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Post by Blunashun on Aug 10, 2023 22:15:54 GMT
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Post by Blunashun on Sept 19, 2023 10:04:11 GMT
The Padres are 20.0 games out of first place. Behind the Dodgers. They're 5.0 games under .500. Their payroll is over 280 million dollars.
A.J. Preller President of Baseball Operations
4 years (2023-26)
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promoted to President of Baseball Operations, signed extension with San Diego 2/2/21
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signed extension with San Diego 10/17
5 years (2014-18)
hired by San Diego as Executive VP, General Manager 8/6/14
MLB suspends Padres GM A.J. Preller after investigation into Drew Pomeranz trade
Preller has been suspended 30 days without pay
By Mike Axisa
Sep 15, 2016<<< at 5:10 pm ET
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Major League Baseball announced Thursday afternoon that Padres general manager A.J. Preller has been suspended 30 days without pay following an investigation into the Drew Pomeranz trade with the Red Sox.
Here is MLB's full statement:
Major League Baseball has completed an investigation into the July 14th transaction in which pitcher Drew Pomeranz was traded from the San Diego Padres to the Boston Red Sox. MLB's Department of Investigations conducted the thorough review, which included interviews with relevant individuals from both Clubs. The findings were submitted to Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr.
As a result of this matter, Major League Baseball announced today that A.J. Preller, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Padres, has received a 30-day suspension without pay.
MLB considers the matter closed and will have no further comment.
MLB had been investigating the Padres for shady medical record keeping. In a nutshell, San Diego did not log all medical treatment provided to players with the league's central medical information bank, thereby essentially hiding injury information from competitors. That gave them an advantage in trade talks.
Padres chairman Ron Fowler, managing partner Peter Seidler, and president and CEO Mike Dee released the following statement Thursday:
"We accept the discipline handed down from Major League Baseball earlier today and will fully comply with Commissioner Manfred's recommendations pertaining to changes with our medical administration and record keeping. Rest assured, we will leave no stone unturned in developing comprehensive processes to remediate this unintentional, but inexcusable, occurrence. To be clear, we believe that there was no intent on the part of A.J. Preller or other members of our baseball operations staff to mislead other clubs. We are obviously disappointed that we will lose A.J.'s services for 30 days, but will work closely with him upon his reinstatement to ensure that this unfortunate set of circumstances does not happen again."
Soon after the Pomeranz trade, it was reported the Red Sox were unaware of some treatment he'd been receiving while with the Padres. A trade with the Marlins was also partially reversed after it was discovered pitcher Colin Rea had a preexisting elbow issue. Rea was returned to the Padres and the Marlins received their prospect in return.
This is the second time Preller has been suspended by MLB. He was suspended several years ago while still working with the Rangers as the head of their international scouting department. Preller was disciplined for speaking to an agent about a player who was serving a suspension for providing false age and identity information. The Rangers was also fined.
Preller released the following statement Thursday, after the suspension was announced:
"I accept full responsibility for issues related to the oversight of our medical administration and record keeping. I want to emphasize that there was no malicious intent on the part of me, or anyone on my staff, to conceal information or disregard MLB's recommended guidelines. This has been a learning process for me. I will serve my punishment and look forward to being back on the job in 30 days."
Preller is just wrapping up his second season as GM of the Padres. He was hired during the 2014-15 offseason and the led the charge as the club made several blockbuster trades in an attempt to contend, though it failed spectacularly. Preller and his staff have focused on rebuilding the team's prospect base this year.
Suspending the GM without pay is obviously a very serious and extremely rare punishment. MLB takes these matters very seriously and they came down hard on Preller. The Padres will now be without their GM during the part of the season when they usually begin seriously preparing for the upcoming offseason.
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Post by Blunashun on Sept 19, 2023 10:09:40 GMT
Former MLB executive says some GMs don’t hold A.J. Preller in “high regard”
Samson made these comments on the Talking Friars podcast
By Ben Fadden@BenFaddenSD Jan 11, 2022, 7:00am PST
On the Talking Friars podcast this week, former Miami Marlins president David Samson alluded to me that San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller isn’t viewed as one of the top decision makers in the sport.
