Being the GM: 2009 San Diego Padres

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 Being the GM: 2009 San Diego Padres
This series is predicated on educated guesses, past history of the team/general manager, rumors that have been out there for a while, and actions that I feel could be taken. This exercise is me playing GM to inspire conversation and a new way of approaching things. Moves that I complete as ... [link]

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What's a Kevin Towers to do?
Published 10/6/2008 by Dex at Gaslamp Ball
... Evan at MVN Outsider gives his opinion on what Kevin Towers could do during the off season. Evan readily admits that all of this is very unlikely to happen, but I was looking for stuff to write about and his email happened to appear and so... ...

Hayhurst Takes Off, Eh?
Published 10/7/2008 by Geoff Young at Ducksnorts
... Evan Brunell takes a stab at rebuilding the Padres. Re-signing Trevor Hoffman makes sense; the rest of these moves, not so much. I can’t imagine a worse time to try and trade Greene than when he’s coming off a career-worst season and involved in a contractual dispute with his employer — talk about selling low. ...

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