Padres Hope To Have An Answer At Catcher
In a long anticipated move this afternoon, the Padres finally obtained what they hope to be the answer at catcher.
Padres Send:
SS Frankie Libran
Red Sox Send:
C Vic Correll
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Padres Hope To Have An Answer At Catcher
In a long anticipated move this afternoon, the Padres finally obtained what they hope to be the answer at catcher.
Padres Send:
SS Frankie Libran
Red Sox Send:
C Vic Correll
.
Do you feel safe trading for a Catcher that has spent most of his time in the Minors?
To be honest I wasn't completely sold on this trade. Libran was one of the young guys that I could afford to lose because I have several other IF prospects that are looking just as good as him if not better.Quote:
Originally Posted by rockiesfan4ever
Vic hasn't gotten the chance to play much but that is because he is sitting behind Carlton Fisk in Boston who is averaging 30+ homers and 100 RBI every season.
I think he is better than what I had for sure, and if I don't like him then I can just dump him at the end of the year when his contract.
1975 Preview
This year has to be the year. That is the rally call of Padres fans all over the state.
The pitching staff is as strong from top to bottom as it has been in any season. We have a couple of guys down in AAA that are more than ready to fill in if we have any issues with the veterans in the pen.
The offense may be the best that the Padres have seen to date. Dwight Evans seems to have his stuff together for a great season. Johnny Grubb is always grea and Dane Iorg gets the chance to play every day this season after an impressive year taking over at first base last season.
Projected Record: 86-76
Finally we get a little bit of respect. It is nice to actually be predicted to win more games than we are going to lose for once.
Farm System: 1st
Scouting: 1st
Medical: 1st
Cash: 355,754
Payroll: 3,295,625
Payroll Budget: 3,543,067
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Well, you know what they say: 4th time's the charm!
Good luck in '75.
1975 Amateur Draft
Rounds 4-6
GM filihok says: I don't like his defense. He's not going to help that pitching staff anyQuote:
Originally Posted by jcbarr
Dodgers Fan filihok say: Great move. You really ripped the Red Sox off on this one.
1975 All Star Break
Disappointment does not even begin to describe the feeling of both GM Barr and the people of San Diego. Despite being 50-38 we find ourselves 8 games out of first place and unable to gain any ground on the dominant Giants.
The team has played very well and through no fault of their own they find themselves on the outside looking in at the moment. The pitching staff has been solid as they have posted a team ERA of under 4.00. The offense has been a little touchy this season as the team batting average is hovering around .260 which is among the worst in the division right now.
The offense is being anchored by Johnny Grubb as he leads the team in both average and home runs at the all star break. His supporting staff hasn't been so bad either. Dwight Evans has put up good power numbers as has Jerry Morales and Rico Petrocelli.
The two aces of the staff, Mike Caldwell and Randy Jones, are pitching woderfully going in to the break. The same cannot be said for the other three in the starting rotation. Jimmy Freeman could find himself in one of those spots during the second half of the season.
Code:1975 Batting Team G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB K SB CS R RBI SLG OBP
Evans, Dwight SDP 88 .262 332 87 17 2 16 68 63 2 2 70 56 .470 .386
Iorg, Dane SDP 86 .289 325 94 20 1 2 44 38 0 1 54 37 .375 .372
Bailey, Bob SDP 85 .258 302 78 14 2 14 35 62 0 2 37 51 .457 .334
Grubb, Johnny SDP 81 .310 290 90 20 1 16 66 37 0 1 58 65 .552 .436
Correll, Vic SDP 84 .256 285 73 14 0 3 38 57 0 0 24 24 .337 .343
Hernandez, Enzo SDP 78 .263 274 72 11 1 0 35 21 13 5 48 13 .310 .344
Petrocelli, Rico SDP 78 .279 272 76 14 0 12 40 58 0 0 40 51 .463 .370
Morales, Jerry SDP 73 .300 270 81 18 3 12 43 32 0 1 41 59 .522 .399
Clarke, Horace SDP 62 .236 127 30 4 1 0 7 14 1 2 13 10 .283 .281
Gaston, Cito SDP 40 .226 93 21 4 0 1 12 32 0 0 11 13 .301 .315
Kelly, Van SDP 62 .274 62 17 6 0 0 8 15 1 0 9 9 .371 .347
Colbert, Nate SDP 34 .158 57 9 2 1 1 6 13 0 0 7 6 .281 .238
Jones, Randy SDP 18 .114 44 5 0 0 0 3 20 0 0 2 2 .114 .170
Caldwell, Mike SDP 18 .128 39 5 0 0 0 1 13 0 0 1 4 .128 .150
Roberts, Dave SDP 16 .282 39 11 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 3 1 .282 .300
Sterling, Randy SDP 17 .105 38 4 0 0 0 3 17 0 0 1 0 .105 .171
Kirby, Clay SDP 17 .121 33 4 0 0 0 2 21 0 0 2 1 .121 .171
Hilton, Dave SDP 22 .258 31 8 1 1 0 1 7 0 1 5 3 .355 .281
Kendall, Fred SDP 9 .087 23 2 1 0 0 3 5 0 1 3 2 .130 .185
Gentry, Gary SDP 26 .000 8 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 .000 .000
Troedson, Rich SDP 32 .000 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Bell, Jerry SDP 17 .000 6 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 .000 .143
Tatum, Ken SDP 8 .200 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .200 .200
Freeman, Jimmy SDP 15 .250 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 .250
Code:1975 Pitching Team IP ERA G GS W L SV K BB R/9
Jones, Randy SDP 134.2 2.74 18 18 11 3 0 48 28 10.49
Caldwell, Mike SDP 126.2 3.20 18 18 9 7 0 75 20 10.94
Sterling, Randy SDP 116.1 4.26 17 17 6 3 0 83 40 12.84
Roberts, Dave SDP 111.1 4.45 16 16 8 5 0 47 49 13.42
Kirby, Clay SDP 101.1 5.68 17 17 6 6 0 61 62 14.83
Gentry, Gary SDP 56.2 4.92 26 0 1 6 1 35 33 15.56
Troedson, Rich SDP 45.2 4.53 32 0 4 1 6 38 20 13.01
Bell, Jerry SDP 34.0 2.38 17 0 0 1 2 9 22 14.56
Tatum, Ken SDP 23.1 1.93 8 2 2 1 0 17 8 10.80
Freeman, Jimmy SDP 21.2 3.32 15 0 2 1 0 12 14 13.71
Corkins, Mike SDP 16.2 3.24 16 0 1 4 10 7 9 11.88
At least Randy Jones has turned into a superstar...