“If you ask around the game, the majority of other GMs would tell you that a team with A.J. Preller as GM is likely not going to win,” Samson said during the interview. Preller recently signed an extension with the team prior to last season after constructing the first postseason roster in club history since 2006 in 2020. While there have been some moves that haven’t worked out (just as there have been with every general manager in the sport), Preller has brought in a solid core of players including Fernando Tatis Jr., Jake Cronenworth, Manny Machado, Trent Grisham and Joe Musgrove.
Later in my conversation with Samson, he also said some general managers in baseball “do not necessarily hold [Preller] in high regard and it’s because they’ve dealt with him.”
“The issue that GMs have with him in general is that he believes that he’s the smartest person in every room he’s in.”
It’s only fair to Preller to also mention that Samson didn’t really find a problem with how Preller went about trade conversations, saying he is a “deal maker” and “he’s very open about what he’s willing to give to get what he wants.”
You can watch or listen to the entire interview by clicking the following links below:
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Post by Blunashun on Sept 28, 2023 12:09:42 GMT
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Post by jrgreene6 on Sept 28, 2023 20:03:31 GMT
There is no “I” in “team”, and that’s been the Stains biggest problem. Assembling the best of the best all on one team leaves very little room for teamwork. Most of these guys are there for one reason and ONLY one reason - their wallets. They come in, pad their stats and look forward to the next contract that will continue to add to their already grotesque fortunes. And most of them could care less about a title or ring. They say all the right things regarding a championship and their “desire to win”, but when it comes right down to it, it’s ALL about their bank accounts. It’s the same thing we hear EVERY single year about the University of Kentucky and their top recruiting classes. Living in Cincinnati and its proximity to Lexington, there are TONS of UK fans here and we are bombarded with the annual hype of Coach Calipari, his “genius” and UK’s next NCAA title, which seems to be EVERY year. But when push comes to shove, his recruits end up being a bunch of egotistical chuckers who were the stars of their high schools and never had to do anything but shoot the ball. They know zero about passing and defense and have never had to play with or against players of their same or even better caliber. Most of them are only there for the required year before declaring for the NBA draft, and it’s nearly impossible for UK to build a team that is willing to work and stay together for four or even two or three years. They are nearly ALWAYS overrated in the polls, which pumps their egos even further and once they get on the court, they care only about their personal stats and how high they’ll go in the draft. The brown stains are locked into a number of egos and contracts that will continue to haunt them for years and keep them the .500 team we have seen this season. GO DODGERS!!! |
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Post by Blunashun on Sept 28, 2023 21:01:04 GMT
There is no “I” in “team”, and that’s been the Stains biggest problem. Assembling the best of the best all on one team leaves very little room for teamwork. Most of these guys are there for one reason and ONLY one reason - their wallets. They come in, pad their stats and look forward to the next contract that will continue to add to their already grotesque fortunes. And most of them could care less about a title or ring. They say all the right things regarding a championship and their “desire to win”, but when it comes right down to it, it’s ALL about their bank accounts. It’s the same thing we hear EVERY single year about the University of Kentucky and their top recruiting classes. Living in Cincinnati and its proximity to Lexington, there are TONS of UK fans here and we are bombarded with the annual hype of Coach Calipari, his “genius” and UK’s next NCAA title, which seems to be EVERY year. But when push comes to shove, his recruits end up being a bunch of egotistical chuckers who were the stars of their high schools and never had to do anything but shoot the ball. They know zero about passing and defense and have never had to play with or against players of their same or even better caliber. Most of them are only there for the required year before declaring for the NBA draft, and it’s nearly impossible for UK to build a team that is willing to work and stay together for four or even two or three years. They are nearly ALWAYS overrated in the polls, which pumps their egos even further and once they get on the court, they care only about their personal stats and how high they’ll go in the draft. The brown stains are locked into a number of egos and contracts that will continue to haunt them for years and keep them the .500 team we have seen this season. GO DODGERS!!! With a few notable exceptions, the Dodgers have collected good teammates. I've had issues with Justin Turner coming back out for the team picture after testing positive. Tommy Lasorda dying not long after that. Max Muncy swinging for the fences every at bat. Playing hurt to get a new contract. Cody Bellinger not taking coaching. But the Trevor Bauers, Yasiel Puigs & Julio Urias's seem few & far between. We don't know what kind of a teammates Julio was. What he did was behind the scenes. Bauer - I knew he was a mistake. Friedman didn't sign Yasiel. He was like Flounder in Animal House. A legacy. AJ Preller might see bits of himself in the assholes he acquires. |
