Last night was Newberg report night at the Ballpark, and they had a long Q&A session with Jon Daniels. Here's a couple interesting points from someone that was there:
-- the Padres first target in trading with the Rangers was Gerald Laird.
-- JD readily admitted that the SD trade did not look good due to Eaton's injury and a mis-evaluation of Chris Young ability to succeed long-term as a starter.
-- Both Kam Loe and CJ Wilson are now viewed by the organization as relief pitchers.
The SD trade stuff is fairly old news, but it's interesting to see the organization already admitting they were wrong about Chris Young. It still astounds me completely that we were more willing to give up Chris Young than Gerald Laird. That is mystifying.
The fact that the organization now view Kam as a reliever is very interesting to me. I was unsure if he would continue what he started last year, but it certainly seems like an awfully short leash. I hope he stays as dominant in the role as he was last year when he goes back to relief.
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