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#31 · February 18, 2020, 8:06 am
Quote from onlypads on February 18, 2020, 7:15 amQuote from Brian Connelly on February 18, 2020, 6:53 amNew to the position... some of the same "basics" stuff can be said about Cordero too. Can't just snap your fingers on a position change & be MLB caliber.
Before Margot trade there was a pretty good argument to have BOTH Cordero & Naylor start in AAA & play every day; either going with only 4 OF & SOMEone OF capable (most of the non-roster INF are being listed as "INF/OF"... even if they haven't played there), or even another RH like Almonte as the 5th guy.
Now it's hard to envision a scenario where either Naylor OR Cordero is not the 4th OF... but is going to have limited playing time.
Put another way, the Margot trade might hurt the development of one of these 2 guys.
Given Corderos recent absence and injury history, I dont see how he is not in the upper minors for at least half the year. Consequently then, it appears that Naylor will have to be the 4th. Complicating matter is the Myers dilemma. Naylor needs time to hone his OF skills but is unlikely to get it as the 4th OFer behind Myers. What to do...
Think you're exactly right on the quandry. It COULD conceivably play out that Cordero is AAA 1st 1/2, and trades places with Naylor 2nd 1/2. Not so much b/c Naylor did anything wrong, but he's young enough to spend time in Minors developing. Cordero is "too old" for minors, but if you subtract the 2 years he's missed from his age it's a different story.
If the 5th OF ("Lagares") is defensively oriented, the 4th OF on this team is more of a PH. I definitely like Naylor better in that role right now than Cordero.
#32 · February 18, 2020, 8:43 am
I can see AJP doing a 2 or 3 for 1 type trade-- Perdomo + Guerra + Hedges to White Sox for C McCaan-- sure he was an AS last season but look at his career and 1st half vs 2nd half splits (2nd half closer to his career norm vs 1st 1/2 -basically an offensive jaguernaught) --still his D/O profile still closer to .700 OPS C with good/great but not elite D... vs Hedges Elite D/ and below ,600 OPS offense-- Maybe a slight overpay, but what if McCaan is somewhere in between the 1st half and 2nd half player-- then a Win/Win and with Mejia 50/50 split behind the plate-- maybe McCaan wore down-- he may be a "cheapish" addition.. 2 yrs of control just perfect to find out if Torrens or Campusano -- are the "Future" or if Mejia improves enough on D/C to merit full time duty behind the plate
#33 · September 1, 2020, 4:44 pm
A classy exit for Naylor ... along with an HR in his final Padres AB 🙂
Thank you to the @Padres for providing me with the opportunity to learn and develop in a game I truly love. Many thanks to the staff, coaches, teammates and supportive fans.
I’m super excited to continue this journey with @Indians !
#34 · September 1, 2020, 5:32 pm
I still think he will have a pretty good career . He just had bad timing here with Hosmer blocking his real position. Never heard of any problems with hustle or attitude. I wish him well
#35 · September 1, 2020, 10:01 pm
Quote from 84padres on September 1, 2020, 5:32 pmI still think he will have a pretty good career . He just had bad timing here with Hosmer blocking his real position. Never heard of any problems with hustle or attitude. I wish him well
The one thing was the conditioning, which to his credit, he really took care of this year.
Development wise, it's converting the raw power to in game, and of course working on defense in OF.
My #1 favorite Padre moment last year was when he hit his 1st HR & threw his helmet off in the dugout... I'll never forget the look of sheer glee on Franmil Reyes' face when he saw it. Then Renfroe putting the band aids all over his helmet. Awesome.
Wish Josh AND all the rest of the Padres moving on best wishes for great careers. Except vs us of course.
Now the Indians (Padres East) & Mariners are my 2 AL root for teams.
#36 · September 2, 2020, 6:27 am
Naylor looks to be Cleveland’s first baseman for some time starting next year since they will not pick up the $17.5MM option on Santana. Should help he reach his full potential.
Note he had a couple hits yesterday in his Cleveland debut in the OF and Franmil Reyes went 5 for 5 now hitting .326.
Also, Naylor’s brother is a catching prospect (a good one) in Cleveland’s system.
Hope this all works out for him.
#37 · September 2, 2020, 11:54 am
Quote from fenn68 on September 2, 2020, 6:27 amNaylor looks to be Cleveland’s first baseman for some time starting next year since they will not pick up the $17.5MM option on Santana. Should help he reach his full potential.
Note he had a couple hits yesterday in his Cleveland debut in the OF and Franmil Reyes went 5 for 5 now hitting .326.
Also, Naylor’s brother is a catching prospect (a good one) in Cleveland’s system.
Hope this all works out for him.
Me too. Think Naylor is one of few players who is probably really happy to go from SD to Cleveland. Canadian, brother in system, still a good playoff team, lots of former Pads there, and way more opportunity to play every day SD just never gave him. I'm rooting for him & the soon to not be (?) "Indians" in the AL.
F. Reyes... ouch! Even though Trammell has now led directly to Nola, I now have the Reyes/L. Allen for Trammell trade in my tracker as a "Loss"... didn't know Covid would bump DH up to 2020, so don't regret it, especially now replacing Hedges with Nola.