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Post by jrgreene6 on Sept 28, 2023 21:52:54 GMT
There is no “I” in “team”, and that’s been the Stains biggest problem. Assembling the best of the best all on one team leaves very little room for teamwork. Most of these guys are there for one reason and ONLY one reason - their wallets. They come in, pad their stats and look forward to the next contract that will continue to add to their already grotesque fortunes. And most of them could care less about a title or ring. They say all the right things regarding a championship and their “desire to win”, but when it comes right down to it, it’s ALL about their bank accounts. It’s the same thing we hear EVERY single year about the University of Kentucky and their top recruiting classes. Living in Cincinnati and its proximity to Lexington, there are TONS of UK fans here and we are bombarded with the annual hype of Coach Calipari, his “genius” and UK’s next NCAA title, which seems to be EVERY year. But when push comes to shove, his recruits end up being a bunch of egotistical chuckers who were the stars of their high schools and never had to do anything but shoot the ball. They know zero about passing and defense and have never had to play with or against players of their same or even better caliber. Most of them are only there for the required year before declaring for the NBA draft, and it’s nearly impossible for UK to build a team that is willing to work and stay together for four or even two or three years. They are nearly ALWAYS overrated in the polls, which pumps their egos even further and once they get on the court, they care only about their personal stats and how high they’ll go in the draft. The brown stains are locked into a number of egos and contracts that will continue to haunt them for years and keep them the .500 team we have seen this season. GO DODGERS!!! With a few notable exceptions, the Dodgers have collected good teammates. I've had issues with Justin Turner coming back out for the team picture after testing positive. Tommy Lasorda dying not long after that. Max Muncy swinging for the fences every at bat. Playing hurt to get a new contract. Cody Bellinger not taking coaching. But the Trevor Bauers, Yasiel Puigs & Julio Urias's seem few & far between. We don't know what kind of a teammates Julio was. What he did was behind the scenes. Bauer - I knew he was a mistake. Friedman didn't sign Yasiel. He was like Flounder in Animal House. A legacy. AJ Preller might see bits of himself in the assholes he acquires. Without a doubt on all of the above. But it seems that even the superstars LA acquires KNOW that they alone are not THE team and most know their roles and mesh with their teammates, who may be their direct competitors for playing time and AB’s. They actually seem to ENJOY playing a game millions of us would give their left nut to have as their profession. You can see it in their faces and in the dugouts. And they truly relish the idea of being the best of the best and WS titles / rings. I have yet to see that in ANY of the Padre games I have watched this or even previous years. They just don’t seem to care one way or the other just as long as that cheque hits their account every pay period. What most of us wouldn’t do to trade places with them at a fraction of the cost! GO DODGERS!!! |
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Post by Blunashun on Nov 22, 2023 1:29:46 GMT
Preller just found his alibi.
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Post by Blunashun on Dec 28, 2023 18:26:33 GMT
Padres signed a reliever out of the Japanese League. 5 years & 28 million. Cheap enough gamble. I guess Preller is trying to back things up in case they lose Hader. But this Japanese pitcher is LISTED at 5'-8". Man, if he's listed as 5'-8", assume he's really 5'-7". At best.
He has control issues too.
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Post by Blunashun on Jan 10, 2024 21:43:27 GMT
Padres News: Blake Snell May Not Sign For a While, Says USA Today Insider
Story by Jason Fray •
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Will Blake Snell pitch for the Padres this upcoming season? Is Snell instead destined to represent the New York Yankees or Los Angeles Angels? Will he go home and pitch in Seattle for the Mariners?
At this point, no one knows the answers to these hypothetical questions. With that said, one MLB insider may have given us some insight into when Snell could ink a deal.
Longtime pundit Bob Nightengale of USA Today wrote an article that offered 10 predictions for the rest of baseball's offseason period.
