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Post by aztecmusician on Nov 2, 2019 20:53:14 GMT -8
Ok Padre fans, the World Series is over, the off season is here. How do the Padres move forward with the new manager? Who would you trade for or sign?
-Strasberg just opted out of his Washington contract. -Will Kluber or Syndegaard get a look? -Is AJ Preller going to hang with his current starting rotation?
Is Hedges going to return? Myers? Dump Kinsler?
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Post by aztecmusician on Nov 14, 2019 13:46:14 GMT -8
The Padres are looking at Strasburg and Cole, however both are going to command a king’s ransom starting at 17 million and up. Maybe a bit too pricey, given that pitchers, historically tend to have the occasional off years. Bleacher Report mentions Madbum as also someone the Padres are looking at. Ryu, Hammels, Keuchel and Wheeler are veteran options also on the board.
Given that the Padres have a wealth of young OF, a trade or two will also probably happen.
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Post by aardvark on Nov 14, 2019 15:00:44 GMT -8
The Padres are looking at Strasburg and Cole, however both are going to command a king’s ransom starting at 17 million and up. Maybe a bit too pricey, given that pitchers, historically tend to have the occasional off years. Bleacher Report mentions Madbum as also someone the Padres are looking at. Ryu, Hammels, Keuchel and Wheeler are veteran options also on the board. Given that the Padres have a wealth of young OF, a trade or two will also probably happen. 17 million and up? Try almost double that--at least as far as Strasburg and Cole are concerned. One trade the Padres need to make is ridding themselves of Myers, but it will cost tens of millions to get someone else to take him off of our hands. If only Preller could pull off another trade similar to the Shields to White Sox move, and get another player with the abilities of Tatis Jr.
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Post by azteca on Nov 19, 2019 15:07:03 GMT -8
The Padres have been very quiet, along with most teams in MLB!
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Post by aztecmusician on Nov 25, 2019 2:32:41 GMT -8
I think Preller could make a trade for Kluber. The broken arm last year took 3/4 of the season from him, he will want to bounce back.
Mets are inquiring.
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Post by aztecmusician on Nov 27, 2019 2:02:14 GMT -8
A report that Whit Merrifield could be targeted in a trade. This would be good, Merrifield is a speedy .300 hitter who is versatile. Morejon and Urias for him would help both teams.
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Post by aardvark on Nov 27, 2019 11:19:30 GMT -8
Urias and Lauer to the Brewers for RHP Zach Davies and LH-hitting OF Trent Grisham.
Also, Padres have reportedly signed Drew Pomeranz.
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Post by aztecmusician on Nov 27, 2019 12:21:09 GMT -8
Davies as a 4th starter, Pomeranz lefty long relief. Davies has legit stuff, was 17-9 w 3.90 ERA in 2017 and was solid last year. Add a frontline #1 and the rotation will be ready.
This move, with Urias gone could mean a Whit Merrifield deal is in the future.
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Post by aardvark on Nov 27, 2019 12:37:20 GMT -8
Davies as a 4th starter, Pomeranz lefty long relief. Davies has legit stuff, was 17-9 w 3.90 ERA in 2017 and was solid last year. Add a frontline #1 and the rotation will be ready. This move, with Urias gone could mean a Whit Merrifield deal is in the future. While I wouldn't mind Merrifield coming here, he has a ridiculous team-friendly contract starting in 2020 with the Royals. I can't imagine the Royals trading him. But if they do...
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Post by survalli on Nov 27, 2019 12:44:40 GMT -8
Lauer was the key to that trade for the Brewers. Urias may figure it out it a smaller ballpark. Curious to hear what people think of Grisham, his minor league stats do not blow me away.
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Post by aardvark on Nov 27, 2019 13:42:08 GMT -8
Lauer was the key to that trade for the Brewers. Urias may figure it out it a smaller ballpark. Curious to hear what people think of Grisham, his minor league stats do not blow me away. Frees up a few million in payroll for the Brewers. Davies could help the Padres rotation a bit--especially if he rediscovers his 2017 form.
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Post by The Aztec Panther on Nov 28, 2019 11:24:55 GMT -8
So the Padres swapped mediocre players in that trade with Milwaukee, and signed an aging pitcher who is less than mediocre (and had a lousy season last year). Wow. That will create a lot more wins and put a lot more butts in seats.
