Now that Spring Training is looming and since the offseason has slowed down considerably for the Padres, it's time to create a Padres Season Thread. I don't have high hopes for this team since there are still a lot of questions on this team. I have to admit winning the division last year was kind of nice, but the team was horrible to watch. This is a new season and I believe the Padres will be more entertaining this season than last season.
To recap what happened in the offseason:
Trades:
- OF/1B Xavier Nady traded to the New York Mets for CF Mike Cameron
- RHSP Brian Lawrence traded to the Washington Nationals for 3B Vinny Castilla
- 3B Sean Burroughs traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for RHSP Dewon Brazelton
- 2B Mark Loretta traded to the Boston Red Sox for C Doug Mirabelli
- RHP Ricky Steik traded to the Detroit Tigers for RHP Kenny Baugh
- RHSP Adam Eaton, RHP Akinori Otsuka, and C Billy Killian traded to the Texas Rangers for 1B Adrian Gonzalez, OF Termell Sledge, and RHSP Chris Young.
Signings:
- Re-signed OF Brian Giles.
- Re-signed CL Trevor Hoffman.
- Signed RHP Doug Brocail.
- Signed IF Mark Bellhorn.
- Signed C Todd Greene.
- Signed IF Geoff Blum.
- Signed LHSP Shawn Estes.
- Signed LHP Alan Embree.
- Claimed 1B Walter Young off waivers.
I doubt the Padres will make anymore moves, especially if the Red Sox do acquire Coco Crisp, which would dash all the rumors for a potential Dave Roberts for David Wells trade. With that said, depending on what happens in Spring Training, the team already has a good idea of how the team will look like:
Roster: (* denotes on the major league roster)
Catchers:
1 - Doug Mirabelli*
2 - Todd Greene*
3 - David Ross
4 - Pete LaForest
5 - George Kottaras
First Basemen:
1 - Ryan Klesko*
2 - Adrian Gonzalez*
3 - Walter Young
4 - Paul McAnulty
Second Basemen:
1 - Josh Barfield*
2 - Mark Bellhorn*
3 - Bobby Hill
4 - Geoff Blum*
5 - Eric Young*
Third Basemen:
1 - Vinny Castilla*
2 - Geoff Blum*
3 - Bobby Hill
Shortstop:
1 - Khalil Greene*
2 - Geoff Blum*
Leftfield:
1 - Dave Roberts*
2 - Termell Sledge*
3 - Ben Johnson
4 - Eric Young*
5 - Paul McAnulty
Centerfield:
1 - Mike Cameron*
2 - Dave Roberts*
3 - Termell Sledge*
4 - Ben Johnson
5 - Brian Giles *
6 - Freddy Guzman
Rightfield:
1 - Brian Giles*
2 - Termell Sledge*
3 - Ben Johnson
Starting Rotation
1 - Jake Peavy*
2 - Chris Young*
3 - Woody Williams*
4 - Shawn Estes*
5 - Chan Ho Park*
6 - Dewon Brazelton
7 - Tim Stauffer
8 - Kenny Baugh
9 - Clay Hensley*
Bullpen
1 - Trevor Hoffman*
2 - Scott Linebrink*
3 - Clay Hensley*
4 - Doug Brocail*
5 - Alan Embree*
6 - Seth Etherton*
7 - Steve Andrade*
8 - Scott Cassidy
9 - Brian Sikorski
10 - Sean Thompson
To recap what happened in the offseason:
Trades:
- OF/1B Xavier Nady traded to the New York Mets for CF Mike Cameron
- RHSP Brian Lawrence traded to the Washington Nationals for 3B Vinny Castilla
- 3B Sean Burroughs traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for RHSP Dewon Brazelton
- 2B Mark Loretta traded to the Boston Red Sox for C Doug Mirabelli
- RHP Ricky Steik traded to the Detroit Tigers for RHP Kenny Baugh
- RHSP Adam Eaton, RHP Akinori Otsuka, and C Billy Killian traded to the Texas Rangers for 1B Adrian Gonzalez, OF Termell Sledge, and RHSP Chris Young.
Signings:
- Re-signed OF Brian Giles.
- Re-signed CL Trevor Hoffman.
- Signed RHP Doug Brocail.
- Signed IF Mark Bellhorn.
- Signed C Todd Greene.
- Signed IF Geoff Blum.
- Signed LHSP Shawn Estes.
- Signed LHP Alan Embree.
- Claimed 1B Walter Young off waivers.
I doubt the Padres will make anymore moves, especially if the Red Sox do acquire Coco Crisp, which would dash all the rumors for a potential Dave Roberts for David Wells trade. With that said, depending on what happens in Spring Training, the team already has a good idea of how the team will look like:
Roster: (* denotes on the major league roster)
Catchers:
1 - Doug Mirabelli*
2 - Todd Greene*
3 - David Ross
4 - Pete LaForest
5 - George Kottaras
First Basemen:
1 - Ryan Klesko*
2 - Adrian Gonzalez*
3 - Walter Young
4 - Paul McAnulty
Second Basemen:
1 - Josh Barfield*
2 - Mark Bellhorn*
3 - Bobby Hill
4 - Geoff Blum*
5 - Eric Young*
Third Basemen:
1 - Vinny Castilla*
2 - Geoff Blum*
3 - Bobby Hill
Shortstop:
1 - Khalil Greene*
2 - Geoff Blum*
Leftfield:
1 - Dave Roberts*
2 - Termell Sledge*
3 - Ben Johnson
4 - Eric Young*
5 - Paul McAnulty
Centerfield:
1 - Mike Cameron*
2 - Dave Roberts*
3 - Termell Sledge*
4 - Ben Johnson
5 - Brian Giles *
6 - Freddy Guzman
Rightfield:
1 - Brian Giles*
2 - Termell Sledge*
3 - Ben Johnson
Starting Rotation
1 - Jake Peavy*
2 - Chris Young*
3 - Woody Williams*
4 - Shawn Estes*
5 - Chan Ho Park*
6 - Dewon Brazelton
7 - Tim Stauffer
8 - Kenny Baugh
9 - Clay Hensley*
Bullpen
1 - Trevor Hoffman*
2 - Scott Linebrink*
3 - Clay Hensley*
4 - Doug Brocail*
5 - Alan Embree*
6 - Seth Etherton*
7 - Steve Andrade*
8 - Scott Cassidy
9 - Brian Sikorski
10 - Sean Thompson
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