The Padres Must Sign Luis Robert (Part 3) – Strategically Mandatory
In parts 1 and 2, we covered just what a prize of a signing Luis Robert would be, and how financially, the Padres are perfectly positioned to close the deal […]
Category Archives: A.J. Preller
The Padres Must Sign Luis Robert (Part 1) – He’s Good
The Padres are about to enter the precarious part of their rebuild. They’ve already infused the lower levels of their minor league system with talent thanks to the splurge on […]
Once Upon A Time in Mexico
The Padres international splurge in 2016 bolstered the farm system in one fell swoop. But it is a strategy that really can only be done once, as teams that exceed […]
Gwynntelligence Podcast: Padres also suck at *ahem* cheating, Preller suspended
The “agenda”: Preller granted glorious unpaid vacation by MLB. Will anyone trade with us? #FireMikeDee again. The Padres are bad at cheating? A real human was fired so the Padres […]
Gwynntelligence Podcast: Dan Szymborski on ZIPS, the Padres’ deadline, trolls, and MS Paint
The “agenda”: Dan Szymborski joins the podcast The ZIPS projection system Padres deadline deals A.J. Preller Extending Wil Myers Twitter trolls and hate mail Microsoft Paint In addition to playing […]
The Padres Top 75 Prospects
Earlier this season, I made a decision. Rather than spending three hours watching a below-average baseball team win or lose meaningless games, I decided to instead focus my attention on […]
Pedro Martinez? More like King Anderson
The Padres seem to have hit a homerun by trading Drew Pomeranz to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for 18 year-old pitcher Anderson Espinoza. They pretty much checked all the […]
Gwynntelligence Podcast: Pomeranz, Rodney dealt
The “agenda”: Pomeranz dealt to the Red Sox Fallout from the trade 2019 versus 2020 In addition to playing the link below, you can also listen to the the podcast […]
Fowler opens mouth, throws away millions of dollars, and the Padres cannonball off the Titanic
By now, you’re probably familiar with the story. The San Diego Padres’ executive chairman, Ron Fowler, went on San Diego radio and called his ballclub – specifically, James Shields’ performance […]
The Padres must spend at least X million on international free agents
Since the new international free agent system was unveiled, baseball game strategists have lobbied for teams to significantly outspend their MLB-mandated signing bonus pool. (Prior to the new system, teams […]
