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Padres close to an answer on Peavy

LAS VEGAS — One day after voicing his most optimistic report to date about trading Jake Peavy to the Cubs, Padres General Manager Kevin Towers said he should know today whether the much-discussed terms are finally set.
The Cubs were to reply to Towers last night and again today, when the winter meetings will end.
Towers said his talks with Cubs GM Jim Hendry yesterday were the lengthiest of a process that began several weeks ago.

 

Mark Prior is a free agent now. There maybe some loyalty there since the Padres paid him last year for what was an injury year.

 

Padres, Cubs can't reach agreement on Peavy

 

Padres have work to do after Meetings | padres.com: News

Towers expects to be busy between now and the Christmas holiday looking to fill needs, though he expects to find a few bargains after the first of the year. But if the team opts to retain Peavy and his $11 million salary for 2009, there won't be much money to spend on free agents.
The Padres are looking at a payroll of $40 million and have already committed $9 million to right fielder Brian Giles. Add in Peavy's $11 million and there's not a lot of money to spend.

 

Rule 5 activity: The Padres selected two players in the Major League phase -- Cabrera from the Rockies and Nova of the Yankees. The Padres like Cabrera's defense and speed. They needed middle-infield depth after trading Khalil Greene to the Cardinals last week.

 

Sandy Alderson stinks as a President plain and simple. He is taking this team right down the toilet. He had Towers handcuffed last year.

 

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stor...s-diamondbacks-post-seek-ownership-pa/?padres

Former D'backs executive Moorad near deal to buy Padres from Moores

Tom Krasovic (Contact)
Originally published 03:43 p.m., January 2, 2009, updated 10:50 p.m., January 2, 2009

Fifteen years after Texan software mogul John Moores bought the Padres, Moores and his wife Becky have reached “an agreement in principle” to sell the club to a group led by Jeff Moorad, an Orange County resident with wide-ranging experiences in the baseball business.
Moorad was the general partner of the rival Arizona Diamondbacks the past 4 1/2 years and for 20 years prior was a powerful agent to baseball stars such as Manny Ramirez and Mo Vaughn.
If the sale of the Padres goes through, the price will exceed $400 million, according to a major-league source. Moores put up about $80 million to buy the Padres in December 1994.
“It's a jewel of a franchise,” Moorad said.

 

Brother they thought the Cubbies were still in it, but now that Bradley got that deal I don't think they have room. They were saying that Peavy deal wouldn't heat up again until the end of this month beginning of February if they do again.

 

No to Andruw Jones bro. The Pads would want youth. We need more pitching, shortstop, and up and coming outfielders.

 

In today's local paper here the Brewers were very interested in Hoffman.

 

Bro they want younger, cheaper and faster. Then we will have to see where the new owner is going to go.

 

Hoffman signs deal with Brewers

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jan/08/bn08newhoffy095724-end-of-an-era/?padres

GM Towers on the Hoffman situation: 'We just don't have the money'


http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jan/07/padres-towers-no-money-for-hoffman/?padres

 

Closer's role now falls to Bell


http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jan/08/padres-closer-role-bell/?padres

 

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jan/10/padres-s11padnotes-moorad/?padres

If Moorad in, CEO likely to leave


Major league executives expect CEO Sandy Alderson to leave the Padres at some point this year if Jeff Moorad takes over the front office.
Moorad has said he well regards Alderson, but major league executives doubt Alderson will stay beyond 2009 if Moorad comes aboard because the two are used to doing similar jobs.
As general partner of the Diamondbacks, Moorad reportedly was active in negotiations for prominent players such as Eric Byrnes and Russ Ortiz, and his duties were comparable to Alderson's present duties.

This would be the best news for this organization. Sandy has no clue what he is doing any more.

 

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jan/10/padres-s11padres/?padres

Padres plan a gradual transition

It is unclear how much operating capital the Padres will have if the sale goes through. The sale price will exceed $400 million, perhaps by a large margin. Moores has ordered the payroll slashed to $40 million for the 2009 season, barely more than half of last year's Opening Day payroll of about $73 million. As of now, the Padres are about $5 million over budget for the 40-man roster, having committed $31.2 million to eight players.

 

Brother my brother in law and I usually make the trek to Peoria, Az for Spring Training every year. We haven't even talked about it this year, one I don't have a job, but the fans here feel like we have gotten one of these

 

Thanks bro, you beat me to the post. This was in today's paper.

 

Yes bro this is probably the next signing along with Ausmus for catching. I think I might go downtown for a tryout at 44.


http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/news...ent_id=3744423&vkey=news_sd&fext=.jsp&c_id=sd

 

I can't wait for this sale of the Padres to be done, and Sandy shown the door so this organization can start taking steps forward again.

 

Sandy Alderson just doesn't get it. Yes we are in a recession, but families will come if you put a good product on the field.

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jan/16/padres-tickets-below-two-million/?padres

Team could draw fewer than 2 million because of low season ticket sales


Sharp declines in Padres season ticket sales could result in home attendance dropping below 2 million for the first time since the 1994 season was cut short by a labor dispute.
Season ticket sales were at about 15,000 entering the 2008 season. Now they are well below 10,000, creating the potential plummet in attendance.
Club CEO Sandy Alderson cited several factors, foremost a national recession that he said is depressing several clubs' sales.

 

http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/news...ent_id=3747025&vkey=news_sd&fext=.jsp&c_id=sd

Bell files for arbitration

Padres reliever to assume Hoffman's role in 2009

Bell, who will be the closer for the Padres this season after Trevor Hoffman signed a one-year deal with the Brewers this week, made $420,000 last season.

This is how very sad our organization has become. This should have never come down to this at all.