Quote from MrPadre19 on February 4, 2024, 10:33 am

Only three prospects had 15+ HR, 15+ SB, a 15+% BB rate, and a sub-20% K rate in 2023.

Harry Ford, SEA
Tyler Black, MIL
Jakob Marsee, SDP

Quote from 3fingersplit on February 4, 2024, 11:23 am

Quote from MrPadre19 on February 4, 2024, 10:33 am

Only three prospects had 15+ HR, 15+ SB, a 15+% BB rate, and a sub-20% K rate in 2023.

Harry Ford, SEA
Tyler Black, MIL
Jakob Marsee, SDP

I say give him a chance and if he was able to have similar numbers and played a good CF I would say that hole is filled for the short term and hopefully the long run

Quote from MrPadre19 on February 4, 2024, 3:00 pm

I have a feeling that’s the plan unless a deal/signing AJ just can’t pass up falls into his lap.

Heck even if one does….I don’t want Batten or Azocar starting.

Decent bench pieces….but not starters.

 

Quote from fenn68 on February 4, 2024, 3:44 pm

I think the odds are very high that we see Marsee the Padres CF to start the season. Hard to really know what the Padres think of Marsee's readiness but considering the alternatives ... Azocar (in house); FA Taylor (likely too expensive on too long a contract), and some TBD trade (probably asking to aggressive a return or dumping an over priced veteran) ... they just have to look at his projected FLOOR (think later about his upside).

I will not take much to be an overall upgrade from Grisham ... and to be the equal of Azocar and for the price differential of greater value than Taylor. Make that call ... and live with it ... opens up money for the other two offense holes.

Possible the Padres walk down the same path with Pauley and Merrill ... make the gamble with an early promotion if they think they are close to being ready and see nothing clearly better as FA or as trade targets. They are all LHH so gives them a leg up.

 

Quote from fenn68 on February 17, 2024, 11:47 am

On the Padres website they say (according to sources) that the Carrillo trade to get more international pool money was for $250,000 for the 2024 pool.

 

Quote from fenn68 on February 17, 2024, 6:09 pm

MLBTradeRumors is reporting the Padres added another $500K of 2024 pool money in a trade with Detroit. Padres moved Dickerson … 12th round pick last year and a pretty decent prospect who has yet to play.

Effectively trades Dickerson for a few more new international signees I guess.

Quote from dusty on February 18, 2024, 12:55 am

This is a really big gamble for sure and a huge bet that Cruz and whoever else they sign with the 750k (if anyone additionally with the money) is going to be better than Dickerson. By all accounts Dickerson, was a very solid draft pick and has a lot of buzz around him as it took 4th round money for him to sign as a 12th round pick.

Quote from MrPadre19 on February 18, 2024, 4:30 am

Who’s left we want so bad we’re selling off players?

 

Quote from fenn68 on February 18, 2024, 5:20 am

Quote from MrPadre19 on February 18, 2024, 4:30 am

Who’s left we want so bad we’re selling off players?

 

The two trades probably explain why the signing of Cruz has yet to be made official … along with few of the reported agreements past De Vries.

Padres had a $4.652MM allocation … De Vries signed for $4.2MMM … so that left only $452K. Cruz reportedly is signing for $700K+/- … so the first trade for the $250K might just be enough to cover the Cruz signing. However after that the Padres could only sign players for $10K or less. Expect the additional $500K will be spread over several “better” prospects they have already have pending agreements. There are some Top 50 still unsigned and we don’t know what some of the other Padre commitments agreed to … so that extra $500K may already be deployed.

Padres may have been trapped into making some deals … made commitments to DeVries, Cruz, and others beyond the allocation and, to keep international relationships for the future, don’t want to back out … probably in their plan even before the commitments.

DET probably had a good idea of the Padres’ situation and upped the demand for trading the allocation (probably so did other teams). Dickerson seemed to be a good prospect since even as a 12th round pick got the equivalent of 4th round money ($4ooK?).

So, the powers to be in the scouting department have to view the mix of additional signings with that $500K has better odds of impacting the ML than Dickerson. I guess there is a chance that after working with Dickerson since the draft the Padres were less enthusiastic about Dickerson’s projection even without him having pitch yet in the system.

Probably will not have a clue on success of this deal for at last 3-5 years.