What are the SD Padres doing????
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With so much money to burn, 30 million, they're looking to get a "name" player like Aubrey Huff.  That's the way Kevin Towers works.\n\nThey're looking to get Barry Zito too.
374313
The Rockies probably got rid of Castilla because he is aging but still pulls in a pretty decent salary... you know they traded him some time ago, right? He played for the Nats last year (they moved the Expos to D.C. and named them that if you need to be caught up on any more old news) and now he plays for the Padres. But he certainly doesn't suck. He is a great infielder... he's just been around a while.
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To early to tell! Have to wait and see who they resign, who they let go and who they pick up. I hope they resign Bonds and pick up a few players, a few good players I should say!!!\nGO GIANTS!!!!!
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You posted this question before, right?  This is a terrific team no one can forget!\n\nI give it 9 out of 10.  Suggestions are: (a) You have to many bench hitters, trade for SP instead (b) There is not enough speed in your team.
350707
They need to play smallball and trade away some of their high cost power hitters. They need players like Scott Rolen that can play good Defense and get timely hits to the gaps. Their pitching is OK, but could use another starter or a long reliever to eat innings.
896012
first off, it's RING, not KING...... and dude, what are you smokin' fool? wait 2years? u kidding? that's a stupid deal from the Padres's side....Liriano is a STARTING pitcher, keep that in mind...both Ring & Bell are RELIEVERS...relievers are JOURNEYMEN...they don't stay with teams for very long and don't have much value unless they're CLOSERS.  plus, Ring can't keep his weight off... Ben Johnson will be a star for years to come, the two jokers Padres got will be out of the organization in 2 years...JOURNEYMEN   -look it up
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There is no US All star team in Japan at the moment\n\nThere is a MLB All Star team, so dominicana_luva24 you are out of form aswell.\n\nThey are playing 5 games, i think Arroyo is the next starter, Lackey was one\n\nhttp://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/events/japan_series/y2006/index.jsp?content=roster_mlb
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1. Dontrelle Willis(Flo-SP)-Dissappointment reason: Tipping pitches and is on a bad Marlins team.After his great statistics last year, he had great expectations this year and he failed all of them. With a 4.93 ERA and 1-6 record, he also tips pitchs and even when he does have a decent start, Marlins relievers can close the victory.\n2. Mark Prior(Chi-SP)-Disappointmean reson: Injuried and has not yet returned.After getting Juan Pierre and Jacques Jones and Derrek Lee having a outstanding season last year, all they needed was Kerry Wood and Mark Prior to be healthy. But they didn't do that and now with D. Lee on the DL and C. Zambrano not having a very good year, they are completely desperate. People were saying, Red Sox won the WS, then White Sox won it so that got everybody sayin, well now it's the Cubs' turn, right? WRONG!!! I bet they won't even make a run at the Wild Card, that's how bad they are.\n3. B. Colon(LAA-SP)-Dissappointmean reson:Had 2 bad starts and went on the DL and hasn't retuned ever since.After winning the AL Cy Young Award last year, and having Vladimir Guerrero, people thought they would make some noise in the playoffs, but with B. Colon out, J. Lacket having a .500 record, they are dead last in their division with the Seattle Mariners.\n4.F. Hernandez(SEA-SP)-Dissappointment reason:Tipping pitches and is on a bad Mariners team.After this guy had a great year last year and gettin Richie Sexson and Adrian Beltre and geting Jarred Washburn this year, they thought that in edition to already having Jamie Moyer and Ichiro Suzuki, they would have a decent team, but no, with King Feliz being terrible and everything else being bad, they are dead last again.\n5. Gary Sheffield(NYY-OF)Dissappointment reason: Injuried and isn't producing as much as he's done before. I just need to say 1 word: INJURIES. Even though he's batting over .300, his other stats are HRs: 4, RBIs: 19 and SBs: 5.\nI don't think that's the Sheffield we know.\n\nPS please pick me the best answer, i worked really hard on this Thank you
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They've had solid starting pitching for most of the last decade, but that doesn't mean much in the playoffs. They need guys who can put it together for a few games in a row during a short series. You can have the best pitching in the world during the regular season, and that by itself doesn't guarantee a championship. I think they can win their division again, but the playoffs are a total crapshoot.
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As a member of Red Sox Nation, I am fed up with the middle relief.  The only ones that can be trusted now are Delcarmen and Timlin.  Taveras, Foulke, Seanez, and Riske are just plain bad.  Bring up Hansen.  Trade for some middle relief help from a bad team.  Something NEEDS to be done.
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they let the bullpen go.  they cant hold leads late in the game.  they have also forgot how to play defence.  they are commiting way too many errors and giving teams second and third chances.
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They suck... but its completely the fault of the ownership.  They're not willing to bring in quality players or keep the ones they develop from the minors.  Their owner is a disgrace to the game of baseball.\n\nThey could have had an outfield of Johnny Damon, Carlos Beltran and Jermaine Dye.  All dealt away.  And none of the prospects they got back have turned out to be at all good.
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First order of business is the bullpen.  They have blown so many situations for the starters.  Until you get bullpen help whether it be via trade or farm system there isn't much hope.  I think the it is the achilles heel of the team.  You have two solid startes in Smoltz and Hudson, while Ramirez has been flashing signs of goodness.  Starters are not their weakness and neither is the lineup, it is the pen!!!
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I think they do have a shot.  The AL West isn't that great this year.  If we can play the Angels tough all year, we might have a shot.  \nI like the M's line-up, but how bout giving Felix some run support, eh!  \nIf we are in it at the all-star break, I think they will need to go out and get a starter (like Zito) and a long middle reliever. \nGo M's!!!!!
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i think they have a shot at coming in 2nd in the division and maybe snagging the Wild Card.  it's really going to depend on how their pitching can hold up.  if halladay and burnett limit their trips to the DL and Ryan can close games effectively, they will do well.
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Padres' Scott Linebrink would have to be on a list with Mike Timlin, Scott Shield, Kiko Calero, maybe Tigers' Ferdinand Rodney.  Danys Baez was supposed to fill that role for the Dodgers, but Gagne got hurt.  Yankees have had some success with Scott Proctor.   Majewski on Washington. You are right, that there is a very shaky bridge between the starter and the closer on most teams.
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Well, to start, they really need to get rid of Ponson.  There's nothing worse than a bad attitude combined with lack of talent.  I would have to agree that they should try and make a run at Dontrelle Willis, because if the Marlins are given a good enough offer, they'll trade him off in a heartbeat.\n\nAnd they really, desperately need to get rid of Jason Isringhausen and get themselves a pitcher who can handle the closer role.  I know he's leading the league in saves or is really close to it, but it's painful to hear about how many times he's nearly blown it.