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The Padres said goodbye to all-time saves leader Trevor Hoffman last winter and then spent much of last spring trying to trade ace right-hander Jake Peavy, finally dealing their ace to the Chicago White Sox for a bevy of prospects. This winter they have been at the center of a swirl of rumors centered around the likely trade of slugging first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, a deal that some believe was made more likely by the arrival of new GM Jed Hoyer—the former assistant GM in Boston. Not only are the Red Sox one of the teams that are most interested in Gonzalez, they also have the cupboard full of prospects that the Padres will require if they are to make a deal. The only thing that may stand in the way of the teacher and pupil making a deal is that Boston GM Theo Epstein and Hoyer know ...

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Article written by Jeffrey Brown