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The Padres have Carlos Quentin "on their list of possibilities" for an offseason trade, reports Bill Center of the San Diego Union-Tribune. It seems like a good match, given that the White Sox are thought to have Quentin on the market and the Padres are looking for a corner outfielder. Center mentions elsewhere in his chat with readers that given the Padres' difficulty in luring free agent hitters to Petco Park, a trade would be the club's best chance to add that desired corner outfield help.
Quentin has posted a .257/.352/.505 line over the last four seasons in Chicago, though it remains to be seen how his bat and his glove (a career UZR/150 of -9.3, though this metric also shows Quentin was an above-average defensive right fielder in 2011) would play in spacious Petco Park. If Quentin was acquired, he and Cameron Maybin would play every day, with Center including Chris Denorfia, Jesus Guzman, Kyle Blanks, Mark Kotsay and Will Venable all in the mix at the other corner outfield spot.
i like Q. dude has the long ball, but can have cold streaks, so It wouldnt pain me to see 'em go.
With Pierre gone, we have:
Rios
Viciedo
then De Aza
and Lillibridge if Quentin leaves.
:thinking:
I wouldn't mind seeing a vet picked up to spot start or even start if they where solid enough.
If the Sox can get pitching for him, then I'd deal him. Otherwise, he's a good bat to keep around.
I really would like to see swisher back now that Ozzie is gone, that probably won't happen though. But for some reason Josh willinghams name sticks out as somebody KW would sign
these are the guys that are out there:
Bobby Abreu LAA *- Angels
Rick Ankiel WAS
Carlos Beltran SF (A – cannot be offered arbitration)
Milton Bradley SEA
Pat Burrell SF (B)
Coco Crisp OAK
Michael Cuddyer MIN (A)
Johnny Damon TB
David Dejesus OAK (B)
Matt Diaz ATL
J.D. Drew BOS
Jonny Gomes WAS
Vladimir Guerrero BAL (B)
Raul Ibanez PHI (B)
Conor Jackson BOS
Jason Kubel MIN (B)
Ryan Ludwick PIT (B)
Gary Matthews Jr. NYM
Nate McLouth ATL *
Jason Michaels HOU
Magglio Ordonez DET (B)
Juan Rivera LAD- Dodgers
Cody Ross SF (B)
Nick Swisher NYY * Yanks
Marcus Thames LAD
Josh Willingham OAK (A)
thanks for the list BTW. Id like MLlouth.
KW will probably do something like trade a pitcher for a hitter and Q for a pitcher.
Pitchers available:
Ryan Dempster CHC* Cubs
Zach Duke PIT
Jon Garland LAD
Aaron Harang SD (B)
Rich Harden OAK
Livan Hernandez WAS
Edwin Jackson STL (B)
Scott Kazmir LAA *
Roy Oswalt PHI (A)
Joel Pineiro LAA
Javier Vazquez FLA
Adam Wainright STL* Cards
Tim Wakefield BOS
Chien-Ming Wang WAS Nats
C.J. Wilson TEX
Maybe Oswalt.....
The Yanks exercised his 10.25 million club option on October 29th.
give me willingham
I'm a little conflicted.
Part of me thinks he should go because he hasn't been producing as well and they should get rid of him while his value is high.
The other part of me is genuinely worried about having an outfield full of rookies and Rios. Viciedo, De Aza, Rios, and Lillibridge? No thank you.
I think Kazmir is hopeless. Even with Coop. Coop fixed mechanics. Not dead arm.