San Diego Padres of the National League west has the ingredients now to play magic in the California southern sun.
What with two super additions joining the Padres for the 2008 season standby folks and follow these boys of summer through out this up coming season.
Jake Peavy and Greg Maddux supplying the firepower as pitching aces. Colt Morton coming into his potential behind the plate as the catcher.The addition of Tadahito Iguchi at 2nd base joining Khalil Greene the shortstop makes a combination around the keystone is dynamite. Brings us head on to center field with Jim Edmonds acquisition being the smartest buy since the Yankees acquiring of the Great Bambino from Boston.
OK you baseball fans around the globe take a good look at the solid strength up the middle for the San Diego Padres and tell me this does not look great for the Padres for 2008.
Did you or did you not somewhat agree that Jake Peavy and Greg Maddux were top aces fixed upon the mound. Lookout you sports fans the San Diego have added two fresh hands to bolster that pitching corps.
I will not provide you with the names at this time but suffice it to be they are both eager and determined to prove their worth. It just so happens they are coming back from surgery to those pitching wings.
Now if you earned a living by production of your ability to prove what once was your calling to fire the baseball past wannabe hitters and you had to prove this ability once again what would be your mindset?
Standby for both of the newly acquired pitchers does nothing but add to an existing "can do", "must do", and "ready to do" baseball team hungry to prove "they have the right stuff".
Here is the real magic which really makes this pudding pie so good and just like Jello which jells. There is absolutely nothing which beats the "mind set and the inherent winning attitude" than a team filled with satisfied and eager skilled players.
Did Jake Peavy not willfully and without a hassle sign his contract extension? Jim Edmonds the consummate professional with joy untold gladly accept his trade to join the Padres. Tadahito Iguchi a solid experienced middle of career player coming aboard with nothing but can do will do smarts and solid credentials. Khali Greene with out a doubt a player with out question in ability to range far and wide at shortstop with All-star abilities. Colt Morton at 6' 5" will settle in as rock solid and prove his once questionable height could be a factor ironically it will be a double plus positive factor.
My pick was Colt behind the plate but the Padres management is it appears set on Josh to get the job done as the first line catcher.
I think this straight down the middle solid line up put the Padres in the cat bird seat to show major league baseball and its local fan following a 2008 season of winning destiny.
The magic and proof of the pudding is within the mind set of each of these individual players. From a casual and very limited personal and no up close observation I think the chemistry available by this team will prove invincible.
The 2008 season will find me anxiously awaiting each days reported box score of each and every game of the San Diego Padres.
Are the San Diego Padres a team of destiny for the 2008 season? The Padre organization projects the lineup to start the season as follows:
PROJECTED LINEUP: Manager Bud Black (second season)
1. RF Brian Giles
2. 2B Tadahito Iguchi
3. 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff
4. 1B Adrian Gonzalez
5. CF Jim Edmonds
6. SS Khalil Greene
7. C Michael Barrett or Josh Bard
8. LFScott Hairston
Pitching Rotation: RH Jake Peavy, RH Chris Young, RH Greg Maddux, LH Randy Wolf, RH Justin Germano
Key Relievers: RH Trevor Hoffman, RH Heath Bell, RH Cla Meredith
Pitching Corps Is Suppose To Be One Of The Best In The Majors.
This is not a fast team. Last year, they only stole 55 bases. Giles is the best prospect to lead off, although he is coming off microfracture knee surgery. Iguchi does give the team a proven No. 2 hitter. Edmonds could slip in the order if his production again slips, as it has each of the past three seasons.
At Nos. 4-6, the hitters are a lot better than believed. Gonzalez and Greene combined to hit 90 doubles and 57 homers and drive in 197 runs last season. And Kouzmanoff hit .309 with 17 homers and 70 RBIs in the final 118 games after getting off to a 9-for-83 start. Hairston could be pressed by rookie prospect Chase Headley in left. Bard hit .406 with runners in scoring position last season
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