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newgroom422 He barely gets mentioned in media, but assistant GM Fred Uhlman, who also has been with the Padres for a long time, deserves a lot of credit for the Padres success.-
Geoff Young Good call. The entire front office does a fantastic job.
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Deserved Extension
baseballmusings.com —
... January 23, 2008 Deserved Extension Ducksnorts presents a table showing just how much value Kevin Towers derived from his trades . Posted by David Pinto at ...
Towers gets a 2 year extension
Gaslamp Ball —
... Geoff at Ducksnorts has a nice break down on Towers' trading history in his post. Head over there and check out the link, you and Gammons can salivate over it together.
Kevin Towers = Genius?
East Windup Chronicle —
... , has a “high-level” breakdown of several Towers deals by year, evaluating them by win shares lost and gained. It’s a staggering chart, one that gives Towers an edge by some 529 wins. Andy Sheets for Phil Nevin anyone? How about Adam Eaton and Akinori Otsuka for Chris Young and Adrian Gonzalez? That deal is already a robbery and will still age like a bottle of fine wine. Just let it sit in the corner and watch the value roll in. ...
Odds and Ends: Foulke, Ordonez, Feliz, Phillips
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... poorly written.
The Giants' two-year offer to Pedro Feliz was rejected, and they seem inclined to fill third base internally. Joe Crede is not out of the question though.
Seems that the Reds might be talking about a long-term deal with Brandon Phillips.
Rewriting history: the Padres almost acquired Mark McGwire in 1995. Speaking of Kevin Towers, here's a quick look at his trading record. It's good.
Team payroll data for '07 is ...
Roundup - Canseco Knows How to Generate Headlines
Baseball Digest Daily —
... books but did not hear back from him. Canseco refused to say whether Ordóñez would be named in connection with performance-enhancing drugs in his second book. "You are going to have to buy the book to see that," he said. Reached at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Wednesday, Ordóñez said he did not want to talk in detail about Canseco. Although he criticized him for writing his tell-all book, he said he did not want to get involved with any formal investigation." - Geoff Young examines the trades San Diego GM Kevin Towers made since 1995-96 by Win Shares. - ...
Lust, Van Halen and what can we get for Marlon Byrd?
Uwe Blog —
... and find someone hotter. **** God, I wish I was the starting QB for Florida. **** Terrell Owens trying to pick up legendary slut Paris Hilton? **** Post of the year, so far. **** Cowboys have no idea who they're going to get to coach. **** Dallas is a top 4 market nationally. The Rangers aren't even in the top 10 for MLB payrolls. Sad. **** Speaking of, with a little help from the Rangers, the Padres GM is looking good. **** Is anyone confident about the Josh ...
Rounding The Bases: It’s Almost That Time
Bugs & Cranks —
Pitchers and catchers report soon, which means that spring training starts, which means that the regular season starts, which means that fantasy baseball starts, which means that it’s time to pick a team name. [Brock for Broglio]
An in-depth analysis of Kevin Towers’ performance as Padres GM. [Ducksnorts]
Where have you gone, Nick Johnson? [Washington Post]
An interesting exploration of the drawbacks to publicly financing a stadium. [Sabernomics]
The Cubs are squeezing every last cent out of their fans. [Foul ...
Links of the day + a video
Obscure Sports Quarterly —
... Analysis of all the trades Kevin Towers has made as the Padres’ general manager. He’s done very well. (Ducksnorts) ...
