Nick Hundley Rumors

Padres DFA Edwin Moreno

MLB.com's Corey Brock tells us, via Twitter, that the Padres have designated right-hander Edwin Moreno for assignment in order to make room on the 40-man roster for catcher Jose Lobaton. The Padres were forced to create room for another catcher on the roster following injuries to both Nick Hundley and Henry Blanco. Moreno, 28, was 1-3 for the Pads with a 4.84 ERA. He had notched 15 strikeouts through 22.1 innings to go along with 15 walks, while opposing hitters were batting .311 off of him. Lobaton, 24, is hitting .248/.301/.360 with three home runs through 37 games at AAA...   Continue Reading

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Padres Rumors: Nady, Barrett, Jenkins, Prior

Padres rumor guru Tom Krasovic has a new article up at the San Diego Union-Tribune. The Padres are open to trading 24 year-old catcher Nick Hundley. Hundley did not crack Baseball America's Padres top ten prospects for '08 after hitting .247/.324/.475 at Double A. Kevin Towers would've sent him to the Astros for Luke Scott, and still could send him to Pittsburgh for Xavier Nady. Krasovic says that if the Padres are to deal Michael Barrett for a few prospects, it's likely to happen soon. The Pirates are said to be interested so maybe a deal involving Nady and some..   Continue Reading

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Padres Rumors: Bay, Scott, Barrett

Tom Krasovic of the San Diego Union-Tribune has a late-night update for us. Several outfielders are on the radar that we haven't previously linked to San Diego: Milton Bradley, Xavier Nady, and Jason Bay. Of course all three have played for the Padres in the past. It would certainly be an interesting storyline if they reacquired Bay. Ken Rosenthal told us earlier that the Padres talks for Luke Scott broke off. Krasovic doesn't say that, but notes that the Astros want catcher Nick Hundley for him. The 24 year-old backstop hit .247/.324/.475 in Double A last year. According to Baseball..   Continue Reading

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Padres Fail To Acquire Luke Scott

UPDATE, 12-4-07 at 10:07pm: According to Ken Rosenthal, the Padres and Astros were unable to reach an agreement on Scott. UPDATE, 12-4-07 at 9:15pm: Talks are ongoing. Chase Headley and Matt Antonelli won't be involved, but names like Nick Hundley, Will Venable, Josh Geer, and Wade LeBlanc have been mentioned. FROM 12-4-07 at 2:39pm: According to ESPN's Buster Olney, the Padres are nearing a deal to acquire Luke Scott from the Astros. No word on the return yet. I'm curious - Scott seemed like a solid bargain acquisition and it's no surprise Kevin Towers got him   Continue Reading

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