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Amarista and Cabrera Have Golden Opportunities to Help Padres and Themselves

Well, it finally happened.  Many Padres fans got their wish for a new Middle Infield combination last week when San Diego released the underachieving Orlando Hudson and placed the light-hitting Jason…Read More

Filling the 40-Man Roster

The Padres announced today roster moves that have officially put them at capacity. This meant leaving some players unprotected from the Rule 5 draft and letting others walk. However, the biggest story…Read More

Huffman Designated For Assignment

It’s been known for about a week that spring training non-roster invitee Matt Stairs would ultimately be purchased from the minors, and that someone would have to be taken off the 40-man roster to…Read More

Defending/Explaining the Opening Day Optimization Choices

Yesterday, I posted an optimized (in my view) 25-man roster for Opening Day. Today, I’ll go a bit deeper into it, and explain my decisions. Catcher-I’m a fan of Dusty Ryan, who showed good…Read More

A Premature(ish) Opening Day Optimization

I thought it would be a nice change from breaking down random relief pitchers to actually post what I feel the “best” way for the Padres to break camp is. So here’s my 25-man roster,…Read More

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On The Pitcher-Heavy 40-Man Roster

The first thing I did when I decided to come aboard FanSided as a Padres writer was look at who the hell…Read More