The first two months weren't great by any means, he ended May being in the rotation all year with a 5.10 era. But since, boy, he's done a great job: 3.27 era 22 GS 138.1 IP 127 hits 38 bb 97 k's 8 hr's 1.19 whip Over that time they've won 68% of his starts. The number's above look like something you'd expect to see... more

We're in the grey area right now in regards to Adrian, the outcome of whether we keep him or trade him is still up in the air. Signing him to a team friendly contract is appealling (15-17m/yr), as is getting a collection of players that would make his departure not end up being the end of the world. I spent a good... more

Seems like both teams in the series could use his help. I can't believe Chan Ho Park is actually entering the game for a team facing elimination.

You can vote Padres. I hope you vote Padres. http://www.minorleagueball.com/

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/oct/28/n3276-padres-hoyer28/?padres To some extent, I get the "come in, evaluate, then change things around" strategy. I'm a big proponent. Sometimes you just have to use talent the right way (much in the way I've always viewed Towers). And the timing may not be good for... more

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/weblogs/padres/2009/oct/21/hoyer-about-be-named-gm/?padres Team isn't confirming yet, so the UT just has it on their blog. What do you guys think?

Saw this courtesy of Gaslamp Ball. Can't stop the old gunslinger. Bet Krasovic wishes he had this scoop. KT, still can't stop talking... "They're going to have a $40 million payroll for the foreseeable future," said recently fired Padres GM Kevin Towers, "and there's just no way they can devote half of that to one... more

http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/mlb/news/story?id=4604628 Not that we would ever get in on this, but it looks like the Red Sox are going to be in pursuit.

I don't read the San Diego Reader regularly, but there was an article on the ballpark development project in Portland, and a lot of discussion around Petco as well. The Reader definitely seems to have a negative stance on the park - and I think there are plenty of interesting data points to suggest that it wasn't a... more

I take back all those good things I said about Kras: http://insidethepadres.blogspot.com/2009/10/one-of-these-weeks-or-months-ill.html

I know we're all in agreement that BP has declined, but its one more sign -- BP is not only selling its product to ESPN (fine), but now they are doing joint content. Of course, now they bring us gems like these on the BP site, but courtesy of ESPN's incompetence: "[Draft] Miss: I'd argue that giving center fielder... more

So, what does it take to pry him away if you are GM? He's coming off what is very possibly a career year. Some of that is in "fluff" walks because no one is hitting behind him and some may be additional strike zone knowledge. Either way, the odds say that there is a good chance his value is highest right now. He's an... more

Latos was the #1 prospect in the league. Forsythe was #17. IMO, they should move Forsythe to 2B soon.

Interesting tidbits from Canepa's article today: “If we did nothing this offseason, the payroll payment next year would be $32 million — if left alone, it would be $60 million in four years,” Moorad says. “We'll see a natural increase in payroll over the next several years. ----- Meanwhile, while in-house debates have ... more

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/oct/05/n98689-will-padres-manage/?padres Bill Center has a good article up today on the Padres' off-season and the more pressing issues at hand, given we have no general manager. Aside from the odd attempt to give Kouzmanoff any props for Padres' MVP (half of Adrian was... more

http://deadspin.com/5375605/the-forgotten-man-of-moneyball-part-2 This is a long, strange read. I haven't finished, and I don't think I've got my thoughts together on it. This guy seems all kinds of bitter. And the characterization of Sandy Alderson doesn't fit without how his time played out in San Diego. Walker's... more

Hey guys, My son & I were discussing recent Padre all-stars. Does anybody know of a website that I can use to see the various all-star representatives for each team, each year? We were trying to remember who was the last Padre position player to be drafted, developed, and ultimately become a PADRE all-star. I'd like... more

So Nick Canepa wrote pretty much what you'd expect him to write. I don't have the inclination to go back and look through Canepa's old stuff. I'm sure he had days where he wanted Towers gone. But for the most part, I think KT was pretty good to the media in San Diego, and they returned the favor. I can imagine most of ... more

Pelzer (8) Darnell (10) Luebke (12) Forsythe (17) Italiano (19) Unlike the AZL, the Cal League of 5 years ago was littered with future major leaguers.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4534620&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines The first line is classic. "The Tampa Bay Rays have fired hitting coach Steve Henderson following a season in which the Rays set team records for runs, home runs, on-base percentage and walks." Also, Trevor re-upped for another year... more