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Padres Rumors: Bell, Hensley, Giles

By Tim Dierkes [September 29, 2008 at 8:51am CST]

A couple of Padres rumors this morning from Tom Krasovic of the San Diego Union-Tribune...

Reliever Heath Bell says talks on a multiyear deal didn't get very far and he's content using the arbitration process for the first time. Bell stands to earn a million or two in '09.
The Reds are interested in Padres pitcher Clay Hensley. Hensley, 29, posted a 5.31 ERA in 39 big league innings. He pitched another 48 innings in Triple A. His strong groundball rate could make a nice fit for the Reds. Jeff from Cot's Baseball Contracts told me Hensley has enough service time to qualify as a Super Two, meaning he'll be arbitration-eligible this winter.
Tim Sullivan of the U-T says Brian Giles is the Padres' primary offseason issue. In my opinion, it'd be embarrassingly cheap for the Padres to choose the $3MM buyout over the $9MM option.
Nothing imminent on the Trevor Hoffman front.

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I would love if the Reds got Hensley, then they could finally get ride of Weathers

Posted by: joeyvotto | September 29, 2008 at 02:23 PM

Clay Hensley deserves another shot in San Diego's rotation. Before his injury, he was a league leader in ERA. Even if that number was Petco-sized, he's still a cheap alternative at the back of the rotation.

Keeping Brian Giles at $9MM is a no-brainer. Having him near the top of the order produces RBI's for Adrian Gonzalez.

What I'm really hoping for is a trade of Kevin Kouzmanoff for an everyday CF in the Reggie Willits mold. That slides Chase Headley into 3B and gives us a pretty platoon of Jody Gerut & Scott Hairston in LF.

Posted by: WestCoastBias | September 29, 2008 at 03:02 PM

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