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Post by aztecryan on Nov 28, 2019 12:04:36 GMT -8
So the Padres swapped mediocre players in that trade with Milwaukee, and signed an aging pitcher who is less than mediocre (and had a lousy season last year). Wow. That will create a lot more wins and put a lot more butts in seats. Mediocre players? Urias was the key to the deal, the Brewers value his hit tool and upside. Grisham posted a .354 OBP out of the leadoff spot with positive defensive metrics in all 3 outfield spots. Lauer was never going to crack the rotation and Davies is a useful 26 year old with good road numbers outside of Miller Park, featuring the 4th rated changeup in baseball. Pomeranz is a multi-inning reliever who exploded the last 2 months of the 2019 season, and has posted excellent career relief numbers : 2.72 ERA, 140 strikeouts in 115 innings, only allowing 85 hits. He is strictly a pen piece on this team and was highly sought after. He struck out nearly 50% of the batters he faced in the 2nd half of the season, when he was converted to a relief role by the Giants. If you are going to bash moves, at least do yourself the courtesy of being informed.
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Post by aztecryan on Nov 28, 2019 12:07:06 GMT -8
Lauer was the key to that trade for the Brewers. Urias may figure it out it a smaller ballpark. Curious to hear what people think of Grisham, his minor league stats do not blow me away. This is false - Stearns said yesterday that they targeted Urias because of his hit tool and perceived upside. It's a win win move on paper. Both sides will likely benefit. Grisham adds more lineup balance to the Padres outfield being left handed and can play all 3 spots. Urias will be the Brewers shortstop at this point.
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Post by aardvark on Nov 28, 2019 12:37:01 GMT -8
Lauer was the key to that trade for the Brewers. Urias may figure it out it a smaller ballpark. Curious to hear what people think of Grisham, his minor league stats do not blow me away. This is false - Stearns said yesterday that they targeted Urias because of his hit tool and perceived upside. It's a win win move on paper. Both sides will likely benefit. Grisham adds more lineup balance to the Padres outfield being left handed and can play all 3 spots. Urias will be the Brewers shortstop at this point. Urias at short? They can have him.
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Post by The Aztec Panther on Nov 28, 2019 12:46:42 GMT -8
So the Padres swapped mediocre players in that trade with Milwaukee, and signed an aging pitcher who is less than mediocre (and had a lousy season last year). Wow. That will create a lot more wins and put a lot more butts in seats. Mediocre players? Urias was the key to the deal, the Brewers value his hit tool and upside. Grisham posted a .354 OBP out of the leadoff spot with positive defensive metrics in all 3 outfield spots. Lauer was never going to crack the rotation and Davies is a useful 26 year old with good road numbers outside of Miller Park, featuring the 4th rated changeup in baseball. Pomeranz is a multi-inning reliever who exploded the last 2 months of the 2019 season, and has posted excellent career relief numbers : 2.72 ERA, 140 strikeouts in 115 innings, only allowing 85 hits. He is strictly a pen piece on this team and was highly sought after. He struck out nearly 50% of the batters he faced in the 2nd half of the season, when he was converted to a relief role by the Giants. If you are going to bash moves, at least do yourself the courtesy of being informed. I looked up Pomeranz' stats for 2019. He sucked. ERA was 5.68! That's called giving away the games late. And none of the players involved in this trade are difference makers. Do you really expect this team to contend this year? The league is rigged. They want the major market teams to have winning records every year so they can be in the playoff hunt every year so they can have big ratings in the biggest markets every year. So the major market teams are allowed to have HUGE revenue advantages over the rest of the league. It's not a balanced, competitive league. The Yankees and Red Sox almost never have losing seasons, and they're almost always in the playoff hunt. The small/mid market teams have losing records at least 7 out of every 10 years and are legitimately in the playoff hunt maybe one or two years out of every ten. The league is a joke. It's a step up from Pro Wrestling. The outcomes of the games aren't decided in advance, but which teams are given a competitive advantage IS decided in advance.
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Post by aztecryan on Nov 28, 2019 13:13:16 GMT -8
Mediocre players? Urias was the key to the deal, the Brewers value his hit tool and upside. Grisham posted a .354 OBP out of the leadoff spot with positive defensive metrics in all 3 outfield spots. Lauer was never going to crack the rotation and Davies is a useful 26 year old with good road numbers outside of Miller Park, featuring the 4th rated changeup in baseball. Pomeranz is a multi-inning reliever who exploded the last 2 months of the 2019 season, and has posted excellent career relief numbers : 2.72 ERA, 140 strikeouts in 115 innings, only allowing 85 hits. He is strictly a pen piece on this team and was highly sought after. He struck out nearly 50% of the batters he faced in the 2nd half of the season, when he was converted to a relief role by the Giants. If you are going to bash moves, at least do yourself the courtesy of being informed. I looked up Pomeranz' stats for 2019. He sucked. ERA was 5.68! That's called giving away the games late. And none of the players involved in this trade are difference makers. Do you really expect this team to contend this year? The league is rigged. They want the major market teams to have winning records every year so they can be in the playoff hunt every year so they can have big ratings in the biggest markets every year. So the major market teams are allowed to have HUGE revenue advantages over the rest of the league. It's not a balanced, competitive league. The Yankees and Red Sox almost never have losing seasons, and they're almost always in the playoff hunt. The small/mid market teams have losing records at least 7 out of every 10 years and are legitimately in the playoff hunt maybe one or two years out of every ten. The league is a joke. It's a step up from Pro Wrestling. The outcomes of the games aren't decided in advance, but which teams are given a competitive advantage IS decided in advance. This is a candidate for the most laughable post of 2019.
