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2013 season preview: San Diego Padres

Found March 19, 2013 on The Outside Corner:
PLAYERS: Chase Headley,  Nick Hundley,  Yonder Alonso,  Jedd Gyorko,  Everth Cabrera,  Logan Forsythe,  Carlos Quentin,  Cameron Maybin,  Will Venable,  Chris Denorfia,  Edinson Volquez,  Clayton Richard,  Jason Marquis,  Eric Stults,  Huston Street,  Tyson Ross,  Freddy Garcia,  Casey Kelly,  Rymer Liriano,  Bud Black,  Andrew Cashner,  Kyle Blanks,  Jesus Guzman,  Cory Luebke,  Tim Stauffer,  Yasmani Grandal
TEAMS: San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres looked like they'd be a dumpster fire over the course of the 2012 season in the first half of the year. They just didn't look like a good team at all. Then, something happened: the Padres improved tremendously in the second half, and finished with a respectable (if not overly great) 76-86 record thanks to finshing nine games over .500 in the second half. And of course, the team's prospects for 2013 just took a massive hit when Chase Headley broke his thumb. Padres on TOC End of Season Postmortem 2013 Season Preview You May Say I'm a Dreamer (12:00 PM) 2013 Burning Question (1:30 PM) This Is My Nightmare (3:00 PM) 2013 X-Factor (4:30 PM) Depth Chart (as of 3/19) C: Nick Hundley 1B: Yonder Alonso 2B: Jedd Gyorko SS: Everth Cabrera 3B: Logan Forsythe LF: Carlos Quentin CF: Cameron Maybin RF: Will Venable/Chris Denorfia SP: Edinson Volquez SP: Clayton Richard SP: Jason Marquis SP: Eric Stults SP: Freddy G...
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Via Fox Sports  |  March 18, 2013
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Via Rumors and Rants  |  March 18, 2013

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Via Fangraphs  |  March 20, 2013
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Via The Outside Corner  |  March 19, 2013
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San Diego Padres: 3B Chase Headley breaks thumb, could miss 1 month

Via hardballchat.com  |  March 19, 2013
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Via MLB Injury News  |  March 18, 2013
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Via Fantasy Baseball Tools  |  March 19, 2013
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Via Fox Sports  |  March 19, 2013
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Via Friarhood  |  March 19, 2013
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Via AP on Fox  |  March 20, 2013
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