Considering A Padres Fire Sale

Depressed Fan found this 4/28/2008 on www.mlbtraderumors.com [flag]

The Padres are 8.5 games out, and it's only April 28th. It's not a good place to be. Obviously they aren't throwing in the towel yet, but if they have a similarly ugly May a fire sale could be in order. Let's speculate on some trade possibilities. Greg Maddux . The Padres' highest paid player at $10MM, Mad Dog is calling his own shots at this point. I imagine ... [link]

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Seeking Outside Help?
Published 4/28/2008 by Brian at Depressed Fan
... Starting Pitchers: The big name left hanging at the beginning of the season was Joe Blanton, however with the A's tied for first out West I don't think even Billy Beane could muster support for shipping Blanton out at this point, I also don't think he'd fare well in the A.L. East. There is, however, a guy out on the left coast who I think would be worth a look, depending on the asking price. Back in December I was hoping the Yanks would make a run at Randy Wolf. Well, he signed with the Padres (the number one destination on every free agent pitcher's wish list) and thus ...

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