What Would the Outsider Do: San Diego Padres

The San Diego Padres are at an interesting crossroads. They have some pieces in place where they should be competing in what is a fairly weak National League West division. The club is also not young enough, or deep enough with prospects to have much confidence beyond 2010 when compared to the rest of the division. This is a club that just missed the playoffs in 2007 and have since fallen all the way down to the Steven Strasburg sweepstakes. This is a club that needs to rebuild, but is also only a couple pieces from competing. So what do they do? Where do they stand? That's where WWOD? comes in. WWOD? suggests what the Padres should do, not what they will do. The Padres should go for it. You heard it. How much longer can they count on Jake Peavy to dominate the National League? Will Adrian Gonzalez price his way out of San Diego? While there are some nice youngsters kicking around, are they the type of players an organization can build around? The Padres have had a couple strong drafts, ... (link)