Post by kab21 on Feb 4, 2015 7:12:35 GMT -8
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My analysis
My analysis
The Padres were in a tough spot this winter. The Padres had a good 1-2-3 in the starting rotation but were full of holes everywhere. Ian Kennedy was a free agent after this season, Andrew Cashner after 2016 and Tyson Ross after 2017. Conventional wisdom is that the Padres should have been sellers and continued the rebuilding process.
Rookie GM A.J. Preller thought outside of the box and turned the baseball world on its head for two weeks. Instead of trading away Ian Kennedy, he added over half of a starting lineup to boost the offense. He also did it while on a tight budget despite adding several high priced veterans in trades. The only move that I really disagree with is trading away Jesse Hahn for a catcher. I think they would have been better off to wait for top prospect Austin Hedges and kept the pitching depth. Overall I am a big fan of the moves.
There are some big concerns for the 2015 Padres. The OF defense will be bad. They are going to strike out a lot. Even though they added some several powerful bats I’m not sure they will be able to overcome the Petco effect. For these reasons I don’t think they are a contender but I like the approach and think they could be fighting for a wild card spot in September.
Rookie GM A.J. Preller thought outside of the box and turned the baseball world on its head for two weeks. Instead of trading away Ian Kennedy, he added over half of a starting lineup to boost the offense. He also did it while on a tight budget despite adding several high priced veterans in trades. The only move that I really disagree with is trading away Jesse Hahn for a catcher. I think they would have been better off to wait for top prospect Austin Hedges and kept the pitching depth. Overall I am a big fan of the moves.
There are some big concerns for the 2015 Padres. The OF defense will be bad. They are going to strike out a lot. Even though they added some several powerful bats I’m not sure they will be able to overcome the Petco effect. For these reasons I don’t think they are a contender but I like the approach and think they could be fighting for a wild card spot in September.
