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2012 Padres Organizational Depth: SS

The shortstop position is the least deep in the Padres organization. Of the players drafted for the position, most have not been able to stick and some of them have been moved to other spots. There is currently a very short list of legitimate shortstops with only two appearing to have a real shot to be adequate major league performers. It is possible that one or two others could...
Via Friarhood  |  22 hours ago
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Friarhood Radio FanFest Recap - Garfinkel, Black and more.

Friarhood Radio was on location today during Padres FanFest.  An action packed three hours from the Tilted Kilt with myself, Judson Richards, and Cody Decker.  If you have never listened to FHR in the past, this week was a great time to start.  This week on the show: Tom Garfinkel - Spoke candidly on the new TV deal, dynamic pricing, and trying to compete in 2012 Bud Black...
Via Friarhood  |  1 day ago
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Padres New TV Deal Could Net the Team 75 Million Annually

In an article written by Bob Nightengale of USA today, the Padres may cash in big with the new TV deal. "And even the San Diego Padres— playing in the 26th largest market in baseball — are, pending MLB approval, poised to sign a new deal with Fox Sports that will guarantee them $75 million a year for the next 20 years. The deal was confirmed by two industry executives...
Via Friarhood  |  3 days ago
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25-Man Roster Preview

Excited yet Padres fans? We’re about a week away from pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training and that means baseball is back. It’s been a busy offseason with tons of player movement. How is the Friars opening day roster going to look after all of the wheeling-and-dealing? Despite the multitude of player moves, I don’t imagine there will be many questions to be answered...
Via Friarhood  |  16 hours ago
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A Modest Proposal For Huston Street's 9th Inning Music

During Saturday's Fanfest at PETCO Park, Huston Street addressed his Closer's Music for 2012 while sitting on a forum panel moderated by Mud Grant. He said it would be a surprise. I have an opinion on this . . .Since 1998 there have been two songs* San Diego Padres fans have heard in the 9th inning of a close game: Hells Bells for Trevor Hoffman and Heath Bell's Blow...
Via Avenging Jack Murphy  |  4 hours ago
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Padres Announce 2011 Organizational Award Winners

(Press release provided by the San Diego Padres media department) SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Padres today announced their 2011 organizational award winners at the 14th Annual Awards Dinner held this year as Dinner on the Diamond presented by Porsche at Petco Park.  Proceeds from tonight’s event benefit the Padres Foundation’s Youth Baseball Initiative.   As was previously...
Via Friarhood  |  2 days ago
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Padres introduce new Military Season Pass for 2012

(Padres Press Release) SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Padres today announced a new Military Season Pass for junior enlisted military personnel (pay grades E1-E3 only). The $99 pass entitles the holder to one Upper Reserved seat for up to 80 home games in 2012 (excludes Opening Day April 5). Currently on sale exclusively at local military bases, beginning Saturday, February 11...
Via RJ's Fro  |  1 day ago
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Padres announce 2011 organizational award winners

(Padres Press Release) SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Padres today announced their 2011 organizational award winners at the 14th Annual Awards Dinner held this year as Dinner on the Diamond presented by Porsche at Petco Park. Proceeds from tonight’s event benefit the Padres Foundation’s Youth Baseball Initiative. As was previously announced, Cameron Maybin was named Most Valuable...
Via RJ's Fro  |  1 day ago
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Top 5 players at each position in Padres History

To get ready for the 2012 season we’ll be looking at the top five players in Padre History at each position.  The first rule: we will only consider the players’ time with the Padres, so Mike Piazza doesn’t count because he was only here for 1 year.  The other rule: players will be considered for their primary position, so Gene Tenace is a catcher and not a first baseman....
Via Friarhood  |  1 day ago
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20 Best Padres Follows on Twitter

Twitter has really become the go to outlet to get news instantly, and personally I know if I want to find out anything I find myself opening up my twitter app before anything.  The world we live in now is changing and we do not rely on established news sources as much in this instantaneous news era we live in.  We now see more and more news broken by random people or celebs/athletes...
Via Friarhood  |  2 days ago
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Bruce Hurst traded for Andrew Cashner

That's right folks, you read that right. Former Padre starting pitcher Bruce Hurst was traded for pitcher Andrew Cashner....well kind of. While shooting Episode 1 of Padres and Pints, Geoff Young, myself, Beautown & the Avenger-in-Chief were discussing some random Padres stuff, off camera, whilst drinking some amazing Ballast Point. Anthony Rizzo had just been traded and...
Via RJ's Fro  |  4 days ago
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Padres Will Sign Jeff Suppan to Minor League Contract

The San Diego Padres will sign veteran right hander Jeff Suppan to a minor league contract and invite him out to Spring Training. He will add some depth to the pitching staff in the Spring and log in some good innings. Suppan will be entering his 17th season in the league and he made his major league debut in 1995 with the Boston Red Sox.   He has a career 138-143 record with...
Via Friarhood  |  4 days ago
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Cactus League countdown: San Diego Padres

