Olney on Moorad, Peavy, Hoffman

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here's hoping moorad brings stability. assuming manny goes to the dodgers or the giants, which i think he will, the NL West could be a fun race to watch

Good news for this organization. I too hope that he can bring some stability. I like Towers but clearly some other personnal can be changed.

Alderson and DePodesta got to go!

They can't take Peavy off the market!!! How are Cub fans going to win the 2009 offseason world series!!!! Just ask their fans, the cubs have won 25 consecutive offseason world series. You know like last year... when they traded for Brian Roberts and the cubs went 162-0 and then went 11-0 in the playoffs to win the world series. I know that happend. I read it on here from 1 million different cub fans. Cubs get Roberts, their lineup will look like this and that should get us the world series. Yep right after the cow jumps over the moon.

Alderson, Fuson, Gayton, and DePodesta got to go! I hope very soon.

Looks like this is the light at the end of the tunnel all Pads fans were waiting for. Moores did a great job but its time for a change.

Hopefully Moorad gives KT enough resources to put a winning team on the field. We all know KT is one of the best minds in baseball so just imagine what he would do with a little bit of cash. I like DePodesta as well, plus he has a nice blog that gives us updates on what the team is doing. To be honest this is a fine front office, the only one that I don't like much is Sandy but lets face it, the guy has been successful everywhere he is gone. I think we could've signed at least Ben Sheets or some other guy like Orlando Hudson to fill the SP and 2B holes had the Pads and owner John Moores not been in a situation where they have to slash payroll.

I thought it was pretty hilarious. I just want all the delirious Cubs fans to stop with the Peavy talk.

Itd be pretty funny if the Peavy thing actually happened. I dont think it will but if it does itll totally be a kick in the pants for the people that jumped all over optimistic cub fans.

As a Padres fan I am happy about this news. Thought I am not looking for a white knight or anything, just some sense that we are an organization.

Personally I am still in favor of a Peavy trade, only cause we do need to rebuild. But that of course assumes the Padres could get max value for him.

it could mean the padres would be less likely to rush into a peavy deal.

my guess is peavy still gets traded eventually.

Lots of questions remain about Moorad...but it appears he will have the team by the time spring training breaks.

I would say that this will still be a lost season for the Pads as most of the free agents will be gone by the time Moorad assumes the helm.

As far as Alderson, I would love to see him move on. The "money-ball" theory has not worked out here, and has never produced a world series, or even a league championship.

Would love to see the Padres take the same theory as several teams and start drafting the best athlete available, not one that fits a certain mold. Has worked well for the Rays, Red Sox etc...

Hopefully Moorad comes in with a group that can spend 80-100 million in salary a year, and have the personell to draft and sign some ball players to fill the ranks from within.

Will it happen? Who knows, but it can't be as bad as the last year and a half have been for the Padres.

the red sox follow the same philosophy of OBP and SLG they just have more money to spend on it.

"The "money-ball" theory has not worked out here, and has never produced a world series, or even a league championship."

The A's won four division titles, three pennants and the 1989 World Series during Alderson's tenure last time i checked

Lets not rush to anything, this is a still no where close to a done deal. We have no idea what kind of money is backing this deal, and lastly what their connection would be to San Diego/Southern California.

And Alderson, well point blank it never works to have to decision makers, and thats what the Padres have in Towers and Alderson. One has to go, and the more likely target will be Alderson, with DePo staying on board as assistant GM.

80-100 million dollar payroll
? No way man, that will happen only if we the fans start going to every game, and selling out every game. There is no way the good afford that kind of payroll with current attendance. I think a 60-80 dollar payroll is about the limit at least in the short term.

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"They can't take Peavy off the market!!! How are Cub fans going to win the 2009 offseason world series!!!! Just ask their fans, the cubs have won 25 consecutive offseason world series. You know like last year... when they traded for Brian Roberts and the cubs went 162-0 and then went 11-0 in the playoffs to win the world series. I know that happend. I read it on here from 1 million different cub fans. Cubs get Roberts, their lineup will look like this and that should get us the world series. Yep right after the cow jumps over the moon."

They cant win the WS when the Yankees keep buying it from them.

Great, just what we need here...somebody pimping a Cubs rumors site.

bkoke - I do not think the 1989 A's were a "moneyball team".

My point was that in the true "moneyball" era, a team (including the A's) has not won a world series, or a league championship. I have tried to find when the A's actually adopted James's theories, but have not been able to.

I may be wrong about the 89 A's, but I have not see the "moneyball" theory work out in San Diego, and would love to see them move on from it.

I am not saying it should be a death penalty. I do see the backward in my logic but the abuse of animals drives me crazy and i feel its idiotic to bring it into a baseball thread. I know he didn't actually kick his dog but the abuse of animals is something that people are very passive about and personally i don't feel as if i over reacted because i wasn't angry or upset while typing the comment, and i know he was joking but it wasn't funny and animal abuse is offensive to some people and it was low life and unnecessary

Mike - You said "Sarcastic or not anyone who jokes about abusing there animals or is serious doesnt deserve to live".

The words "doesnt deserve to live" is the equivelant of being dead. Hence, and overreaction. People do not desrve to die for abusing animals. Just becuase it wasn't funny does not mean that person is a low life...look at Carrot Top, he is not funny, does that mean he is a low life?

Choose your words carefully...

See? Peavy isn't getting traded now because of the team's. I told you it wasn't happening.

On another note, does anybody find it hilarious that the Padres can be sold almost instantly, but the sale of the Cubs has taken years and is still nowhere near a conclusion?

Yeah not sure how that works. Maybe because the cubs are such a huge/old orginization they need to find the most hapless real estate sap (doesnt care about baseball) to buy the team so they can use his money.

"Choose your words carefully..."

That almost be ironical.

bkoke-two of the higher picks (carillo,schmidt) had tommy john. both were highly regarded and still could turn into outstanding pitchers.

Schmidt is a type #3 arm at best. We do not know if Carrillo will get back to his old self. The Padres suck at draft top of the rotation pitchers look at their AA and AAA pitchers. Fuson Draft pitchers on pitchability than pure stuff. Also I read you post on Padres.com and you are the biggest homer I have ever read.

DTogo not sure how me being a homer has anything to do with this converstation nor you telling me on padres forum that i got "schooled" what are you 12?

of course a higher payroll is going to contribute to making a better team. did i ever say that it didnt. did i ever say they didnt have a higher payroll?

my point about the pitchers was that our two top picks of the last few years had tommy john. just bad luck really. another reason is because the money ball philosophy generally takes college players of high schoolers and hitters over pitchers.

statistics show a better success rate from drafting college players.

read moneyball you might learn something JR.