don't even fucken think about it ned... Padres Prepared To Release Orlando HudsonBy Mike Axisa [April 21 at 8:53am CST]The Padres have the worst record in baseball at 3-12, and a shake-up could be on the horizon. Scott Miller of CBSSports.com reports that they are prepared to release Orlando Hudson if the veteran second baseman does not turn things around soon.Hudson, 34, is hitting just .156/.191/.200 with one stolen base in 47 plate appearances this season, and Miller hears he has been a "non-presence" with younger players in the clubhouse. Utility infielder Andy Parrino started consecutive games at second base earlier this week. Hudson's release could coincide with the return of infield prospect Logan Forsythe, who will resume workouts this weekend after undergoing ankle surgery this spring.Hudson signed a two-year, $11.5MM contract with San Diego last offseason. He is owed $5.5MM this season and the $2MM buyout of his $8MM club option for next season. The Padres will still have to pay him the full $7.5MM should they decide to cut ties.
I wish we would start releasing some of our dead wood. Of course that would mean we'd only have about 8 players on our team.
Uribe maybe? Get rid of these 2+ year liabilities. Too early for the Ellois/Harang/Capuano thing. But how do we add to the rotation with multi year deals to our 3-4-5 guys? I mean, we SHOULD be looking at Oswalt but really can't.
Uribe would be the only guy I really want gone. If I was GM, I'd give until the end of May and if he didn't have at least 6 HRs and 25 RBI with a .260 average, he'd be DFA
Uribe and Loney are the only two useless ones that you can release and bring someone up good enough to at the minimum be as good as they currently are The problem is that our minor league system is super thing and although our hitters are shit, our minor league hitters are no guarantee to be better. It's good to get new blood, but as evidenced by the struggles of Dee and Jerry, young guys in our system can struggle even worse
difference is that there is hope that the struggle equals temporary learning curve with the other guys that we play they struggle just as bad but there is no hope in improvement, they are what they are with dee and jerry you dont really know what you have unless you put it out there and really give it a shot like we are doing with dee
Let's be honest guys, would anyone want to be a "presence" with younger players on the San Diego Padres? Lmao.
O-Dawgs gonna think it's a race thing. Same thing he thought when Sheffield and Bonds couldn't get a job at ages 76 and 57. "The man" keeping a brotha down. Keep fighting the fight O-Dawg.
I'd take Renteria over both of those guys. Hudson is a bad clubhouse guy and Kennedy is just bad at baseball.
Careful what you wish for. Ned could get Renteria for a 3 yr 30 million deferred contract before May 1st.
