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Padres Adding By Subtracting
Published 9/1/2008 by scott (noreply@blogger.com) at Friar Forum
The San Diego Padres will announce on Monday that the have released veterans Tadihito Iguchi, and Brett Tomko. Iguchi signed a one year deal with the Padres and had an extremely disappointing season. Tomko was with the Friars for the 20th time, and FF expects KT to sign him yet again next season after being released. The Friars are set to expand their 25 man roster to at least 30 on Monday, including touted prospects Matt Antonelli and Wade LeBlanc. The Padres will continue to use the remaining games to gage their young talent, seeing the young players, such as Will ...

Padres to Slash Payroll? What it Means for Former Wizards.
Published 9/1/2008 by Chad Gramling at Baseball in Fort Wayne
With the news that the Padres will release second baseman Tadahito Iguchi and pitcher Brett Tomko to make room for Wade LeBlanc and Matt Antonelli, anyone can see that the Padres are already making plans for next year. This is the latest in a series of moves that have involved bringing minor league talent to the Padres, and many of them have included former Wizards. I gotta think there will be many more moves in the remaining days of the 2008 season that could spell opportunities for other former Wizards, which should also make for an interesting Spring Training as the prevailing speculation is that the Padres will continue to slash ...