hardballtimes.com - 7/10/2008
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Paul DePodesta with some excellent philosophic and strategic notes about mid-season trades . I like this:
The Volume Myth
I have to address this one, because we always joke about it internally. Overwhelming teams with volume is not a recipe for bringing back quality players. Every team out there is smart enough to know that four times zero is still zero: "But what if we add this 4A guy AND ...
Wanna Play GM?
itmightbedangerous.blogspot.com 7/8/2008 — San Diego Padres executive Paul Depodesta solicits opinions on what to do with the team from a GM's point of view.
THT Live:Wanna Play GM?
hardballtimes.com 7/8/2008 — Paul Depodesta has posted a poll asking Padre fans what strategy the Padre front office should pursue , given the team's precarious state. Here's your chance to let a front office know what you think!
The Verdict Is In
itmightbedangerous.blogspot.com 7/10/2008 — Paul DePodesta discusses the art of making deadline deals.
TD Recommends: Whiffle, Paul DePodesta, & Moonshots
toweldrills.com 7/11/2008 — Nice post from toweldrills.com providing links to a great New York Times article on some Whiffle ball crusaders in Connecticut, getting inside the head of a baseball GM, and video of Adam Dunn's huge blast against the Chicago Cubs.
Alderson aide DePodesta agrees to stay on past this season
www3.signonsandiego.com 7/12/2008 — Padres CEO Sandy Alderson has reached an agreement with special assistant Paul DePodesta that will keep DePodesta with the club past 2008.
"I fully expect him to be here beyond this year," Alderson said Friday.
Alderson said DePodesta, a former general manager of the Dodgers, "has had opportunities" to take GM jobs elsewhere since joining the Padres.
According to Alderson, DePodesta ...
