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Adrian, Adieu
So the Padres have traded slugging first baseman Adrian Gonzalez to Boston. This is not a surprise. (I've actually been telling people they ought to trade him for something over a year now, the past season's surprise drive notwithstanding.)
The players the Padres are getting - Kelly, Rizzo, and Fuentes, plus a player to be named - look pretty good, though none of them is quite ready for the majors. Still, I'm a bit concerned that their major needs - second, short, and catcher - were not addressed. Nor do they have a solid replacement for Gonzalez at first. (I'm guessing Kyle Blanks gets the first shot there.) They're going to have to make another deal before spring; Heath Bell may be the next to go.
I'm reserving judgment, for now.
The players the Padres are getting - Kelly, Rizzo, and Fuentes, plus a player to be named - look pretty good, though none of them is quite ready for the majors. Still, I'm a bit concerned that their major needs - second, short, and catcher - were not addressed. Nor do they have a solid replacement for Gonzalez at first. (I'm guessing Kyle Blanks gets the first shot there.) They're going to have to make another deal before spring; Heath Bell may be the next to go.
I'm reserving judgment, for now.