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Odds & Ends: Padres, Chipper, Pagan, Phillies

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | May 27, 2010 at 4:22pm CDT

Links for Thursday, as the Phillies attempt to get their offense going…

  • Padres GM Jed Hoyer tells FanGraphs contributor Mike Lee that trading within a division makes sense at times. The entire interview is worth a read.
  • In a clip for FanHouse TV, former Mets GM Steve Phillips explains what he meant when he said he would deal Stephen Strasburg for Roy Oswalt.
  • MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo breaks down this year's class of draft-eligible catchers and describes Yasmani Grandal's development into a top prospect.
  • David Patton, who was designated for assignment when the Cubs had to make room for Bob Howry, has cleared waivers and re-signed with the Cubs, according to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat (via Twitter).
  • Chipper Jones told 790 the Ticket in Miami that he might not play next year, even though he's under contract (transcript on Sports Radio Interviews, hat tip to USA Today). Chipper has gone back and forth on the issue this year.
  • Angel Pagan is a better player than Jeff Francoeur for 2010 and beyond, writes Joel Sherman of the New York Post.
  • The Phillies are more likely to trade for a third or fourth starter than an ace this summer, according to Danny Knobler of CBSSports. Knobler hears that the Phillies may match up best with a team looking to shed the salary of an expensive starter.
  • Drew Pomeranz pitched well in front of a dozen or more scouting directors, writes ESPN.com's Keith Law. Meanwhile, teams have questions about righty Anthony Ranaudo's medical history.
  • Yahoo's Tim Brown and Jon Heyman of SI.com believe Stephen Strasburg will make his MLB debut on June 8th, though both writers remind us that the date could change (Twitter links).
  • David Golebiewski of FanGraphs says Carlos Pena should show more plate discipline and pull the ball if he wants to sign a big free agent contract this offseason.
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  1. icedrake523

    15 years ago

    I’m glad people are realizing Pagan is a good, talented, complimentary player. I was so tired of hearing people constantly bashing him b/c he made gaffes on the bases and in the OF. Yes, he needed to improve his fundamentals and instincts, but he wasn’t going to learn by riding the bench.

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  2. Infield Fly

    15 years ago

    That Frenchy’s got an arm like a cannon is indisputable – and desirable defensively. Still, his plate discipline, extended slumps and anemic OBP are worrisome enough to make at least some Mets fans imagine the future without him. Meanwhile, offensively, Pagan is a little too good to ‘waste’ on a 4th outfielder position on a team that does not make the most of their offensive potential even when they are on fire. Assuming Beltrán does come back I really would like to see both him and Angel in the outfield in whichever position suits them best. They both have bats (and legs) we need!

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  3. aap212

    15 years ago

    Since Frenchy is terrible, Pagan’s bat plays well in center, and Beltran probably shouldn’t play centerfield for health reasons, there’s a very obvious solution here.

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    • East Coast Bias

      15 years ago

      DFA Bay? (j/k)

      Reply
  4. aap212

    15 years ago

    Also, I wouldn’t touch Pena’s next few years with a ten foot pole for the kind of money he’ll want.

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    • 0bsessions

      15 years ago

      The way he’s doing, I wouldn’t be surprised to him sign a Beltre/Abreu style one year deal to reestablish value. I can think of a fair amount of teams who might be willing to risk it for that forty home run power he’s got.

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      • aap212

        15 years ago

        Sure, and I wouldn’t blame them. But take a look at his top five similar hitters through age on baseball-reference. They all fell off around the age he is now. This could just be a sign of a sharp, early decline. If it takes multiple years to sign him, I’d pass in a heartbeat.

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  5. bigpat

    15 years ago

    Watching that Steve Phillips interview made me feel dumb. He must be completely out of touch with baseball. I’m sure we can all understand the concept that prospects may not pan out and veterans who’ve done it before have a good success rate, but when that prospect is a once in a decade talent who they can put in the rotation right now then it’s just a complete joke.

    This is just wrong on so many levels. They could trade a guy like Stammen or Lannen plus prospects so they can have an MLB ready pitcher, but they paid a 15M bonus to Strasburg, how can they trade him? Then he goes on to say that Oswalt has an affordable contract. Wow, try telling that to all the teams who are on the edge of their budget. My head hurts.

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    • monroe_says

      15 years ago

      Steve Phillips needs to stop talking. Forever. Please, just stop.

