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Heath Bell Staying With Padres Despite Adrian Gonzalez Trade, GM Says

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Heath Bell is not going to be the next Padre out the door. "Heath is going to be our closer in 2011," Padres GM Jed Hoyer said Monday, a day after completing a deal to send franchise icon Adrian Gonzalez to the Red Sox. The easy assumption after the Gonzalez deal is that the Padres are in full...

Adrian Gonzalez Trade Talks With Red Sox Heating Up, Report Says

No one who has paid attention to baseball during the last couple of seasons would be the least bit surprised if Adrian Gonzalez ended up in a Red Sox uniform sometime during 2011. Boston has long coveted the first baseman and will inevitably have a standing trade rumor in place as long as he's still in San Diego. There's...

Cameron Maybin Trade Analysis

Here's the breakdown on the trade that sends center fielder Cameron Maybin to the Padres and relievers Ryan Webb and Edward Mujica to the Marlins. • In Maybin, 23, the Padres get a super-athletic player who has the most upside of any center fielder they employ save Donavan Tate, a fellow former top-10 draft pick who...

Four Thoughts: Giants Workload Hangover, Sandy Alderson Past and Future

If the World Series champions are concerned that career-high workloads for their top four starting pitchers will lead to a reckoning in 2011, they aren't letting on. "No, I don't have any worry, because our guys are some of the best in the business at handling pitchers," Giants general manager Brian Sabean told FanHouse....

Adrian Gonzalez Won't Get Long-Term Deal With Padres, GM Says

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- San Diego Padres slugger Adrian Gonzalez is as good as gone after the 2011 season. Both sides have figured for some time that the three-time All-Star would be too expensive to remain with his hometown team after next season. Nothing's changed after agent John Boggs had lunch this week with general...

Jed Hoyer News From the Web

05/24/12 How Long Should Epstein and Hoyer Have to Turn the... Source: CBS - WBBM 2 - Chicago IL When Epstein was hired as president of baseball operations for the Cubs, he eloquently and adequately laid out his plan for the Chicago Cubs. He stated the process would encompass an entire organizational change.
04/22/12 Cubs end six-game losing skid, trade Marlon Byrd to... Source: Boston Herald - Boston MA Even though they tried to lower expectations heading into the season, it became clear the Cubs' new front office had no desire to tolerate their team losing six straight games and starting the season with a .214 winning percentage.
04/21/12 Hoyer and Epstein Try to Build Winner for Wrigley Source: Bats - The New York Times Jed Hoyer won two World Series, each with a very different meaning, as an assistant under Theo Epstein for the Boston Red Sox. The 2004 title signified the completion of a job that started before they arrived.
03/29/12 Cubs Receive Prospect From Red Sox To Complete Epstein... Source: Chi Town Daily News - Chicago IL MESA, Ariz. The Cubs acquired first baseman prospect Jair Bogaerts from the Red Sox Thursday to complete the compensation deal for Theo Epstein.
03/26/12 The 10 best things about being a Cubs fan () Source: Angels Homeplate What are the 10 best things about being a fan of your favorite team?