This post was inspired by/ is piggybacking SD Hat Guy’s post yesterday about the parallels between the Padres and the Expos. It’s the twenty-third edition of my 29-part series of these, and at this point I’m just looking for any excuse to get. this. over. with. What I do, for some reason, is use Baseball Reference's Multi-team Finder to find the guys who have played for both the Padres and the team du jour, then construct the optimal 25-man roster. I’d been putting this one off since I wasn’t sure how to go about it, whether or not to draw a clear distinction between the Expos and Nationals. What I ended up doing was putting together three teams: One of Padres and Expos, one of Padres and Nationals, and then one of Padres and either. And, as always, I choose players based on their peak or career as a whole, not by how they played specifically with either or both teams. If that weren’t the case, a lot of veterans who were past their glory days and came to San Diego like a dying dog wanders into the woods would be disqualified. Call it the Jim Edmonds trophy, and today’s most notable honoree is Cliff Floyd.

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Padres/ Expos

Starting lineup:

C — Michael Barrett - Bats R, 89 OPS+, 2.7 bWAR/ 12 seasons

1B — Nate Colbert - R, 119, 14.3/ 10

2B — Dave Cash - R, 93, 25.4/ 12

SS — Alex Gonzalez - R, 79, 11.1/ 13

3B — Graig Nettles - L, 110, 68.0/ 22

LF — Cliff Floyd - L, 119, 25.9/ 17

CF — Willie Davis - L, 106, 60.5/ 18

RF — Matt Stairs - L, 117, 14.3/ 19

Bench:

C — Dann Bilardello - R, 55, 0.7/ 8

IF/OF — Randy Ready - R, 108, 10.9/ 13

IF/OF — Geoff Blum - S, 81, 3.2/ 14

IF/OF — Archi Cianfrocco - R, 80, -3.9/ 7

OF — Rondell White, R, 108, 28.1/ 15

Starting rotation:

Mark Langston - Throws L, 107 ERA+, 50.7 bWAR/ 16 seasons

Dustin Hermanson - R, 105, 11.3/ 12

Fred Norman - L, 98, 16.5/ 16

Dennis Blair - R, 104, 3.4/ 4

Clay Kirby - R, 92, 7.1/ 8

Bullpen:

Elias Sosa - R, 112, 9.3/ 12

Greg A. Harris - R, 112, 20.4/ 15

Gary Lucas - L, 119, 5.3/ 8

Matt Herges - R, 111, 6.3/ 11

John Costello - R, 124, 1.0/ 4

Ed Vosberg - L, 108, 2.0/ 10

Mike Maddux, R, 102, 5.7/ 15

Organizational depth:

1B/OF — John Vander Wal, Willie Montanez, Joe Vitiello, Randy Bass, Mike Aldrete

IF — Derrel Thomas, Jeff Gardner, Hector Torres, Billy Almon, Garry Jestadt, Scott Livingston, Gary Sutherland, Mike Phillips, Jerry Manuel, Ray Holbert

OF — Milton Bradley, Terrmel Sledge, Don Hahn, James Mouton, Miguel Dilone, Dan Briggs

P — John D’Acquisto, Chris Welsh, Bill Krueger, Dave Tomlin, Gene Harris, Tim Scott, Dave Leiper, Bob Owchinko, Jim Brower, Jimmy Jones, Shawn Hill, Jeremy Fikac, Tom Gorman

Padres/ Nationals

Starting lineup:

C — Josh Bard - Bats S, 90 OPS+, 3.2 bWAR/ 10 seasons

1B — Xavier Nady - R, 99, 3.8/ 12

2B — Carlos Baerga - S, 100, 19.6/ 14

SS — D’Angelo Jimenez - S, 94, 8.1/ 8

3B — Vinny Castilla - R, 95, 19.3/ 16

LF — Terrmel Sledge - L, 93, 0.5/ 4

CF — Scott Hairston - R, 97, 6.5/ 11

RF — Matt Stairs - L, 117, 14.3/ 19

Bench:

C — Wiki Gonzalez - R, 78, 1.5/ 7

1B/RF/C — Robert Fick - L, 95, 2.2/ 10

IF/OF — Jerry Hairston - R, 85, 13.6/ 16

IF/OF — Damian Jackson - R, 81, 6.7/9

OF/IF — Rob Mackowiak - L, 91, 5.6/ 8

Starting rotation:

Pedro Astacio - Throws R, 97 ERA+, 26.0 bWAR/ 15 seasons

Mat Latos - R, 105, 13.4/ 9

Kip Wells - R, 94, 8.3/ 12

Oliver Perez - L, 93, 9.2/ 15

Jason Marquis - R, 93, 8.5/ 15

Bullpen:

Matt Thornton - L, 129, 14.0/ 13

Antonio Osuna - R, 112, 6.3/ 11

Craig Stammen - R, 106, 6.1/ 8

Marc Rzepczynski - L, 108, 3.5/ 9

Shawn Kelley - R, 108, 2.5/ 9

Ron Villone - R, 96, 3.9/ 15

Shawn Hill - R, 91, 1.8/ 7

Organizational depth:

C — Jose Lobaton, Gary Bennett, Wil Nieves

IF — Deivi Cruz, Josh Wilson, Alberto Gonzalez

P — Edwin Jackson, Ross Ohlendorf, Chad Gaudin, Wil Ledezma, Tim Redding

Padres/ Expos or Nationals

Starting lineup:

C — Bard

1B — Colbert

2B — Baerga

SS — Jimenez

3B — Nettles

LF — Floyd

CF — Davis

RF — Stairs

Bench:

C/3B — Barrett

IF/OF — Ready

IF/OF — J. Hairston

OF/IF — S. Hairston

OF — White

Starting rotation:

Langston

Hermanson

Latos

Norman

Astacio

Bullpen:

Thornton (L)

Osuna

Costello

Sosa

Lucas (L)

Harris

Herges