San Diego
Padres right - hander Andrew Cashner is the latest to be dealt, traded to the Marlins on July 29 along with fellow starter Colin Rea.
If you're still with me, imagine how it feels to be
the Padres right now.
Not exact matches
(I will hedge my bets here and note that the
Padres have exactly zero dollars invested in guaranteed contracts
right now.
But he's symptomatic of the
Padres situation
right now — they have to throw SOMETHING out there.
The current one, Kevin Towers, took over in September 2010; he honed a reputation as a builder of bullpens over his 14 years as the
Padres» G.M., and he went
right to work repairing a disaster site.
Injured
Padre Jake Peavy (pitching elbow) had averaged a big league high 107.8 pitches per start through Sunday; the Angels» Ervin Santana (above, left) led the AL at 107.5... The Red Sox» Jon Lester (above,
right) threw 130 pitches, the most in the majors this year, in his no - hit win over Kansas City on May 19....
It's a horrific thought that it took a little girl getting hit in the face with a 105 - mph pitch for teams to reconsider how much protection they provide fans — especially for teams like the
Padres, who had a fan injured at their own park earlier this season — but it is also unrealistic to assume the league would be publicly urging this reassessment
right now without that accident happening.
There are reportedly two deals on the table for Eric Hosmer
right now, one from the
Padres for $ 140 million (although rumors are swirling it could be less than that) and one from the Royals for $ 147 million (which also might be no more than whispers), with both spanning seven years.
The
Padres would be
right to look elsewhere at their bigger problems.
Years of low - scoring games caused the
Padres brass to make adjustments to the ballpark dimensions and, before the start of the 2012 season, the left - center field wall was moved in 12 feed and the
right - center field wall was moved in 11 feet.
New general manager A.J. Preller is taking an aggressive stance with the
Padres in the first months of his tenure, but it's likely the
right move.
In addition to Naylor, the
Padres are receiving
right - handed rookie ball pitcher Luis Castillo, according to Yahoo! Sports» Jeff Passan.
The
Padres are trying to tell you why their fidget spinner is as good as those name brand fidget spinners, and you're
right to be skeptical.
Sutcliffe was drafted by eight teams, but so far, he and his agent, Barry Axelrod, have had serious discussions only with the Cubs, who retained
rights to him, the spendthrift Braves, his hometown Royals and his playoff nemesis, the
Padres.
Like, if he were managing the Rays,
Padres, or Royals, he'd probably not be facing so much ire
right now.
For the San Diego
Padres to be in first place with the amount of talent on the team they have got to be doing a lot of little things
right.
The shift betrayed San Diego in the seventh, as Yoenis Cespedes hit a slow roller to the
right side of the infield at the same time most of the
Padres» infielders were on the third base side of the diamond.
Beachfront property located
right on the Gulf of Mexico, and close to the South
Padre Island Birding and Nature Center.
This pier is located North of Iquitos (10 minutes by moto - taxi), on the
right bank of the Nanay River, and from there, the boats navigate to different destinations, like the Boras de San Andrés ethnic community and the farming communities of
Padre Cocha and Manacamiri, where traditional recreational activities are organized for visitors.
(But, then again, a few weeks ago I also thought there was real chance the Mets and
Padres would be gearing up for the MLB playoffs
right now.)