I won't take up too much space up here today as there are a ton of links to get to. I was actually surprised to see so many today since we are so close to spring training with not a whole lot left for the Padres to do to the team. Rumors have us possibly picking up another reliever, but that remains to be seen. What I'm excited for is to see what the prospects will do for us this season when it comes. Should be fun to watch. Here are your links for today:
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MLB.com has their top 10 catching prospects; #6 is Yasmani Grandal
"Grandal showed an ability to hit from both sides of the plate, with some power and an advanced approach at the plate. He should be a capable catcher defensively, though he could use some move development time, and his strong arm enabled him to throw out basestealers during his climb."
Bill Center at the UT has a nice article on Tim Stauffer"And with Mat Latos and Aaron ...
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PLAYERS:
Yasmani Grandal,
Tim Stauffer,
Mat Latos,
Aaron Harang,
Clayton Richard,
Dustin Moseley,
Josh Byrnes,
Jedd Gyorko,
Jack Murphy,
Bill James
TEAMS: San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, San Diego State Aztecs
TEAMS: San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, San Diego State Aztecs
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