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My Thoughts on the Padres and the Freddy Garcia & Tim Stauffer Signings
Hooray! The Padres made some moves to sign more Starting Pitchers this offseason! But before all of you “Friars Faithful” break out the party favors though, I must inform you that the Padres signed…Read More
Robbie Erlin, His Road to Recovery, and the Padres
Unless you were asleep for most of the 2012 season, it was pretty evident that the Padres had their fair share of issues with their starting rotation. For any team to use 10 different starting pitchers…Read More
The Padres, Anthony Bass, His Development as a Starter, and the 2012 Season
Unfortunately for us Friars fans, we have been treated to quite a few rebuilding processes over the couple of decades. We have seen stars come and go for bigger pay-days, rosters overhauled, etc., and…Read More
The Padres 1978: Adding to the Win Column
San Diego’s blueprint for winning, dominate with pitching, is nothing new. The team has done so at many different times in the franchise’s history. In 1978, the first year the Padres posted…Read More
Wade LeBlanc to Start Next Game for Padres
The Padres will recall left-hander Wade LeBlanc from Triple-A Portland to start tomorrow’s game. A corresponding roster move has not been announced yet. The two most likely candidates to be sent…Read More
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Russell’s Different Fastball
Adam Russell has appeared in two games for the Padres thus far, throwing 3 1/3 scoreless innings. There’s…Read More
Tim Stauffer, Relief Pitcher
Entering this year, Padres righthander Tim Stauffer had appeared in 32 major league games since 2005.…Read More
Early-Season ERAs
The Padres as a team have a 3.80 ERA this season. The team’s FIP, however is 4.74. Good defense…Read More
Adam Russell Recalled From Portland
Chris Young was finally placed on the disabled list today with a strained right shoulder. Adam Russell…Read More
Fort Wayne Pitching Strong Early
An early highlight of the Padres’ farm system is the pitching at Low-A Fort Wayne. The TinCaps…Read More
Early-Season Velocities
A few days into the year, I thought I’d look at where the velocity of the pitches of each of the…Read More
The Need For A Front of the Rotation
I’ve often remarked here at Chicken Friars that Jon Garland, Chris Young, and Kevin Correia make…Read More
On the Height of the Padres’ Pitchers
Think the Padres like tall pitchers? Here’s the height of the pitchers currently in camp: Chris…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…Read More
The Conundrum of Ryan Webb
Being an A’s fan, I know quite a bit about the three pitchers San Diego acquired from the Oakland…Read More
Josh Geer, Meatball Artist Extraordinare
Going into 2009, there was plenty of reason to be optimistic about the future of Josh Geer. He had thrown…Read More
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
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