Manager: Bud Black Arrivals: 1B Tony Clark, OF Jim Edmonds, 2B Tadahito Iguchi, SP Mark Prior, SP Randy Wolf Departures: 2B Geoff Blum, OF Milton Bradley, RP Doug Brocail, OF Mike Cameron, 3B Morgan Ensberg, 2B Marcus Giles, OF Jason Lane, OF Rob Mackowiak, SP Brett Tomko Offseason grade: D+ Starting rotation The Padres will return one of the most potent 1-2 punches in the National League in reigning Cy Young winner Jake Peavy and Chris Young. Peavy proved just how dominant he could be last year, going 19-6 with a 2.54 ERA and 240 strikeouts. Those numbers reassured the Padres after Peavy struggled in 2006, going 11-14 with a 4.09 ERA. Don't expect Peavy to fall back to his 2006 numbers, though. A repeat of 2007's performance is very likely in 2008. Young is one of the more underrated starters in the game. Young only had 17 decisions (9-8) despite starting 30 games and posting a 3.12 ERA, which proves just how bad the Padres lineup can be. If Young can get any sort of run ...
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An interview with Chris Long
friarforecast.com 2/28/2008 — Chris Long’s official title on the Padres’ Web site is Senior Quantitative Analyst. Since he was gracious enough to let me pester him with a few questions, I will let him explain the rest:
Friar Forecast: Tell us a little bit about ...
Joba vs. Buchholz
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 2/29/2008 — Along with their annual Top 100 Prospects list, Baseball America has released their first edition of "Split Decisions." This is where their experts explain why they favored certain players over others. This time, they're discussing Joba Chamberlain and Clay Buchholz From Baseball America via Yanksfan vs Soxfan : *Note: Due to the fact that this content is subscriber only, I am only ...
Jody Gerut Hot In Spring
friarforum.com 2/29/2008 — Is Jody Gerut's hot hitting enough to make the Padres roster as a non roster invitee this spring ~ or maybe be enough to earn the starting nod over incumbent Scott Hairston or top prospect Chase Headley?
Behold, the Japanese media ...
coreybrock.mlblogs.com 2/29/2008 — Good morning from Peoria, where the sun is out and the games count. Well, starting today they do as the Padres face the Royals here in Peoria at 12:05 p.m.
Should be an interesting day on a lot of fronts, especially with what figures to be a ...
Reds Insider: Dusty on Homer
frontier.cincinnati.com 2/29/2008 — John Fay has been the Reds beat writer for the Enquirer since 2001. Prior to that, he served in a variety of roles for the Enquirer: backup Reds writer, UC beat writer, backup Bengals writer and as a general assignment reporter. He is a Cincinnati ...
Baseball in the land of Yao —
Bleacher Report - MLB 2/29/2008
A sport-loving nation Open almost any magazine or newspaper today, and China is sure to be mentioned, if not featured. Since reopening to the rest of the world in the late 1970s, China has developed at a rate unmatched by the history ...
