His public stance may be that he doesn't want the distraction, but the truth is probably that he doesn't believe his value has hit its peak yet. And he may be right, but he's going to have to want to play ball if he wants to get that money from the Padres.
And if he doesn't do business with them, he could find his business interests taking a turn for the worse. If Headley continues to refuse to negotiate during the season, the Padres may not wait until the offseason rolls around to kickstart talks again.
Jon Morosi of FoxSports. A trade this year could make sense for the Padres. If they're out of it come the trade deadline and Headley's still not talking, the Padres could get an impressive collection of prospects if they trade him as a season-and-a-half rental. The longer they hold on to him, the more his trade value will dip. He could also become even less receptive the closer he gets to free agency.
If Headley already means to become a free agent after the season, a trade during could come back to bite him. Headley wouldn't be eligible for a qualifying offer if he were to be traded midway through , as they can only be made to players who have been with the team all season. If he gets dealt midway through this season, he could find himself with the same team all year next season and, thus, eligible for a qualifying offer.
We learned this past offseason that qualifying offers can be bad for business, as teams shied away from chasing after players tied to draft-pick compensation. Guys like Nick Swisher, Adam LaRoche and Michael Bourn ended up with deals that felt like bargains next to what they may have gotten in years past.
Kansas City Tampa Bay Houston, going 0-for-2 with 1BB Played in games after beginning the season on the disabled list…collected a career-high 35 doubles Over his first 27 games from April 17 - May 17, hit. Reached base safely in straight games from July , hitting. Had a season-best game hit streak from April May 8. In the second half, hit. The switch-hitting Headley has played most of his games at third base throughout his career, but he does have some time at first base.
The Padres are now holding an even greater surplus at third base, with Headley joining Christian Villanueva , Yangervis Solarte, and Cory Spangenberg on the roster. Bryan Mitchell has seen limited MLB service in each of the last four years, appearing in twenty games last season, mostly as a reliever. He has a big four-seam fastball that he mixes with a cutter and a curveball.
His performance in the high minors in recent years suggests that he may be better suited as a starter, which is an area of need for the Padres. And Cole is more valuable than Hand. Pirates were having a fire sale and just took what they could get for Cole and McCutchen. Pirates fire sale consisted of one player,McCutcheon,and that was because they over reacted now and could not get a good haul for him one year earlier.
They were afraid that the same thing would happen for Cole so they traded him to an organization who had four good players to give up. The Padres need good players so it may be wise to help their rebuild by getting several good players from a very deep organization for one very good player. No one is getting Hand without giving up a top 50 prospect. For the Astros, it would have to be one of Tucker, Whitley or Bukauskas. It seems like the Angels could be a fit as well, although I think they are up against their budget.
For some reason the Padres never really liked the downward trajectory of his plate discipline. But it does seem that they could have gotten more for him. Oh well. Solarte also had his worst season in and maybe the Padres thought they were dealing him at the right time. Solarte was a salary dump and a guy not part of the future plans for San Diego. After a down year he was traded for what he was worth. Ok then…. Especially when half the deal is in club option form.
Trying to look back and find the last time the Padres had a homegrown position player who was well regarded throughout the league for more than just one season…. Headley is 6th in Padres history in WAR… position players.. Some of those guys were fringy anyway, like Hunter and Barfield, and Greene was traded when he was still an average player.
Burroughs had off-field issues, Liriano and Renfroe had huge red flags as minor-leaguers. The list, by the way, of all-time position player Padres by WAR.
Obviously, all the other homegrown players on this list were pre-Gwynn, but Headley was well-regarded enough to command a four-year contract from the yankees in free agency.
Yes, the stat is misleading and a means to help baseball writers and stat nerds to push very good players into the Hall of Fame. Leave the trim reaper be.
This is an old conversation at this point. War is established. I know. Why would you dislike something that gives you more information? As a first baseman. He led the league by hitting into a staggering 25 double plays. He played every game, PAs, and the only reason he had any positive value is because of defense. Those are not good numbers.
Meh, Garvey was on his last leg. Still had one of the biggest homeruns in franchise history. Clutchness matters. Driving runs in to take a lead matters. Scoring more runs than the other team matters. Tapping a ball to second base to score that run from third matters more than taking that walk to set up the DP situation. As for the WAR being called a stat….
Walks lead to runs too. Getting on base — not making outs — is the most important skill for a hitter to have. I loved Garvey too, as a kid, but he cost the Padres runs and wins every season he was on the team. Not rattled at all, bud. No need to drudge up arguments that were finished years ago. Go read the resources and expand your understanding!
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