New Padres articles over at the San Diego Union-Tribune and MLB.com…
- The Padres filed a grievance against Khalil Greene based on his self-inflicted broken hand bone. They may seek to recover over $1MM. The Padres must be really tight on cash, as I’ve never heard of a team doing this (especially against a player under contract). Greene is owed $6.5MM in ’09.
- GM Kevin Towers admitted payroll may be lower than $58MM in 2009. Towers will surf the trade market for a veteran backup catcher and perhaps a reliever.