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Tony Gwynn Jr. Headed to San Diego

The Padres have acquired Tony Gwynn Jr. from the Brewers in exchange for Jody Gerut, a major league source told FanHouse on Thursday. Gwynn, 26, was hitting .309 with the Brewers Triple-A affiliate in Nashville. The son of the Hall of Famer and Padres icon, Gwynn Jr. is a .248 hitter in parts of the past three seasons in...

Padres' Hitting Coach: Blame Me

After an improbable stretch where the San Diego Padres won eight of nine games, they were sitting with a 9-3 record. Since then, they have fallen to 12-15, a bad stretch which included a six-game losing streak. The team has many issues, obviously, but the offense is not doing the job at all. They rank 11th in the NL in...

Roto Rush: Swisher the Pitcher?

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.Remember that time when Troy Glaus was eligible at shortstop? Yeah, that was awesome. Shoddy Chris Farley impersonations aside, roto-devotees will recall that Glaus had to step in for...

Heath Bell Thinks ESPN Is Unfair

The San Diego Padres, picked to finish last by pretty much everyone who follows baseball, have stormed out of the gate to a 6-2 start. This has to be a shock to even the majority of the team's own fans. Then again, they've got 154 games left to play, and it's difficult to imagine them staying in the thick of things for...

The Unofficial Jake Peavy Farewell Tour

FanHouse continues its 2009 MLB Preview with a look at the San Diego Padres.You know that scene in Caddyshack where Chevy Chase turns to Rodney Dangerfield and says, "You're not ... you're not good, Al. You stink" If Kevin Towers was sitting near me right now, that's what I would say. And one would imagine if there wasn't...