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Location: San Diego, Calif. | Ballpark: PETCO Park (42,685) | Spring Training: Peoria, Ariz.
Owner: Jeff Moorad | GM: Jed Hoyer | Manager: Bud Black | World Championships: 0
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Padres report: Inside pitch
 

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There are some in the Padres organization who believe Nick Hundley will develop into the club's catcher of the future, even if the 24-year-old was hitting only .232 with 12 homers at Triple-A Portland.

But Hundley, the Padres' second-round pick in 2005 out of the University of Arizona, was rapidly improving at Portland. And the feeling in the organization was that a full season at Portland might make Hundley major league ready by the start of the 2009 season.

The timetable was dramatically moved forward Wednesday when Michael Barrett fouled a ball off his face in Denver.

With No. 1 catcher Josh Bard already on the disabled list through at least the All-Star break with a high ankle sprain and Barrett now out for up to six weeks, the Padres had no option than to promote Hundley sooner than hoped.

Hundley made his major league debut Friday night in Arizona as the fifth catcher employed by the Padres this season -- Bard, Barrett, Colt Morton, Luke Carlin and Hundley.

Hundley and Carlin opened the season as Triple-A Portland's two catchers.

Not only did Hundley get his first hit Friday night, he also tagged out a runner at the plate on a perfect throw from left field by another recent call-up (Chase Headley).

Working up to the standards of the catchers who have preceded him shouldn't be that difficult. On the season, the Padres' catchers are hitting a combined .187 (58-for-310) with two homers and 19 RBI in 86 games. And rival runners have stolen 107 bases on the Padres.

PADRES 5, DIAMONDBACKS 1: RHP Cha Seung Baek pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings and threw a shutout over six innings Friday to become the Padres' first starting pitcher to record a victory since Jake Peavy won No. 5 on June 12. The victory was only the Padres' third in their last 18 games.

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December 1, 2009 4:26 pm
WE all know that MOORES didnt follow up his plans to put money into the team, now its MOORADS turn to step up.....i am not saying spend stupid money but you must put a better product on the field. Playin career minor leaguers[headley] or signing[ reggie sanders]  or some other washed up player wont get me to take my family to a game for the price they charge...this team will never compete 4 d ...(more)
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November 18, 2009 1:09 pm
Multiple sources are reporting that the Padres, Angels, and White Sox are discussing a preliminary deal that would have Adrian going to Chicago, Paul Konerko go ...(more)
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November 10, 2009 7:04 pm

I have been browsing around on the tubes lately and I have noticed a few rumors about how Mike Cameron would be a perfect fit for the Padres at a luxurious $7 million a year. Now, don't get me wrong I think Mike Cameron is a fine baseball player who would fit in the mold o ...(more)

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November 11, 2009 4:06 pm
Congratulations to Adrian Gonzalez on such a great year both at the plate and on the field with his gold glove.

But how can you not give the gold glove to Kevin Kouzmanoff.  Three errors the whole year at third base with a best ever .990 fielding
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November 25, 2009 8:58 pm
Does anybody realize that Adrian Gonzalez plays 81 games a year in Petco park and is a 40hr 100rbi, gold glove 1B that will make $5 mill next year and there is a option for another year. Oh yeah and he's from San Diego! Dumping him for prospects is stupid. If we can trade Headley and or Chris Young(who cannot stay on the field)&n ...(more)
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October 27, 2009 9:33 pm
I have heard from more than one media source the Padres are entertaining offers once again from the Red Sox for Adrian Gonzalez, and not just from Hacksaw on 1090.

If given the chance to get guys like Cla
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November 11, 2009 4:06 pm
Congratulations to Adrian Gonzalez on such a great year both at the plate and on the field with his gold glove.

But how can you not give the gold glove to Kevin Kouzmanoff.  Three errors the whole year at third base with a best ever .990 fielding
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November 12, 2009 2:08 am
I made this a post elsewhere, but thought it needed its own forum. Apologies if it seems familiar.

The Padres could fill a lot of holes by trading Adrian Gonzalez now.

Consider the options. Giving him an extension puts the Padres in another Jake
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October 5, 2009 12:52 pm
Hey guys. I'm going to be trying to update this thread as often as I can with anything I see or hear, and always my always great thought on the Padres. Let's try to keep this thing going all offseason.

Milton Bradley's name has come up a lot in ties with the Pa
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October 25, 2009 1:09 pm
It's official: Jed Hoyer is the Padres' new GM.  One of the league's younger front office leaders at age 35, Hoyer played a critical role in building the Red Sox championship team of 2007.  It was he, and not Theo Epstein, who engineered the trade that brought ...(more)
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October 27, 2009 8:22 pm
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October 20, 2009 1:09 am
I am happy to be living in beautiful San Diego right now and this year have taken a greater interest in the Padres.  Growing up as a Yankee fan, I still like to follow teams that have to do what they do with limited resources, and whose fans don't freak out if the team doesn't win the World Series every year, but who are happy with a co ...(more)
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October 7, 2009 2:59 pm
Kevin Towers has built the '96 division winner, '98 pennant team and the back to back division winners in 2005 and 2006. He did all this on a very restricted bydget. I dont understand how you fire the best budget gm in baseball. No one knows this franchise better then KT. Look what he was able to do this year and get the pieces we needed. I would of liked to see KT stay and help build this team ba ...(more)
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September 2, 2009 8:10 pm
Assuming we have the same guys next year, what do you think we should do with the Padres outfield? I think we should do a 5 man rotation between the 3 outfield spots and 3rd base. Tony Gywnn, Kyle Blanks, Ch ...(more)
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October 3, 2009 12:36 am

Padres source: Towers out as general manager


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