San Diego Padres 2008 Preview
It’s that time of year again. Spring training is in full swing, and the baseball season is just around the corner. Over the next month, The Sports Lounge will run a season preview for each team in the majors, leading up to the season opener in Japan on March 25th. Today we continue the season preview with a look at the San Diego Padres.
Manager: Bud Black
2007: 89-74, 3rd NL West
Projected Batting Order
1. Brian Giles, rf (.271, 13 hr, 51 rbi)
2. Scott Hairston, lf (.222, 3 hr, 16 rbi)
3. Adrien Gonzalez, 1b (.282, 30 hr, 100 rbi, 46 2b)
4. Jim Edmonds, cf (.252, 12 hr, 53 rbi)
5. Khalil Greene, ss (.254, 27 hr, 97 rbi)
6. Kevin Kouzmanoff, 3b (.275, 18 hr, 74 rbi)
7. Tadahito Iguchi, 2b (.267, 9 hr, 43 rbi)
8. Josh Bard, c (.285, 5 hr, 51 rbi)
Projected Starting Rotation
1. Jake Peavy (19-6, 2.54 ERA)
2. Chris Young (9-8, 3.12 ERA)
3. Greg Maddux (14-11, 4.14 ERA)
4. Randy Wolf (9-6, 4.73 ERA)
5. Justin Germano (7-10, 4.46 ERA)
Setup: Heath Bell
Closer: Trevor Hoffman
In San Diego, its all about pitching as the Padres were the only team in baseball to post an ERA under 4.00. The issue with this team has always been about finding ways to score runs. To help in that regard, San Diego brought Jim Edmonds and Tadahito Iguchi to help replace Mike Cameron and Marcus Giles. All things considered, this exchange should...
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