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Wednesday, January 04, 2006 |
Padres Complete Eaton Trade
The Padres completed the Adam Eaton trade, which now goes down as follows:
- Padres get: RHP Chris Young, 1B Adrian Gonzalez, and OF Terrmel Sledge.
- Rangers get: RHP Adam Eaton, RHP Akinori Otsuka, and minor league catcher Billy Killian.
Comments:
The Padres were not going to sign Eaton at anywhere near his asking price. We took a more detailed look at this deal a couple of weeks ago at Ducksnorts if you're interested.
Why would the Padres unload a "decent young pitcher in Eaton"?
Eaton has a career 4.10 ERA at home, 4.57 on the road. Career K/BB 164/399. He's 28.
Young, on the other hand, has a career 4.34 ERA, but 3.75 away from the hot air. Career K/BB (overall) of 55/164. He's 26.
Even better, his middle name is Ryan. He really ought to go by "C. Ryan Young." "C.Y." would also be good.
It seems like a pretty good trade for the Padres. They also unloaded Otsuka, who's 35. And they picked up a backup outfielder and a backup first baseman who might not ever live up to his former first-round potential, but who also is only turning 24.
Eaton has a career 4.10 ERA at home, 4.57 on the road. Career K/BB 164/399. He's 28.
Young, on the other hand, has a career 4.34 ERA, but 3.75 away from the hot air. Career K/BB (overall) of 55/164. He's 26.
Even better, his middle name is Ryan. He really ought to go by "C. Ryan Young." "C.Y." would also be good.
It seems like a pretty good trade for the Padres. They also unloaded Otsuka, who's 35. And they picked up a backup outfielder and a backup first baseman who might not ever live up to his former first-round potential, but who also is only turning 24.
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