trades, how will we get more prospects?!?!? We need prospect news!

Oh yeah, and I really like this trade.

Now we’ve got to address our outfield glut and get some much-needed middle infield help. Bring in Hak-Ju Lee?

Q! is a clutch hitter and yes, he can hit some towering bombs and his batflips are legendary. And although he can be a little shaky in right field, he will make some catches that will leave you baffled. He is intense and a lot of fun to watch. As a White Sox fan, I hated to see him go. Congratulations.

Anyone else feel like this is another Ryan Ludwick trade in the making? The guys is a career .252 hitter who hits around 25 homers a year (soon to be 15 at Petco) and will probably make at least 5 million this season. His defense will be mediocre at best and he’s only got 16 steals IN HIS CAREER! Plus, this is the guy Byrnes traded away while the GM in AZ for some guy named Chris Carter (come on man!).
Explain to me how this is a effective use of our limited budget and in any way an improvement over the six outfielders already on the roster.

This also appears to be a trade for club-house leadership (which is clearly a need and which Hoyer clearly failed at last year) – I think Byrnes wants some intensity and fire back in the clubhouse. Also liking the way Byrnes is operating at the moment, a series of intriguing moves that seem to be part of a broader plan. If Quentin has a decent year and we’re competitive enough not to trade him at the deadline then I expect a gentleman’s agreement is already in place re the 12m arbitration offer.

They’ll talk about the Padres in the first hour…

…of their April 6th show.

We traded two “There Is No Such Thing As A Pitching Prospect” guys and got a major leaguer. Castro may figure himself out in the future, but he was looking more and more like a reliever. Hernandez seemed like a decent left handed starting prospect, but there are other more promising prospects ahead of him in the farm.

At the very least, we have a new hometown guy on the team. That’s kinda cool. :-)

"I was here when the park was first built and I’m familiar with it. I played in it. I’m fortunate to have the size physically and be able to be successful personally. I’ve always had the approach of hitting first and staying within myself. I’ve found that to be most ideal to produce power. I’m not planning on changing that at all. I’ll become familiar with the ballpark."

Carlos Quentin, baseball player and All-Star masturbator

i thought Castro would of been up with the team by now. i had high hopes for him

Injuries are one of the first things that come mind when talking about his baseball career.