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SaberScouting found this 7/2/2008 on sandiego.padres.mlb.com [flag]
DENVER -- Three days after Christmas in 1994, Randy Smith, then the general manager of the San Diego Padres, helped engineer a 12-player trade with the Houston Astros that landed Ken Caminiti and Steve Finley, among others. Three seasons later, Caminiti and Finley helped propel the Padres into the World Series, giving Smith a sense of satisfaction unsurpassed until Wednesday, when Smith, now ... [link]

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July 2nd Morning Update
Published 7/2/2008 by kileymcd at SaberScouting
By Kiley McDaniel There has been intrigue, rumors, and large amounts of money flying around with the opening of the signing period for nearly all of the top 16 year olds in Latin America beginning this morning. Some scouts and agents started posting in the comments of the scouting reports article and 100 comments later, it turned into a liveblog of sorts of international rumors and facts. It’s still a comments section, so take it with a grain of salt, but there’s some good stuff in there. ESPN Deportes broke the story that both the Rangers and Reds offered $5 million to Michel Inoa, but he stuck with the A’s offer of $4.25 ...

Odds And Ends: International Signing, LoDuca, Ichiro, ChiSox
Published 7/2/2008 by Joe Pawlikowski at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Here's a list of loose links (sink ships) from today: Corey Brock of MLB.com has a piece on the Padres international signings. More here from the man himself, Paul DePodesta. The Marlins are still looking for a catcher, and one of their former guys might be available. That would be Paul LoDuca. With the Nats out of it, could they swap LoDuca within the division? And would they assume part of LoDuca's remaining salary? Ozzie Guillen is completely content with the current White Sox team. Other than an underperforming and injured Paul Konerko, they're looking solid. Sam Mellinger goes over ...

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Enjoy, Padres Fans, Enjoy

Geoff Young posted 7/2/2008 from itmightbedangerous.blogspot.com

Your Padres made a statement today. Before noon eastern time, the Padres had locked up five of the top international prospects from around the globe for a total of nearly $5,000,000. Those commas are in the proper places. Let's allow that to sink in for a second... Feels good, doesn't it?
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Padres Make Splash On July 2

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After Michel Inoa, the biggest buzz in Latin America leading up to the beginning of the July 2 international signing period was that the Padres were prepared to spend heavily. Today, the buzz proved to be correct. The Padres, who in April opened a new ...
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