Breaking Down – Mets Needs – San Diego Padres

Saturday’s trade with the Cincinnati Reds has overnight changed the future makeup of this team and we should take an immediate look at it rather than continue with American League teams.

Players Under Contract past 2012:

None

Free Agents After 2012:

1B Yonder Alonzo

1B Mark Kotsay

2B Orlando Hudson

SS Jason Bartlett

OF Chris Denorfia

RHRP Huston Street

ARB Eligible Players Excelling at Tampa Bay:

1B Jesus Guzman

3B Chase Headley

C Nick Hundley

CF Cameron Maybin

OF Will Venable

RHSP Dustin Moseley

LHSP Coru Leubke

RHSP Tim Stauffer

***Edinson Volquez  RHSP ***

ETA: 2012:

Anthony Rizzo 1B -  Born: 8/8/1989 -  Highest Level Reached: MLB San Diego Padres -  2011 Combined Stats: MINORS: .331, 34(2B), 1(3B), 26HR, 101RBI -  MAJORS: .141 (18 hits in 128 at-bats), 8(2B), 1(3B), 1HR, 9RBI

Casey Kelly RHP -  Born: 10/4/1989 -  Highest Level Reached: Double-A San Antonio Missions -  2011 Combined Stats: 11-6, 3.98ERA, 142.1IP, 46BB, 105K, .278BAA

Robbie Erlin LHP -  Born: 10/8/1990 -  Highest Level Reached: Double-A San Antonio Missions -  2011 Combined Stats: 9-4, 2.99ERA, 147.1IP, 16BB, 154K, .227BAA

Jedd Gyorko 3B -  Born: 9/23/1988 -  Highest Level Reached: Double-A San Antonio Missions -  2011 Combined Stats: .333, 47(2B), 2(3B), 25HR, 114RBI, 12SB

James Darnell 3B -  Born: 1/19/1987 -  Highest Level Reached: MLB San Diego Padres -  2011 Combined Stats: MINORS: .310, 29(2B), 1(3B), 23HR, 79RBI -  MAJORS: .222 (10 hits in 45 at-bats), 2(2B), 1HR, 7RBI

Joe Wieland RHP -  Born: 1/21/1990 -  Highest Level Reached: Double-A San Antonio Missions -  2011 Combined Stats: 13-4, 1.97ERA, 155.2IP, 21BB, 150K, .234BAA

Simon Castro RHP -  Born: 4/9/1988 -  Highest Level Reached: Triple-A Tucson Padres -  2011 Combined Stats: 7-8, 5.63ERA, 115IP, 34BB, 94K, .286BAA

Jaff Decker OF -  Born: 2/23/1990 -  Highest Level Reached: Double-A San Antonio Missions -  2011 Combined Stats: .236, 29(2B), 2(3B), 19HR, 92RBI, 15SB

***Yonder Alonso  LF ***

***Brad Boxberger  RHRP***

ETA: 2013:

Reymond Fuentes OF -  Born: 2/12/1991 -  Highest Level Reached: High-A Lake Elsinore Storm -  2011 Combined Stats: .275, 15(2B), 9(3B), 5HR, 45RBI, 41SB

***Yazmani Grandal C ***

ETA: 2014+

Keyvius Sampson RHP -  Born: 1/6/1991 -  Highest Level Reached: Low-A Fort Wayne Tin Caps -  2011 Combined Stats: 12-3, 2.90ERA, 118IP, 49BB, 143K, .192BAA

Cory Spangenberg 2B -  Born: 3/16/1991 -  Highest Level Reached: Low-A Fort Wayne Tin Caps –  2011 Combined Stats: .316, 17(2B), 1(3B), 3HR, 44RBI, 25SB (1st Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

Rymer Liriano OF -  Born: 6/20/1991 -  Highest Level Reached: Low-A Fort Wayne Tin Caps -  2011 Combined Stats: .298, 31(2B), 9(3B), 12HR, 68RBI, 66SB

Austin Hedges C -  Born: 8/18/1992 -  Highest Level Reached: Short-A Eugene Emeralds -  2011 Combined Stats: .231 (6 hits in 26 at-bats), 1(2B), 1HR, 4RBI (2nd Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

Joe Ross RHP -  Born: 5/21/1993 -  Highest Level Reached: Rookie League AZL Padres  2011 Combined Stats: 0-0, 0.00ERA, 1IP, 0BB, 0K (1st Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

Jace Peterson SS -  Born: 5/9/1990  Highest Level Reached: Short-A Eugene Emeralds -  2011 Combined Stats: .243, 9(2B), 5(3B), 2HR, 27RBI, 39SB (Supplemental 1st Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

Research:

https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tErIWJtdBrirYvCnYijwbtA&output=html

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/minorleagues/affiliates/index.jsp?c_id=cin

http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=sd#playerType=ALL&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page_type=SortablePlayer&season=2011&season_type=ANY&sportCode='mlb'&league_code='MLB'&split=&team_id=135&active_sw=&game_type='R'&position=&sortOrder='desc'&sortColumn=avg&results=&page=1&perPage=50&timeframe=&extended=0&last_x_days=&ts=1324167295248&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting

Needs: -   Experience

Thoughts: 

-  It’s absolutely amazing to have an entire organization not under contract after 10-1-12. Yeah, I know, the World Series is still up, but, trust me, this team won’t be playing in it. 

- San Diego could probably staff an entire AAA all-star team.

- They are overstocked with three 3Bmen, four 1Bmen, and eight starters

Summary Suggestion:

To be honest, this team doesn’t have to anything, but there would be an awful lot of prospects playing AAA ball when they should be in the majors. The addition of Grandal behind the plate could make Hundley expendable, but not until the 2013 season. No, it’s third base that has the trade bait the Mets could go after, be it Goryko or Darnell, but i have no idea wh to send them.