On the surface, it seems like a very tame spring training for the San Diego Padres. Just about every position battle is already decided, you could practically write out the 25-man roster today, and it seems unlikely that Adrian Gonzalez will be traded anytime soon.
But could these calm waters be roiled by future drama? Is Bud Black being set up for a fall with false expectations? And might this be the BEST time to move Gonzalez? Chris and Craig talk Padres baseball in their latest podcast:
Each year the team at MadFriars.com comes up with a list of the Padres’ Top 20 prospects. This year, Simon Castro and Jaff Decker head the list of twenty prospects who MadFriars believes will have the greatest potential to impact the future of the Padres organization.
But where’s last year’s #1 pick, Donavan Tate? And how did last year’s #1 prospect, Cedric Hunter, fall off this year’s list altogether? After the jump, you can read the MadFriars prospect list. Below, listen to John Conniff from MadFriars.com as he joins Craig and Chris to break down the Padres’ farm system in a companion podcast:
Scott Hairston joined 619 Sports for an exclusive one-on-one interview as he drove to the airport, just hours after learning he was traded back to the Padres in exchange for Kevin Kouzmanoff:
ShareJed Hoyer is heading to his first GM meeting with the San Diego Padres. Should he pursue a trade of Adrian Gonzalez? On the heels of Chris’ column detailing why the Padres shouldn’t trade Adrian, Craig has some reasons why they should. Pick your side of the argument in the comments!
ShareSo the San Diego Padres send out a ticket brochure to former season ticket holders for 2010 — and there isn’t a single photo anywhere in there of All-Star first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. First thought: Does that mean that the Padres plan on not having Adrian Gonzalez on their ballclub next season?
ShareJed Hoyer was introduced today as the new general manager of the San Diego Padres at a Petco Park news conference. 619 Sports caught up with the new GM afterwards to ask about his goals in tailoring the Padres to Petco Park, the challenges of moving from the Red Sox to a mid-market team, and his [...]
ShareKevin Towers was alternately emotional, thankful, and proud during his press conference today, after it was announced that he would be leaving the San Diego Padres. KT ends a 14-year tenure as GM, the longest of any current GM. Towers joked to start his prepared comments that after 47 years on Earth, he was fired [...]
ShareThere’s an old saying that was repeated recently by Don Draper on the amazing show “Mad Men”. Talking about a controversial bid to tear down Penn Station and replace it with Madison Square Garden, Draper told his client: “If you don’t like what people are saying about you, change the conversation.”
Hearing that Padres’ CEO Jeff [...]
ShareLed by Jaff Decker and playoff-surging Fort Wayne, it’s been a banner year on the farm for the San Diego Padres. Madfriars.com minor league expert John Conniff joins 619 Sports to break down the ‘09 season in the Padres’ minor-league system:
KT: “A Gunslinger Shoots First, And He Wins The Battle”
October 4, 2009ShareKevin Towers was alternately emotional, thankful, and proud during his press conference today, after it was announced that he would be leaving the San Diego Padres. KT ends a 14-year tenure as GM, the longest of any current GM. Towers joked to start his prepared comments that after 47 years on Earth, he was fired [...]