Adrian Gonzalez is the Padres' best position player, and at age 26 he is expected to have many good years ahead of him. Will they be with the Padres? The organization's best depth is at first base, where prospects include Kyle Blanks and Allan Dykstra.
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At one position, at least – first base – the Padres organization is flush
This is the first in a series of stories examining the players in the Padres' organization position by position. Today: First base.
Brewers rate Hoffman No. 1 choice
Padres did not budge Tuesday after a report that the Brewers called Hoffman the best candidate for their closer's job.
Rating the system: Call it average
The Padres organization has started to play catch-up, and a Moorad purchase of the team could accelerate that process.
– Who are the Padres' Top 10 prospects?
Moorad near deal to buy Padres
The transaction could be finalized in the next three months, with the sale price expected to exceed $400 million.
– Jeff Moorad bio
Many questions than answers regarding Moorad ownership
TIM SULLIVAN: But while little is known about what changes would be coming should Moorad take control of the Padres next spring, any new direction is likely to be better than no direction.
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Ch. 4 close on new play-by-play man
Sources say Mark Neely, voice of the Double-A Tulsa Drillers, has received an offer and a deal could be finalized next week.
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Padres hope their core of young players will help produce a turnaround in 2009
ANALYSIS: As the Padres emerge from this year's wreckage, their challenge might be less daunting than their record suggests.
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– Padres 2009 schedule (PDF)
Brewers rate Hoffman No. 1 choice
Padres did not budge Tuesday after a report that the Brewers called Hoffman the best candidate for their closer's job.
Prospects get a big boost
When Padres pitchers report to spring training in February, prospect Mat Latos will be among them. Center fielder Cedric Hunter also will be among the prospects in the major league camp. Neither Latos nor Hunter has played above Single-A, so their presence in major league camp will at least partly reflect the organization's high regard for them.
Moorad would boost strength in draft
What quality of farm system would a Jeff Moorad-led group inherit if, as Moorad strongly implied Friday, his cadre soon buys control of the Padres from John and Becky Moores?
Ranking the Top 10 Padres prospects
A look at the Padres' top 10 propects based on a survey of 10 major league talent evaluators.
Rating the system: Call it average
The Padres organization has started to play catch-up, and a Moorad purchase of the team could accelerate that process.
– Who are the Padres' Top 10 prospects?
Many questions than answers regarding Moorad ownership
TIM SULLIVAN: But while little is known about what changes would be coming should Moorad take control of the Padres next spring, any new direction is likely to be better than no direction.
Moorad near deal to buy Padres
The transaction could be finalized in the next three months, with the sale price expected to exceed $400 million.
– Jeff Moorad bio