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Post by The Aztec Panther on Nov 28, 2019 13:21:23 GMT -8
I looked up Pomeranz' stats for 2019. He sucked. ERA was 5.68! That's called giving away the games late. And none of the players involved in this trade are difference makers. Do you really expect this team to contend this year? The league is rigged. They want the major market teams to have winning records every year so they can be in the playoff hunt every year so they can have big ratings in the biggest markets every year. So the major market teams are allowed to have HUGE revenue advantages over the rest of the league. It's not a balanced, competitive league. The Yankees and Red Sox almost never have losing seasons, and they're almost always in the playoff hunt. The small/mid market teams have losing records at least 7 out of every 10 years and are legitimately in the playoff hunt maybe one or two years out of every ten. The league is a joke. It's a step up from Pro Wrestling. The outcomes of the games aren't decided in advance, but which teams are given a competitive advantage IS decided in advance. This is a candidate for the most laughable post of 2019. Pop quiz, hotshot. How many losing seasons have the Yankees, Red Sox, and Dodgers had COMBINED over the last 19 years? Secondarily, regarding Pomeranz - what was his win/loss record in 2019? Hint: It was as bad as his ERA.
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Post by aztecryan on Nov 28, 2019 13:30:47 GMT -8
This is a candidate for the most laughable post of 2019. Pop quiz, hotshot. How many losing seasons have the Yankees, Red Sox, and Dodgers had COMBINED over the last 19 years? Who...cares? How many World Series championships do those 3 teams have in the last decade? Make the playoffs and it comes down to matchups, strategy and execution, not payroll. Now, back to this thread. While I'm glad you looked up Pomeranz and gawked at his ERA, here's what is actually relevant. As a reliever, he posted a 1.88 ERA with 50 strikeouts in 28 2/3 innings. What's also relevant is that with the new 3 batter minimum rule, a left handed multi-inning reliever has an extreme amount of value because their role is suddenly expanded. Muñoz, Castillo, Pomeranz and Yates is a foundation for an elite bullpen, which shortens the game and reduces the stress on your starting staff.
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Post by aardvark on Nov 28, 2019 13:40:05 GMT -8
Mediocre players? Urias was the key to the deal, the Brewers value his hit tool and upside. Grisham posted a .354 OBP out of the leadoff spot with positive defensive metrics in all 3 outfield spots. Lauer was never going to crack the rotation and Davies is a useful 26 year old with good road numbers outside of Miller Park, featuring the 4th rated changeup in baseball. Pomeranz is a multi-inning reliever who exploded the last 2 months of the 2019 season, and has posted excellent career relief numbers : 2.72 ERA, 140 strikeouts in 115 innings, only allowing 85 hits. He is strictly a pen piece on this team and was highly sought after. He struck out nearly 50% of the batters he faced in the 2nd half of the season, when he was converted to a relief role by the Giants. If you are going to bash moves, at least do yourself the courtesy of being informed. I looked up Pomeranz' stats for 2019. He sucked. ERA was 5.68! That's called giving away the games late. And none of the players involved in this trade are difference makers. Do you really expect this team to contend this year? The league is rigged. They want the major market teams to have winning records every year so they can be in the playoff hunt every year so they can have big ratings in the biggest markets every year. So the major market teams are allowed to have HUGE revenue advantages over the rest of the league. It's not a balanced, competitive league. The Yankees and Red Sox almost never have losing seasons, and they're almost always in the playoff hunt. The small/mid market teams have losing records at least 7 out of every 10 years and are legitimately in the playoff hunt maybe one or two years out of every ten. The league is a joke. It's a step up from Pro Wrestling. The outcomes of the games aren't decided in advance, but which teams are given a competitive advantage IS decided in advance. I'm usually not one to defend Ryan (he can do that himself), you didn't look at all of his stats. You cherry-picked the first half, when he was a starter with the Giants. He was much more effective coming out of the 'pen with the Brewers. Although I was amazed at the money he will allegedly get from the Padres.
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