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Would Cuban 2B Hector Olivera be a good fit for the Yankees?
Cuban second baseman Hector Olivera should be eligible to sign soon. Should the Yankees go after him?Last week the Yankees traded Martin Prado to the Marlins, but up until that point, it had looked...
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Colorado Rockies sign Nick Hundley to 2-year deal
Baltimore wanted the 31-year old catcher back, but he ultimately took Colorado's $6 million offer.Colorado was seeking a defensive-minded, veteran catcher this offseason, and added one by signing Nick...
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Miami Marlins yet to find partner for Dan Haren trade
The 34-year old wants to play on the West Coast, but the Marlins have yet to find a trade partner.When the Miami Marlins acquired Dan Haren, they knew there was a chance he would not pitch for them in...
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2014 Padres Transactions
The year 2014 saw many changes to the Padres roster. The team today looks vastly different from the team just one year ago, and it's likely to look even more different the closer we get to Opening Day,...
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Thursday Rockpile: Rockies open 2015 with new catcher, signing Nick Hundley...
The former Padres and Orioles backstop will be paid $6 million for two years behind the plate at Coors Field.Nick Hundley agrees to 2-year deal with Colorado Rockies, report says - The Denver PostNick...
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The late Joe Pittman was born this day in 1953
Of the four former Friars born on New Year's day, Joe Pittman was the first. The first to be born, that is; Bob Owchinko pitched for the Padres a couple years before Pittman came over from the Astros...
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Bob Owchinko birthday cards: A lefty looks at 60
As I mentioned earlier in Joe Pittman's birthday card post, Bob Owchinko was the first New Year's baby to play for the Padres although Pittman was born two years earlier. Pittman was a Padre in 1982...
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Baseball America likes Nationals' return in Rangers, Padres/Rays trades this...
Baseball America writers John Manuel and Lacy Lusk both posted articles yesterday on the return Washington Nationals' GM Mike Rizzo received in the trades with the Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Rays and San...
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Jeff Suppan's 2012 season in far too much detail
Jeff Suppan turns 40 today, which was all it took for me to go back and relive his brief stint with the Padres. I swear I'm not a masochist, it just sort of happened. It starts with an innocent enough...
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The Yankees bullpen depth and where the relievers fit in.
Without question, the Yankees are loaded with power relievers. Where and how do they all fit in?Brian Cashman continued his retooling of the club by adding two more power relievers to the fold, after...
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Tito Fuentes turns 71 today, is probably still cooler than you
These are two of my favorite cards ever. I've been meaning for years to throw together a post about them, but me remembering to do stuff is basically a coin-flip. Today is Tito Fuentes' seventy-first...
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2015 Hall of Fame Ballot: Craig Biggio
Middle infielder with 3000+ hits, 250+ home runs, 350+ steals. No, not Derek Jeter. Career Statistics: 12503 PA, .281/.363/.433, 291 HR, 414 SB, .352 wOBA, 115 wRC+, 65.1 fWAR (84th among position...
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Charlie Sheen is on a baseball card as a Padre now
I was burning up time on Twitter, wasting oxygen decent people could have been making good use of, when I saw the worst Padres card I've seen in a while. I mean, this thing is even worse than that...
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Is Nationals' prospect Joe Ross the "hidden gem" in Nats, Rays and Padres deal?
Washington Nationals' GM Mike Rizzo got involved in the Wil Myers talks with the Tampa Bay Rays and San Diego Padres and came away with what might be the Nats' shortstop of the future and a righty who...
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Every Hall of Fame ballot should be public
Words on the Internet that will surely effect social changeThe Hall of Fame results will be released today at 11 AM, and we will wail and gnash our teeth and rend our garments and then (SPOILER!) Barry...
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Padres find no common cause for arm injuries
A few days ago sdsuaztec4 tweeted asking if we knew that the Padres had commissioned a study to figure out why an inordinate number of the team's pitchers were being injured. It was news to me. I...
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Mike Piazza falls short of election to Hall of Fame again
The former Mets catcher has once again been denied his place in Cooperstown.Mike Piazza has once again fallen short of election to the Hall of Fame, according to voting results announced by the...
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Press Conference Thread: Meet the new Padres!
We're just half an hour away from finally being formally introduced to new Padres Wil Myers, Justin Upton, Will Middlebrooks, and Derek Norris. They're following a tough act, what with Matt Kemp making...
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Trevor Hoffman talks about his Hall of Fame chances
Once the new class of Hall of Famers were introduced today, discussion naturally jumped ahead to next year's eligible players. Padres legend, Trevor Hoffman, will be among those players voted on by...
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Padres make Josh Johnson signing official, Jake Goebbert designated for...
The Padres' re-signing of starting pitcher Josh Johnson is something we've all known about for a long time but as you know, it can sometimes take awhile to initial all the boxes and sign all the lines,...
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