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Odds & Ends: First-Half Stars, Padres, Adams

By | July 4, 2009 at 2:18pm CDT

Happy Fourth of July to all of you. Is there a more perfect day for afternoon baseball?

D.J. Short of NBC Sports' "Circling The Bases" list his "Five Breakthrough First-Half Performers." You can probably guess a few of 'em.
MLB.com's Corey Brock has a quote from Padres GM Kevin Towers on manager Bud Black's upcoming contract extension: "He warrants an extension. I personally feel he's done his best job this season." The Friars are 34-45, 16.5 games behind the NL West-leading Dodgers.
Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh, the Pirates' Indian-born pitchers, made their professional debuts this afternoon for Bradenton of the Gulf Coast League.
Richard Griffin of the Toronto Star believes Russ Adams will opt for free agency on Monday. The utilityman was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on Friday after batting .200/.238/.200 in 20 at-bats.
ESPN's Peter Gammons takes note of the increasing amount of parity in the baseball world, and believes it may make for a slow trade deadline.
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Edes’ Latest: Giants, Teahen, Relievers

By Mike Axisa | July 4, 2009 at 10:02am CDT

Currently standing atop the National League wildcard standings, the Giants are looking for a lefthanded bat to add to their lineup according to Gordon Edes of Yahoo Sports. He cites a major league executive who says that San Francisco has focused their efforts on three first baseman: Nick Johnson, Aubrey Huff and Adam LaRoche. Edes also says that the Giants have spoken to the Padres about a potential Jonathan Sanchez–Scott Hairston swap.

Let's round up the rest of Edes' rumors…

Royals GM Dayton Moore has heard from multiple teams about Mark Teahen, including the Red Sox, Cubs, Angels and Giants.
The Braves "might be inclined to take a look at" Jose Guillen. The Royals would love to discuss Yunel Escobar.
We've heard this before, but if Boston moves a reliever, it will most likely be Takashi Saito.
Padres' closer Heath Bell may command the most attention amongst relievers.
The Astros are likely to hold on to LaTroy Hawkins and Jose Valverde, barring a collapse before the trade deadline.
The Blue Jays would love to move BJ Ryan, but are more likely to see interest in Jason Frasor and Scott Downs.
Bronson Arroyo is back on the trade block.

Padres To Extend Bud Black

By Mike Axisa | July 3, 2009 at 8:52pm CDT

Tim Brown at Yahoo Sports reports that the Padres intend to extend manager Bud Black's contract in the coming weeks. Black is in the final year of a three year contract he signed prior to the 2007 season. Details of the extension aren't known yet.

The Padres are 34-44 on the season coming in to tonight, and are 186-217 under Black since '07.

Mariners Explore Deal For Kouzmanoff; Not Ready To Trade Yet

By Brian Shephard | July 1, 2009 at 8:41pm CDT

Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports.com reports that the Mariners are taking a "wait-and-see" approach to trades and "will probably wait about two weeks before moving definitively on the trade market."

Morosi adds that the Mariners and Padres have "engaged in preliminary discussions with the Padres about third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff, according to one source with knowledge of the talks."

With Adrian Beltre on the DL, a deal for a third baseman would make sense for the Mariners. Earlier today, we discussed an alternative for the Mariners at third, as well as the chances that they will trade pitchers Erik Bedard and Jarrod Washburn.

Rockies Rumors: ‘Pen, Atkins, Torrealba

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | July 1, 2009 at 4:06pm CDT

Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post has the latest on the Rockies' search for a reliever and details on a couple trade chips:

The Rockies had interest in Joel Hanrahan before he was dealt to the Pirates.
They would love to reacquire LaTroy Hawkins, but he's not available now.
The D'Backs would part with Chad Qualls.
The Padres are expected to move Cla Meredith.
Garrett Atkins could be moved and the Red Sox seem to be a logical fit, but a history of failed deals between the two sides could slow talks. The Red Sox have scouted Atkins, but their interest level isn't known.
Yorvit Torrealba's future remains uncertain and he says he'd like to remain in Colorado, though he realizes he might be dealt.

