Quote from WindsorUK on July 31, 2025, 10:32 am

If Adam has more value, and a better opportunity to bring back a bat, happily move him.

I imagine a package of Adam AND Cease will be attractive to someone?

Quote from MrPadre19 on July 31, 2025, 11:03 am

Please tell me this is all just part of the plan?

Here I was thinking don't trade Leo in ANY scenario and here we need bats.....LF/C/DH and AJ goes and trades him for a Closer and #4 SP.

Like I said.......Ugh

 

Quote from fenn68 on July 31, 2025, 11:53 am

Quote from BoosterSD on July 31, 2025, 10:30 am

Well we can cross Bader off the list for LF, he has been traded to PHI.

Yep, he was on my radar as a cheap rental for a major upgrade in 2025.

Quote from MrPadre19 on July 31, 2025, 12:06 pm

Ryan Bergert traded to KC for Catcher Freddie Fermin.....Four years of Fermin but he isn't a huge upgrade offensively is he?

 

WAIT: and Stephen Kolek?

 

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Quote from TucsonClip on July 31, 2025, 12:13 pm

Quote from MrPadre19 on July 31, 2025, 12:06 pm

Ryan Bergert traded to KC for Catcher Freddie Fermin.....Four years of Fermin but he isn't a huge upgrade offensively is he?

 

 

Bergert and Kolek

Quote from MrPadre19 on July 31, 2025, 12:14 pm

Quote from TucsonClip on July 31, 2025, 12:13 pm

Quote from MrPadre19 on July 31, 2025, 12:06 pm

Ryan Bergert traded to KC for Catcher Freddie Fermin.....Four years of Fermin but he isn't a huge upgrade offensively is he?

 

 

Bergert and Kolek

Just saw that....Um,We need a Catcher for 2-3 years for sure....but TWO SP that have looked good in MLB for Fermin?

 

Quote from fenn68 on July 31, 2025, 12:17 pm

Quote from MrPadre19 on July 31, 2025, 12:06 pm

Ryan Bergert traded to KC for Catcher Freddie Fermin.....Four years of Fermin but he isn't a huge upgrade offensively is he?

 

 

He is a career (albeit part time) .268 hitter (playing out at a mid-90s wRC+ ... so yes a good upgrade offensively. Also he grades out as a better defensive catcher than either Diaz or Maldando both of whom will (should) be gone for 2026.

League minimum with long control (2030) does fill a role until Salas arrives ... he is 30 so don't expect him to be of value for the duration of his control.

Miller, Sears, and now Fermin all are long control and low salary ... toss in the likely departures of Cease and Suarez ... and does that allow the Padres to spend more on an OF upgrade or re-sign King / Arraez (given payroll constraints).

Still Bergert seems a high price but even decent catchers are just hard to find.

 

Quote from MrPadre19 on July 31, 2025, 12:19 pm

Now who's our Leftfielder?

 

Quote from sportwarrior on July 31, 2025, 12:30 pm

This is frealing bizarre. I think I might be done with AJ.