The topic of Snell and the Padres did come up within Nightengale's piece. Here's what he had to say on the subject matter:
"Blake Snell will still be a free agent when spring training hits with teams continuing to balk at his asking price in excess of $200 million. The Los Angeles Angels are the strongest suitor at this juncture."
According to Nightengale, some of the big-money franchises (Philadelphia, both New York teams, Boston) "have shied away" from going all-out in landing Snell. Some of this allegedly has to do with Snell's history of not pitching deep into ball games.
At 31 years of age, some clubs might be leery in signing any starting pitcher to a long-term deal exceeding more than the rumored $200 million Snell is allegedly seeking.
The NL Cy Young award winner was fantastic last year -- going 14-9 with a 2.25 ERA. Snell notched 234 strikeouts in 180.0 IP. He also relinquished only 115 hits in the process.
There's no doubt Snell is the premier pitcher left on the market. It will be fascinating to see whether San Diego makes a late push to keep him in the fold.
As the market continues to evolve, suitors could either emerge or disappear depending on the circumstances. If Nightengale's report is accurate, Snell's patience could pay off in a big way involving a team desperately seeking an upgrade within its rotation.
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Post by Blunashun on Jan 10, 2024 21:44:06 GMT
Soto is gone. Maybe Snell. Did Preller do it again? A roll of the dice & then it's rebuilding time?
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Post by Blunashun on Jan 10, 2024 21:50:53 GMT
Hey! How about Gary Sanchez as a backup catcher for the Dodgers? It looks like Preller let him go free agent. His batting average isn't much better than Barnes'. But he hits for power.
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Post by Blunashun on Feb 10, 2024 19:07:28 GMT
San Diego Padres Tied to Veteran Free Agent Starting Pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu
Story by Sam Connon •
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The San Diego Padres might be interested in signing free agent pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu, according to The New York Post's Jon Heyman.
Heyman was discussing the Padres' potential interest in a pair of Boston Red Sox players on the trade market – outfielder Jarren Duran and closer Kenley Jansen. The MLB insider reiterated that San Diego may be more inclined to pursue a starter like Ryu, though.
The soon-to-be 37-year-old left-hander had Tommy John surgery in June 2022, returning to the Toronto Blue Jays' rotation the following August. Ryu pitched 52.0 innings across 11 games down the stretch in 2023 before entering free agency in November.
According to MLB Network's Jon Morosi, Ryu was going through a standard offseason routine in his home country of South Korea in January.
Ryu first came to MLB in 2013 when the Los Angeles Dodgers gave the southpaw a then-record $36 million contract. He finished fourth in NL Rookie of the Year voting, winning 14 games with a 3.00 ERA and 1.203 WHIP.
After winning another 14 games with a 3.38 ERA and 1.191 WHIP in 2014, Ryu missed the entire 2015 season due to a shoulder injury. He returned for one start in July 2016, only to hurt his elbow and miss the rest of the year.
Ryu tossed a total of 209.0 innings in 2017 and 2018, but he was healthy enough to start Game 2 of the 2018 World Series against the Red Sox. In 2019, Ryu made his first career All-Star appearance and finished second in NL Cy Young voting after leading the league with a 2.32 ERA.
The Blue Jays lured Ryu out of Los Angeles with a four-year deal the following offseason, and he finished third in AL Cy Young voting right out of the gates in 2020. To that point in his career, Ryu was 59-35 with a 2.95 ERA, 1.163 WHIP and 16.7 WAR.
Ryu's production dipped in 2021, when he posted a 4.37 ERA, and his ERA was sitting at 5.67 in 2022 prior to his Tommy John surgery. Upon his return in 2023, Ryu bounced back with a 3.46 ERA.
According to Spotrac, Ryu's market value is a two-year, $16.2 million contract.
The Padres lost starting pitcher Michael Wacha and Seth Lugo to the Kansas City Royals via free agency earlier this offseason. Michael King and Randy Vásquez came back in the Juan Soto trade with the New York Yankees, but reigning NL Cy Young Blake Snell is likely to sign elsewhere.
Adding a veteran arm like Ryu would make sense for the Padres on their current timeline and in their current payroll state, by most accounts.
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