Quote from BoosterSD on March 4, 2024, 8:17 am

$42M per season for Zack Wheeler extension, SP is getting expensive.

Better hope some of the prospects pan out!

Quote from fenn68 on March 4, 2024, 8:50 am

Quote from BoosterSD on March 4, 2024, 8:17 am

$42M per season for Zack Wheeler extension, SP is getting expensive.

Better hope some of the prospects pan out!

Even more incentive to cultivate home grown talent ... can't afford to build a complete team based on expensive FA.

Seeing a trend of HIGH AAV cushioned by SHORT(ER) duration contracts. Wheeler only 3 years for a 33 year old is shorter than we have come to expect in recent years (see Darvish). Teams paying more in the short run to reduce risk in the long run ... and like less overall? Same with Bellinger and Chapman ... contracts shorter than expected to preserve the high AAV target.

That may vary buy team depending on proximity to the luxury tax threshold (and subsequent penalties).

We will see how this alters (if at all) Boras' handling of Snell and Montgomery ... and if any other teams have the money to go way up in AAV for a short term deal.

Quote from 3fingersplit on March 4, 2024, 10:24 am

Fenn said - "Even more incentive to cultivate home grown talent ... can't afford to build a complete team based on expensive FA."

I have been saying this for years

Quote from sportwarrior on March 4, 2024, 11:31 am

Quote from 3fingersplit on March 4, 2024, 10:24 am

Fenn said - "Even more incentive to cultivate home grown talent ... can't afford to build a complete team based on expensive FA."

I have been saying this for years

I think every sophisticated San Diego sports fan has been saying this (we've been conditioned to).

Quote from MrPadre19 on March 4, 2024, 4:17 pm

Quote from MrPadre19 on March 2, 2024, 12:26 pm

The Brewers are throwing Junk today against the dodgers.

 

In case you were wondering….the Pitcher for the Brewers last name is Junk.

Great name for a Pitcher.

 

Quote from dusty on March 4, 2024, 8:55 pm

Really the issue for the padres in the past under Preller and really even before him was, IMO on the player development side of things as well on flat out missing on evaluations of a couple key players - Turner and Nola first come to mind as well as Clase and now it appears River Ryan may be one that gets away - and really being able to put together a full, complete team. Now i firmly believe 2020 and 2022/2023 could have all been special years had a few things happened - Lamet and Clevinger stay healthy in 2020 and then Tatis suspension hurts and Bob Melvin’s boneheaded handling of pitching in playoffs 2022 and then last years just piss poor job of managing.

Keys to success should be acquire talent that fills out a complete roster and develop said talent then management put them in a position to succeed while building team chemistry. Obviously luck with avoiding injuries is involved and being able to do this while navigating a budget is crucial. I do believe Preller is finally on his way to building a complete organization from top to bottom. Will his time run out on him though? Hopefully his resources dont run dry

Quote from sportwarrior on March 5, 2024, 8:37 am

Oof, I didn't realize River Ryan had turned into something. That one could hurt 2x or 3x, considering he's a) a Dodger, and b) all we got for him was Matt f*ckin Beaty.

Quote from BoosterSD on March 7, 2024, 2:32 pm

It appears that former LAD killer Lauer is signing a MiL deal with the Pirates today.

Quote from MrPadre19 on March 8, 2024, 8:31 am

Quote from dusty on March 4, 2024, 8:55 pm

Really the issue for the padres in the past under Preller and really even before him was, IMO on the player development side of things as well on flat out missing on evaluations of a couple key players - Turner and Nola first come to mind as well as Clase and now it appears River Ryan may be one that gets away - and really being able to put together a full, complete team. Now i firmly believe 2020 and 2022/2023 could have all been special years had a few things happened - Lamet and Clevinger stay healthy in 2020 and then Tatis suspension hurts and Bob Melvin’s boneheaded handling of pitching in playoffs 2022 and then last years just piss poor job of managing.

Keys to success should be acquire talent that fills out a complete roster and develop said talent then management put them in a position to succeed while building team chemistry. Obviously luck with avoiding injuries is involved and being able to do this while navigating a budget is crucial. I do believe Preller is finally on his way to building a complete organization from top to bottom. Will his time run out on him though? Hopefully his resources dont run dry

Happens to every GM....hell the dodgers traded Yordan Alvarez for Josh Fields.