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Padres Likely To Exercise Giles' Option
According to Corey Brock of MLB.com, the Padres are leaning toward exercising right fielder Brian Giles' $9MM option as opposed to the $3MM buyout. It's been odd to see the Padres waver on this decision. Giles hit .306/.398/.456 this year, his OBP ranking sixth in the league. His defense was also a major plus.
Given the impending non-tender for Josh Bard, the Padres can probably retain both Giles and Trevor Hoffman without going too far past a $50MM payroll. Still, it'll be a shame if the Padres reduce payroll to that level.
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What a huge blunder if he is not resigned. This seriously is one of the biggest no brainers of the off-season.
Posted by: bjsguess | September 30, 2008 at 08:07 PM
Hah, I'm sure whether they decide to cut payroll or not, they'd still be in the thick of things out there in the NL West. What a weak division.
Posted by: Ink&Paper | September 30, 2008 at 08:34 PM
Why not just sign another starter of the Randy Wolf level like paul bird for 4 or 5 mill. If they just added a decent starter like that I could see them bouncing back. If they don't bring in at least one starter then they should trade one of Peavy or Young and start building for the future. No matter what I'm sure they'll be better then the Giants.
Posted by: joemorgan=#1 | September 30, 2008 at 08:41 PM
Oh and pick up Mitre. He could end up pitching real well in Petco.
Posted by: joemorgan=#1 | September 30, 2008 at 08:42 PM
What is really sad about this is that the Padres really are not a "small market" club. San Diego is a big city and pulls from a wide area, stretching even into the L.A. Metro area. They have a beautiful park in a beautiful location. This is just a case of stupidly cheap ownership.
"Hah, I'm sure whether they decide to cut payroll or not, they'd still be in the thick of things out there in the NL West. What a weak division."
You seem to forget that the NL West was the best division in baseball, bar none, last year. Much of the problems the division had can be attributed to the teams beating up on each other as well as major injury troubles.
Posted by: AA | September 30, 2008 at 09:19 PM
Only because each team in the division is as good as the other, and none really stand out.
"You seem to forget that the NL West was the best division in baseball, bar none, last year."
You've forgotten that the majority of teams in the AL feast on the NL West. Heck, the Royals themselves have beaten up NL West teams this season to the tune of a 7-2 record during interleague play in June. And the Mariners themselves, the worst team in the AL this season, had a 5-1 record against the NL West.
When the worst teams in the AL have a combined record of 12-3 against NL West teams, well... the term "weak" comes to mind.
Now, I'm not denying that they have some good teams in that division. The Dodgers, with a little more power, could be as good as any AL team out there. The D-Backs have great starters and a very talented team, but they're contact rate is terrible, not to mention they're bullpen is just as bad as the Mets. And the Rockies? If they can only get a real staff ace, they could be the best team in the division.
But as of right now, sorry, I can't agree with you. It's just a weak division.
On a side note, the Dodgers won the division by going 18-5 for most of September, where 15 of those wins came within the division, and the other 3 against the Pirates. Just though I'd point that out.
Posted by: Ink&Paper | September 30, 2008 at 11:44 PM
The finances of the Pads have always confused me. AA is right - they draw from a wide and strong populous. The park is outstanding and in a great location.
For as long as I have lived in SD they have always been cheap. They love to label themselves as either small market or mid market. That just isn't right though.
All they have to do is look north to the Angels. A team that has always taken a back seat to the Dodgers. Not anymore. The Angels are drawing like crazy, winning games, and putting Anaheim on the baseball map. What Moreno has done with the Angels should serve as a blueprint for the Pads. There is no reason at all that for the Pads to be as cheap as they are.
Posted by: bjsguess | September 30, 2008 at 11:59 PM
As much as I hate the Pads' penny-pinching ways, the traditional argument against its inclusion in a larger-market category is about the size of the media market. Though SD is among the top 10 US metros in terms of population, the most recent rankings from Nielsen show SD at #27, below such other MLB behemoths as Orlando, Sacramento, Portland, Charlotte, Indy, and Raleigh-Durham. In trying to expand their market, they face ocean to the west, desert to the east, a third-world country in which they have had little success in marketing to the south, and hostile territory to the north. Further, there are amazingly large groups of transplants from LA, the east coast, and the midwest, meaning that the Cubs, Dodgers, etc are just as likely to hear cheers at Petco as the Pads. Trust me, there's no lack of frustration among long-time Friar fans, but it's not ALL their fault.
Posted by: Junk | October 01, 2008 at 12:24 AM
Add Tampa Bay general area to list of places that is very large, yet the team draws pathetic. Many games the stands are full
of ppl cheering for either the Red Sox, Yanks etc. even this year with the Rays in the playoffs and have attended many Rays
games, not just a 1 time thing.
Bard looked like such a steal as the throw in along with Merideth, when they got them for Mirabelli a couple of years ago.
Hate to see his time with SD end on such a down note. Most teams that do not pinch every penny like SD probably would tender
him a contract and try to get him back, he has looked pretty decent with the exception of the hurt time he had last year,
but then, that is the way This team (and certain others) operate now.
Posted by: johns | October 01, 2008 at 01:27 AM
Junk is correct, small market teams aren't necessarily small due to the size of the population base, it's the size of the media market that counts. SD just doesn't have a great media market due to the reasons Junk listed. Why do you think Seattle can spend $100 million+ while San Diego barely spends half that? Seattle has a huge media market relative to most other MLB teams.
Posted by: pageian | October 01, 2008 at 11:05 AM
San Diego also limited its marketability by signing a deal with Channel 4. Unless you have a dish or live locally where you get Cox, you can't watch the games. The only time is when they're on national tv (rarely, due to the East Coast bias towards the BoSox and Yankees) or if they're on the other team's station. Also, Moores is cheap, so until that changes, we're a mid or small market team.
Posted by: PadresfaninOC | October 05, 2008 at 03:30 PM