Odds And Ends: Pirates, Glaus, Melvin

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | July 1, 2009 at 9:59am CDT

Happy Canada Day to all of our Canadian readers from our Canadian writer! Now for some links…

This week's chat will take place today at 2pm CST.
Joel Sherman of the New York Post says Omar Minaya has been negligent when it comes to filling out his roster with talented role players.
Troy Glaus is ready to start rehabbing, according to Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. There's been speculation that the Cards could trade Glaus when he returns, but they could use his bat, too.
The Pirates signed another Taiwanese high schooler, Hsu Chi-wei, according to East Windup Chronicle.
Former D'Backs and Mariners manager Bob Melvin will accept an unspecified job with the Padres, according to MLB.com's Corey Brock.
Jorge Says No! takes a closer look at the Atlantic League to determine which players could make an impact oh a big league roster.

No Offers For Adrian Gonzalez

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | June 29, 2009 at 1:05pm CDT

Adrian Gonzalez hasn't been on the trading block, so no teams have even presented the Padres with "serious trade offers," according to ESPN.com's Jorge Arangure.

That works for Gonzalez, who plans on honoring his contract until it expires after 2011, and for the Padres front office. As one executive joked, Kevin Towers & co. will have to walk around in suits of armor if they deal Gonzalez and Jake Peavy the same year they let Trevor Hoffman walk.

Check out the rest of Arangure's article for detail on kidnapping threats Gonzalez has received.

Odds & Ends: Indians, Pirates, Zambrano

By Eddie Schmid | June 28, 2009 at 8:46pm CDT

Some links to wrap up a relatively busy weekend, with more on the way:

ESPN's Jorge Arangure says the Yankees, Red Sox, Reds and Padres in on 16-year-old Dominican RHP Cristopher Cabrera.
John Perrotto at Pirates Report says if he were Neal Huntington, he'd go ahead with the rumored swap of Nyjer Morgan for Lastings Milledge with the Nationals.
Phil Rogers at the Chicago Tribune is fed up with Carlos Zambrano and thinks the Cubs should waive him and take anything another club is willing to give. Not a great week for Cubs fans, eh?
Bud Shaw at the Cleveland Plain-Dealer notes that the Indians have had more success making deals than with their draft picks.
Paul Hoynes at the Plain-Dealer gets some more player reactions to the Mark DeRosa deal.
Andrew Baggarly at the San Jose Mercury News wonders if Jermaine Dye and Mark Teahen could be on Giants GM Brian Sabean's radar screen.

Odds & Ends: Mariners, Phillies, Padres

By Eddie Schmid | June 24, 2009 at 8:38pm CDT

Serving up absolutely the most hyper of links from across the baseball sphere, with more to come:

Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik sat down for a lengthy Q&A with fans on MLB.com. Ever wanted to know what it's like to be a GM? "It's cool," says Zduriencik.
David Murphy at the Philadelphia Inquirer talked to Phillies GM Ruben Amaro, who echoes a belief around the league: “I think things will heat up late, because everybody is still kind of in it,” he said.
According to Jorge Arangure at ESPN the Magazine, the Padres are keeping tabs on Dominican OF Jose Alberto Peña and pitcher Cristopher Cabrera.
Paul DePodesta says the Padres have come to terms with their third, fifth and seventh round picks.
Juan C. Rodriguez at the Sun-Sentinel wonders if the Marlins should go after Luis Ayala now that Matt Lindstrom has hit the DL.
Eric Seidman at Fangraphs takes a nifty look at batting average on ground balls. David Wright currently leads the majors with a .471 average in that department.
Geoff Baker at the Seattle Times discusses the ramifications of potential trade piece Adrian Beltre's recent bout with bone spurs.

Odds & Ends: Chipper, Tigers, Padres, Diamondbacks

By Mike Axisa | June 20, 2009 at 12:16pm CDT

Some Saturday links…

Furman Bisher of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution says it's time for the Braves to put Chipper Jones on the market.
The Tigers designated catcher Dane Sardinha for assignment to make room for righty Alfredo Figaro, according to CBSsports.com.
Nick Canepa of The San Diego Union-Tribune writes that now is as good a time as any for the Padres to inject some youth into the team.
In addition to first rounder AJ Pollock, Nick Piecoro reports that the Diamondbacks have announced the signing of four draft picks, including supplemental first rounder Mike Belfiore.
CJ Nitkowski blogs that he and the SK Wyverns of the Korean Baseball Organization have parted ways.
Rob Biertempfel reports that the Pirates signed another draft pick.

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