Padres Looking For Corner OF Via Trade

Maybe the Mets will trade them Church for Peavy...LOL. Just kidding.

Reed Johnson perhaps? Give Lind the starting job.
Why not just sign Lofton?

What about Matsui from the Yanks for prospects which may be spun for Johan?

Matt Murton makes sense for the Padres and their Moneyball mindset. They won't give up enough to get Bay. They've also "been there, done that" with both Payton and Nady so I don't see that. I think they covet and right-handed bat and the guy from the list that makes the mose sense to me with a nice upside in Kearns. That would be the guy if I'm KT.

What about Matsui from the Yanks for prospects which may be spun for Johan?

Would you trade Headley or Antonelli for Matsui? Both of those guys would be nice for the Twins, but there's not a lot below them that fits our needs.

Griffey for Phil Nevin

Best : Trade : Ever!

In addition to Randy Winn from the Giants I could also see the Padres interested in the return Dave Roberts. In fact I think the Padres might be more interested in Dave Roberts then Randy Winn because they currently do not have a true traditional leadoff hitter.

Do you really think the Yankees would be interested in Chase Headley or Matt Antonelli considering they already have a $275 million man at third and a young star at second? Unless the player would be included in a Santana deal, they have essentially no use to New York outside of quality trade value.

what about the red sox and coco crisp, he used to be a corner outfielder for the indians, and theo epstien and kevin towers seem to enjoy working with each other

Is Headley that far off from the big leagues? Kouzmanoff is a defensive liability at 3rd base, right? If the respective answers to these two questions is no and yes, why don't the Padres try Kouzmanoff in left field, and give Headley a shot at 3B? Does that make too much sense?

crisp and Daniel bard for cla merideth and tim stauffer

If I was the front office I'd give you Payton and throw in $2.5 mil. All you have to do is get him off the O's 40 man roster.

We aren't trading in the division for wynn or roberts. and for the last time we arent tading away headly, antonelli, or kouz!

the pirates price on bay is too high. i could see murton, but more realistically nady. something like barrett (who they have had interest in) and a low level prospect for nady. the pirates tho r asking too high a price on nady since they see him as an everyday player (something most teams don't). his arb years are almost up so they might as well get something for them since they have enough outfielders (especially CFs) to choke a horse.

Why wouldnt the Padres be interested in Hideki Matsui?

What do the Padres need more than anything else? a solid middle of the order bat to help drive in runs.

What is Hideki Matsui? A perfect fit to slot right in front of Adrian Gonzalez.

What will it cost the Padres? Prob little to almost nothing, except the salary he's owed because the Yankees have already said they want/need to move payroll if they want to be serious players for Johan.

He's a proven veteran bat who will arguably be the best offensive piece in that lineup after Gonzalez who is signed right now to a reasonable short term market value to below market value contract.

it seems like a no-brainer to me.

I wonder how the jays and Padres would fit together in a Lind deal. Good Young catcher? or something along those lines, I'd hate to trust a reliever or even in some sense a starter.

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Don't forget Pat the Bat Burrell. Although the Phils may not be as desperate to unload him as they were previously, since he only has one year left on the books and showed some late signs of life last year

Padres get:

Burrell, Helms

Phillies get:

Kouzmanoff, prospect (preferably pitching)

Burrell gives the Padres an above average arm, bat, and glove in LF. Helms will serve as a filler until Headley is ready to move up into the starting lineup. Although this would give the Padres an all-lefty outfield, Helms and Greene are still there to give the lineup SOME balance.

For the Phillies, this move would be a slight risk, considering they would be leaving a hole in left field. However, Kouzmanoff is no worse in the field than Helms, and has more upside. For the outfield, they could keep platooning options in order and just move Dobbs into a permanent OF spot.

Im pretty sure Bay isnt a real option for them, the trade talks around him seem to be just a test of what they could get for him. Also, I think the Tigers are pretty intent on keeping Thames. They like him as a first basemen backup. Nady would be the most likely in my opinion

phillyphan610: Burrell is a leftfielder, not left-handed. i agree with others, just move Kouz to LF and let Headly have 3B. and whoever said they don't have a leadoff man: Giles? all OBP, no power anymore

RF-Giles
2B-Iguchi
1B-Gonzalez
LF-Kouz
CF-Edmonds
3B-Headly
SS-Greene
C-Barrett
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TurnTwo- an earlier post suggested moving Headley and Antonelli for Matsui, hence the "mortgaging the future" reference. I'm not saying the idea doesn't make some sense, as long as it's "low-level" prospects and the Yanks throw in some $$ but knowing the Pads, I just don't see it. Plus, would Matsui waive his no-trade?

bkv: I dont think the Yankees would necessarily ask for Headley or Antonelli in the deal. I think they'd be more interested in simply clearing the payroll in this type of deal.

I know when Matsui's name was involved with the Giants, it was reported he would agree to waiving it, but he never came out publically himself.

If the Yankees were to expand the deal past Matsui, maybe including someone like Kei Igawa, who the Padres were interested in last year, or another upper level MLB-ready arm, I dont think its out of the realm of possibility the Padres would be more amenable to moving one of the positional prospects.

What about Tony Gwynn Jr?
or Gabe Gross?
Either one could be had for probably just a prospect.

The player that makes the most sense in a Matsui trade is Kyle Blanks. He's a monster-sized 1B who mashes for avg and power; he's probably 1 to 2 years away from the big leagues as he's ready to take on AA ball right now, and another good showing there should easily make him one of the top 1B prospects in baseball. The Yankees have something of a void at 1B and the Padres already have Adrian Gonzalez. Of course this all assumes the Yankees are even interested in moving Hideki and that the Padres are willing to add 13MM to the payroll. I think it'd be a great move and Matsui would solidify the lineup, but who knows....

The Padres are planning on trying Headley in the outfield in Spring Training if not sooner. I also agree that Kouz is the one that should get moved since he's not exactly Brooks Robinson at the hot corner. However, they're content to keep him there so it's Headley that is going to move if he's to stick with the big league team out of the Spring. Do not forget, Headley skipped AAA when he went to the Pads last season so opening up there is a real possibilty (hence the desire to find another corner guy). Plus, Giles is coming off of micro-fracture knee surgery and I believe they are quietly concerned about his status to start the season.

The only reason they need one is to backup Giles and Edmonds because Hairston is solid to play every day.

Plus if you took Ankiel he and Jimmy can go shopping together. Rumor has it Ankiel doesn't pitch anymore but he does catch.