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| Josh Bard cleared waivers on Monday and decided to become a free agent, according to the Associated Press. |
Our View: Bard missed about two months due to an ankle injury and later in the year also missed time due to a strained right triceps. At the plate he was atrocious hitting just .202 in 178 AB, this after hitting .305 in 2006-07. He should rebound somewhat with health, but playing time could be hard to come by. |
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| Shawn Estes cleared waivers on Monday and decided to become a free agent, according to the Associated Press. |
Our View: Estes only made it out to the hill for 43.2 innings due to a couple of injuries, and even when healthy his performance was less than ideal (4.74 ERA, 1.56 WHIP). He will likely latch on with someone because he is left-handed, but don't look for anything more than you saw from him this season. |
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| The Boston Globe speculates that the Red Sox could trade for Jake Peavy this off-season if the Padres make him available. |
Our View: Peavy, Daisuke, Lester and Beckett? The Red Sox would certainly have a dream team in that scenario, though Peavy's keeper owners have to hope against a move out of pitcher-friendly Petco. |
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| Mike Weiner of the major league players association has said that the grievance the Padres are pursuing against shortstop Khalil Greene likely will not be heard before spring training, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. The club is attempting to recover up to $1.47 million in salary paid after Greene's self-inflicted hand injury ended his season on July 30. Padres CEO Sandy Alderson has said the grievance goes beyond trying to recover salary. "In the larger sense, it's about deterring this kind of conduct in the future because the consequences can be critical to a team," he said. |
Our View: There is precedent to this, as pitcher Doyle Alexander won a grievance in 1982 after the Yankees tried to recover salary paid while he was sidelined for two months as a result of a fractured knuckle that he suffered after punching a dugout wall. You've got to wonder if it is worth "sending a message" when this will likely alienate Greene, as well as possibly other players on the team, as well. |
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| Padres closer Trevor Hoffman won the Branch Rickey Award, which is given out to a player who displays exceptional community service, according to the Denver Post. |
Our View: Hoffman is involved with the National Kidney Foundation, something that is near to him because he lost a kidney when he was a child. |
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| The Padres are expected to file a grievance against Khalil Greene for missing the final two months of the season, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. |
Our View: On a pro-rated basis, that could leave as much as $1.47 million of his $4.5 million salary in dispute. He broke his hand while punching a storage cabinet at PETCO Park. |
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