Jason Marquis signing is Fresh!
Opinions on the internet are always right.
Opinions on the internet are always right.
This may be as close as the Padres get to the hot stove.
Right handed reliever Cory Burns has been traded to the Rangers for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
The Friars skipper got a vote of confidence from General Manager Josh Byrnes as the Padres pick up two option years on his contract.
In a somewhat surprising move, the Padres agreed to a $605K, 1 year contract with Kyle Blanks.
Two stalwarts of the Padres' 2011 rotation whose 2012 seasons were ended by injury end up with their walking papers.
Writers from all over the internets think that the acquisition of Micah Owings is Fresh!
Right now this trade is getting pretty rotten reviews from Media, bloggers and critics. It's sitting at 33% in my initial sweep for links.
Well for the most part all the media and bloggers seem to look upon this trade favorably. Everyone seems to agree that the two minor league pitchers dealt to the White Sox were no longer valuable prospects and that the trade was primarily done as a salary dump for the South Siders.
Almost everyone agrees that the Padres got the better end of this deal.
If things don't work out with Street his buyout is relatively cheap and if they do and the Padres are out of the race early he could be traded to a contender where we could pick up a prospect or a bit of cash.
It's not a blockbuster move by any means, but it wasn't supposed to be.
The Padres Mark Kotsay signing is 33% Fresh