      Like bigpat says, I feel like I just got stupider listening to him babble.

      Reply
    • strikethree

      15 years ago

      Steve gives me hope. If this guy can be a GM, then anyone can be a GM too.

      Reply
    • Yankees420

      15 years ago

      “former Mets GM Steve Phillips” There is a reason he’s a FORMER GM, and yes he could not have possibly been more wrong, what he should have said was this: “Look, I’m Steve Phillips, everyone with an IQ above room temperature should stop watching now.”

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  6. vtadave

    15 years ago

    Phillips needs to focus more on overcoming his supposed sex addiction and less on trying to make a name for himself by saying something controversial. Can you imagine the fan base reaction if the Nats dealt a stud like Strasburg for a year and a half of a who’s 10 years older? Yeesh…

    Maybe the Marlins should respond by dealing Mike Stanton and Logan Morrison for Paul Konerko.

    Reply
  7. Brandon G

    15 years ago

    With an arm like Jeff Francoeur’s you would have to wonder if he could ever make the transition to pitching. He pitched in high school, usually closing out games. I’m not suggesting he should do this, it’s just something he could consider. He certainty has hit like a pitcher lately….

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    • Boz

      15 years ago

      i did not mean to “like” this. i meant to like the “puppy that lost his way comment…classic

      Reply
  8. Brandon G

    15 years ago

    Steve Phillips reminds me of the movie Billy Madison during the academic decathlon, after Billy talks about “The Puppy Who Lost It’s Way”…. This should be the response to what Steve Phillips says: What you just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I’ve ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having heard it. I award you no points and may God have mercy on your soul.

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    • jon

      15 years ago

      Ok, a simple “wrong” would have done just fine, but uh…

      Steve Phillips is like Billy Madison minus the funny. In a word: crap.

      Reply
      • Brandon G

        15 years ago

        Is that it Steve, did the penguin tell you to trade for Mo Vaughn? lol (hopefully other people get the Billy Madison reference!)

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  9. ZeroZeroZero

    15 years ago

    Steve Phillips regularly makes so many people wonder how he could possibly be employed as an analyst and how he was ever employed as a GM. It WAS the Mets so helps make sense of the GM part.
    Of course Phillips would trade Strasburg for Oswalt. This is the same guy who traded his family for a fat intern.

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  10. snow15

    15 years ago

    During a radio interview this morning here in Seattle Steve Phillips stated he would rather give up premium prospects for Oswalt and his market value contract than rent Cliff Lee and take the draft picks for next year when he walks, he must have a huge man crush on Oswalt

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  11. Guest 3323

    15 years ago

    Pagan is much better than Francoeur. Rarely he’ll get a big hit or a hit in general. Though a powerful arm, Pagan has speed to get to the ball, which is more useful (personally). Pagan has gotten the big hits and steals when he gets the chance. If/When Beltran returns, it’s time for Pagan in right field.

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  12. bjsguess

    15 years ago

    I’m glad a GM with a brain finally is speaking up. OF COURSE – you should trade within your division.Look, the purpose of a trade is to improve your team. You would rarely ever take back less talent than you give up (attitude/financial considerations being the obvious exceptions). Of course, teams evaluate talent differently but the principle holds true. I would be pissed if my GM consistently made deals where he thought he was getting the short end of the stick.So, let’s assume that when you make trades you feel that you are getting the better end of the deal. In that case, your opponent is weaker – you are stronger. Who better to trade with than someone you face an unbalanced number of times? You want to exploit that weakness that was created by making the superior trade.I get that GM’s don’t want to face someone who they traded and then goes and tears it up on their new team. But that’s a really lame excuse. Again, your goal as a GM is to make your team better. You do that at the expense of your opponents. The more unbalanced the trade the more excited you should be to deal within your division.

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    • Yankees420

      15 years ago

      Yes if a GM is going to obviously fleece another GM in a deal, then one would prefer it be against a division opponent. The problem with trading within the division is that many times GM X is trading away potentially more valuable future talent to GM Y for known present talent. So it does make some sense that the GM making the “win now” move doesn’t want to face that future talent if it develops, and the same goes for the GM making the “future move” in that there is PR liability as well as getting burned by the player you just dealt.

      I want to note that I would like to see more interdivison trades happen, I was just pointing out the flip side of things and saying that I can understand where most GMs are coming from.

      Reply

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