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No Deal Between Padres & Tim Beckham

By Jeff Todd | February 12, 2020 at 8:32am CDT

9:17am: Halt the presses on this one: Heyman now tweets that he mixed up his Beckhams. The Friars were already known to have a deal with infielder Gordon Beckham.

8:32am: The Padres have signed shortstop Tim Beckham, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network (Twitter link). It’s a minor-league arrangement.

Though Beckham can compete in camp for a spot in the pecking order in the San Diego system, he won’t be a candidate to head north on the active roster. He’ll first need to finish serving an 80-game PED suspension.

Beckham would first be eligible to appear with the Pads about a month into the season, but it stands to reason he’ll be ticketed for Triple-A to begin his time with the organization. There isn’t an immediate opening for a roster spot now anyway, though the situation could be quite a bit different come May.

If things go well, Beckham could give the Friars an alternative or complement to second baseman Jurickson Profar. The club also features utility options Ty France and Greg Garcia.

The 30-year-old Beckham has had quite the roller-coaster of a career. He’ll never reach the promise that some foresaw when he was selected with the first overall pick of the 2008 draft. Beckham has had his moments over the years, with stretches of useful and even high-quality play in the majors, but has not yet found consistency.

All told, Beckham owns a .249/.302/.431 lifetime slash line through 1,751 plate appearances — roughly league-average output. He’s probably not quite an average fielder at shortstop and doesn’t run the bases particularly well, but there’s ample reason to believe he’s good enough for a platoon or reserve infield job of some kind in the majors.

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  1. sdctitans

    12 months ago

    My M’s had him last year. Not a world beater, as we all know, but good dude and the bat flip is real. Might find some success in a backup role behind Tatis Jr.

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    • larry48

      12 months ago

      Tatis won’t play whole season il waiting to happen

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  2. disgruntledreader

    12 months ago

    With Gordon already in the fold, can David be far behind?

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    • Rsox

      12 months ago

      Would rather have Victoria.

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    • lowtalker1

      12 months ago

      Maybe or

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      • lowtalker1

        12 months ago

        Maybe public relations. There is a large soccer following in San Diego.

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  3. WideWorldofSports

    12 months ago

    Last season April MVP

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  4. rangers92

    12 months ago

    Nice insurance for Profar

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  5. Rsox

    12 months ago

    Problem Is he still has 32 games left on his suspension. If he’s going to be insurance for Tatis, Profar, or anyone else it’s not going to be till around late may or early june.

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  6. DarkSide830

    12 months ago

    does he serve the suspension while in the minors? i dont think he does, right?

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    • neurogame

      12 months ago

      No. It’s a suspension from baseball activities. You don’t get to.break the rules on a MLB level, then keep your skills sharp while in the minors. They’re also not paid.

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  7. Rsox

    12 months ago

    If the Padres decided to keep him he could serve his suspension in the minors he just would not be able to play there either.

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    • bleacherbumbleacherbum

      12 months ago

      100%, serve suspension then come up to the MLB team when it’s over. SD not only has Manny now who Beckham played well with in Baltimore before Machado was traded to LAD.

      SD also brought in Bobby Dickerson, Wayne Kirby and Ryan Flaherty as new coaches for 2020 all with Baltimore ties. Beckham made a lot of sense if you looked at it through that lense like I did.

      Love the signing/gamble for SD.

      Called my shot on Twitter earlier this week: @WesPhilly2 same user name as on here, BleacherBum

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  8. dvmin98

    12 months ago

    I think Heyman got this wrong. Meant the Gordon signing from the other day, and not Tim

    twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1227612335742824448

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    • WillieWildkat

      12 months ago

      Good catch. Heyman the aswipe

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  9. CrikesAlready

    12 months ago

    Considering the concerns over injuries at shortstop,..

    As long as Tatis doesn’t do the splits or his cat-like (twisting in mid-air) jumps, this guy will be in Triple-A all year. I would hope if there’s a problem at second base, that Greg Garcia would be the guy.

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    • lowtalker1

      12 months ago

      They have plenty more that can fill it. Jake cronenworth is on the 40 and Owen Miller is about ready to make an appearance

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      • lowtalker1

        12 months ago

        Don’t forget about profar and manny machado and if need be Greg Garcia
        They also have ty France that’s a third baseman by trade if they move manny to short again

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    • larry48

      12 months ago

      Tatis only played 84 games in 2019, don.t see him playing but about 105 games in 2020 especially with his being injury prone.

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      • terry

        12 months ago

        Let me guess..a White Sox fan?

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  10. 24TheKid

    12 months ago

    I really can’t stand Heyman at all.

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    • JDGoat

      12 months ago

      At least he was first

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  11. bobtillman

    12 months ago

    Tim Beckham will bring much ecstasy into the Padre clubhouse…..

    And let’s not pick on Heyman, who was accurate about the Dodgers obtaining Vincent Price……

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  12. trident

    12 months ago

    Gordon* #mybad

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  13. richt

    12 months ago

    iIf there’s one writer who would mess something like this up, it’s Heyman.

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  14. bigbadjohnny

    12 months ago

    Send Heyman to Iowa….they need someone to count votes……..or….he can be next years Oscar presenter for Best Movie…..or……he can MC the Miss USA Pageant and announce the winner.!

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  15. terry

    12 months ago

    Heyman doing Heyman. Never can trust what he says anymore.

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  16. nats3256

    12 months ago

    Another generation and the term “halt the presses” wont be understood by anybody.

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    • nymetsking

      12 months ago

      The younger crowd in the gym just put their weights down.

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  17. Cooperdooper7

    12 months ago

    Heyman is a clown– and if you follow some of his twitter stuff, lacking in professionalism at times…. but as someone said… at least he was 1st…

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    • dray16

      12 months ago

      I agree, Heyman is unbearable

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  18. Rsox

    12 months ago

    So does that mean the Padres can still sign Victoria?

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  19. Pads Fans

    12 months ago

    This is frickin funny. Great job Heyman. How many other rumors did you blow this offseason? All of them?

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  20. DarkSide830

    12 months ago

    lol

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