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This Article Originally Appeared on Friar Forecast Randy Johnson retired yesterday. He was a good pitcher. Arguably the best of his generation. I could cite a bunch of stats that demonstrate how great Johnson was. I just donÆt see the point. We all know he was good, we can leave it at that. That said, the urge to use stats to highlight JohnsonÆs greatness can be great. In a twitter post, Tim Sullivanáwrote ...

This article originally appeared on Friar Forecast There are someárumblings that the Padres are talking with Coco Crisp about a one-year deal worth between $3MM and $4MM. This just makes too much sense. Crisp is a decent player, appears to want to play for the Padres, would come cheap and be signed for only one year, and significantly upgrades the PadresÆ outfield. Last year Crisp missed the bulk of the season with ...

Yesterday I received a text from a friend who wrote: "Inexcusable if the Pads non-tender Correia." That was the first time I had heard any discussion about non-tendering Correia, and frankly, I was a bit surprised. áHowever, my immediate reaction was not one of anger, but instead, as I usually do, I tried to defend the possible action. I wrote back: "Well...some guys are getting more in arbitration now than on the ...

This Article Originally Appeared on Friar Forecast I was browsing the Padres page on Fangraphs this evening and came across something absolutely shocking: Fangraphs estimatesáAnthony Gwynn was worth $12.6M last season. GwynnÆs value is not derived from the bat, where he was about two runs below average. Instead, it comes almost entirely from his fielding. GwynnÆs UZR, in only 113 games was was 13.6, or 19.4/150 games. áHe was exceptional both in ...

This Article Originally Appeared on Friar Forecast TheáRookie of the Year awards were announced yesterday. In the National League, Florida's Chris Coghlan won the award. He was followed by J.A. Happ, Tommy Hanson, and Andrew McCutchen. My personal picks, which I posted a few weeks ago, had McCutchen winning the award, with Hanson, and Colby Rasmus right behind him. á While much has already been written about the McCutchen-Coghlan debate, I was ...

The National League Gold Glove winners were announced today and San Diego Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez won his second consecutive Gold Glove. Despite heavy support from the Padres and the San Diego media, Kevin Kouzmanoff, who set the National League single season record for fielding percentage, was not among the winners. Before I touch on AdrianÆs award, I want to make it clear that Kouzmanoff did not deserve to win a ...

This article originally appeared on Friar Forecast. * With today’s victory over the Pirates, Wade LeBlanc is 2-1 with a 3.93 ERA in 34.1 innings. Unfortunately, he has also walked 17 batters, while striking out only 19. LeBlanc’s average fastball speed is under 85 miles per hour. It is rare that a pitcher finds success in the big leagues with such a slow fastball, but it is nearly impossible to do so while also walking ...

This Article Originally Appeared on Friar Forecast Chase Headley had a terrible first half.  Prior to the all-star game, he only reached base 30.8% of the time, mustering a putrid 0.674 OPS.  Those numbers would be borderline unacceptable for a slick fielding second baseman, let alone a corner outfielder. Since the break however, Headley has actually been hitting the ball like many of us expected him to all season.  His post allstar game ...