Despite an impressive offseason shuffle, it looks like the San Diego Padres are still in rebuilding mode. That's the bad news for Padres fans. The good news? It should be over soon. New San Diego general manager Josh Byrnes kept himself very busy this offseason, shaking up a team that finished 20 games under .500 and last in the NL West last season, but the Padres don't...
Via Fox Sports Arizona  |  9 days ago
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What to expect from Luke Gregerson

We’ve noted many times over the years that relief pitchers are a fickle bunch. We only get 60 or 70 innings to evaluate each season, making the effort of predicting their future performance an at times futile one. Luke Gregerson was dominant in his first two seasons in San Diego, but despite a drop in ERA, he struggled in 2011. The numbers: Year Inn. ERA K/9 BB/9 HR/9 FIP ...
Via Friar Forecast  |  7 days ago
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Padres Agree to Contract with Dustin Moseley

The San Diego Padres have agreed to terms with P Dustin Moseley on a one-year deal and have now reached an agreement with all their arbitration-eligible players. Moseley was signed by the Friars last season and became a starting pitcher coming out of the Spring. He struggled to get any run support, like the rest of the staff, and had a 3-10 record. He finished with a 3.30 ERA in...
Via Friarhood  |  12 days ago
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Daily Friar 2.12.12

I hope that you all enjoyed FanFest yesterday as much as I did. I didn't expect to be there all day, but that wound up being the case. I hung out a bit with Steve Adler and Cody Decker, had some good food at the Titled Kilt, walked around, bought a Portland Beavers jersey, etc. It was a great day. We can now say the baseball season is underway. You could tell the genuine excitement...
Via Friarhood  |  23 hours ago
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Organizational value and perspective

I thought I would take a look at the Padres current roster and offer my opinions and thoughts on how the Padres may be viewing/valuing their established players. I am leaving off some of the younger players that still need some more evaluation time and/or are not expected to receive a lot of playing time in 2012 at the major league level. I would like to see some more data and playing...
Via Friar Forecast  |  11 days ago
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And...that's a wrap.

The San Diego Padres have seemingly finalized their roster for the start of the 2012 season by inking Micah Owings to an interesting one year deal worth $1M. It's interesting in that Owings agreed to accept a minor league salary if he is sent down, and he did not require an opt-out clause if he doesn't stick on the ML roster.   This signing is the epitome of the type of...
Via Friarhood  |  8 days ago
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Daily Friar 2.11.12

It's here, it's here, it's here! It's time to spend the day at Petco Park for Padres FanFest! I know it's a littlc cold and drizzly right now, but I'm sure the weather will brighten up a bit. And honestly, who cares about all that. You get to spend a free day among Padres fans, players, staff, etc. The Friarhood will be well represented as well. I personally...
Via Friarhood  |  2 days ago
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San Diego Padres announce 2012 FanFest Schedule

(Padres Press Release) Autographs, Garage Sale, clubhouse tours, clinics and more are part of free event February 11 The San Diego Padres today released details surrounding 2012 FanFest presented by Bloomberg Sports, including a complete schedule of clinics, forums and autograph signings. The free annual event returns to Petco Park this Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. Gates open to...
Via RJ's Fro  |  4 days ago
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Nick Canepa is not unlike a 12 year-old

Last evening, Nick Canepa of the UT opined:Where’s the hook? Why should the people who spend money for tickets want to watch these Padres? And, if a star develops, will he spend more than a few years here before he becomes too expensive, a la Adrian Gonzalez and Bell? The ship carrying a Tony Gwynn sailing forever on the USS San Diego Discount has sailed.I find Nick Canepa...
Via Avenging Jack Murphy  |  3 days ago
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African Proverbs: The Padres Front Office Edition

While using African proverbs to identify Orlando Hudson's numerous missteps in a Padres uniform I also found a few others to explain the happenings down on 19 Tony Gwynn Drive. They didn't quite fit with the discussion of San Diego's second baseman so here they are in a post teeming with optimism... If your cornfield is far from your house, the birds will eat your...
Via Avenging Jack Murphy  |  7 days ago
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Jed Hoyer Rebuilds The Padres System and Other Lies

You may have heard, but the Padres have a pretty good minor league system. In all seriousness, the Padres minor league system is one of the best, and most certainly one of the deepest, in all of baseball. Usually, in the same articles praising the Padres current organizational success, recently-departed Jed Hoyer is credited with building strong a system and almost as frequently...
Via Friarhood  |  17 days ago
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Padres agree to terms on one-year contract with RHP Micah Owings

(Padres Press Release) Padres now with a full 40-man roster SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Padres today announced they have agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Micah Owings on a one-year contract for the 2012 season. Executive Vice President/General Manager Josh Byrnes made the announcement. "Micah will compete for a spot on our staff,” said Byrnes. “He is a proven...
Via RJ's Fro  |  10 days ago
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DISSENTING OPINION

Padres against Selig contract extension

The San Diego Padres were the only MLB organization to vote against granting a 2-year extension of Commissioner Bud Selig's contract.

Via Rumors and Rants  |  January 13, 2012
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