- Josh Byrnes has traded for Ian Kennedy twice. Kennedy has great delivery and arm action. He has 4 pitches he can execute. "He has better 'stuff' than people give him credit for." He's shown he can produce like a middle or front of the rotation pitcher. He has the resume and is capable of big seasons.
- The Padres will keep looking to build the team during the off-season.
- "We don't think we're that far away. We've had stretches of winning." The Padres have been over .500 for the last 180 games.
- Byrnes thinks the trade heightens the rivalry with the Dodgers, since Kennedy and Carlos Quentin have both fought with Dodger players.
- If Everth Cabrera is suspended than Logan Forsythe and Alexi Amarista will see a lot of playing time at shortstop.