What are your plans to combat the Giants' dominance?
Randy certainly has turned things around. Caldwell has really turned it on as well and I didn't see that one coming.
At this point I'm not sure what we are going to do do combat the Giants. I don't really have any pieces that I can trade away at this point. I don't want to hurt our future and I think we have a very good team. I have been thinking this year was the year for a while now, and maybe one of these days it will be.
I am thinking that if we can keep the fans interested as we have been doing, we may be able to sign a big name pitcher this offseason and see if that can help sway things in our favor. With that said, we still have a chance this eason to catch them, so we will see what happens.
Doesn't seem to have really hurt the staff though. Randy and Caldwell are still playing great. Those two have been the only consistent pitchers that I have had on the staff so I'm not real sure how to gauge his impact on the pitching staff really.Quote:
Originally Posted by filihok
1975 Season Review
It was another tough year for the Padres. We played hard, and made pretty much no movement with players. We really thought that we had the team to compete this year, and overall we did. We won 96 games during the regular season but it still wasn't enough to overcome the dominant Giants.
The offense played well, the pitching was above average, and really there isn't one big reason why we didn't win the whole thing this year. The fans in San Diego are going to be a little disappointed I'm sure, but they still do have a winning team to watch every year and we have given them everything that they could possibly want.
With a few seasons under most of the players belts, it could be time to start making some moves. There have been many rumors about the future of Clay Kirby. Clay's potential is through the roof but he has yet to really come through for the Padres like they need him to. Minus one good year, Clay has really been below average for most of his career and it seems its time for a change of venue.
To combat the Giants this year, look for the Padres to make a big move to sign a big name starting pitcher, or a dominant bullpen arm.
Standings / Playoffs
AwardsCode:AMERICAN LEAGUE (1975)
EAST W L PCT GB AVG HR SB ERA
Boston 108 54 .667 -- .310 268 65 4.79
Baltimore 101 61 .623 7.0 .280 149 86 4.13
Milwaukee 83 79 .512 25.0 .297 128 76 5.04
Detroit 78 84 .481 30.0 .289 148 50 4.95
New York 67 95 .414 41.0 .270 133 52 4.76
Cleveland 45 117 .278 63.0 .265 118 36 6.26
WEST W L PCT GB AVG HR SB ERA
Oakland 100 62 .617 -- .280 238 49 4.21
Minnesota 96 66 .593 4.0 .294 96 63 4.24
Chicago 80 82 .494 20.0 .283 173 58 4.86
Kansas City 77 85 .475 23.0 .282 140 65 5.18
California 75 87 .463 25.0 .272 114 73 4.63
Texas 62 100 .383 38.0 .270 104 74 5.36
NATIONAL LEAGUE (1975)
EAST W L PCT GB AVG HR SB ERA
New York 102 60 .630 -- .266 133 62 3.43
Philadelphia 90 72 .556 12.0 .272 180 66 4.51
Pittsburgh 87 75 .537 15.0 .279 162 88 4.39
Chicago 85 77 .525 17.0 .260 147 43 3.71
St. Louis 82 80 .506 20.0 .263 122 72 4.10
Montreal 51 111 .315 51.0 .248 72 38 4.99
WEST W L PCT GB AVG HR SB ERA
San Francisco 101 61 .623 -- .273 164 55 3.42
San Diego 96 66 .593 5.0 .261 152 31 3.84
Los Angeles 82 80 .506 19.0 .269 121 101 4.12
Houston 73 89 .451 28.0 .266 111 54 4.40
Cincinnati 67 95 .414 34.0 .269 107 88 4.84
Atlanta 56 106 .346 45.0 .257 133 34 5.11
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Red Sox defeat Athletics, 3-2
Mets defeat Giants, 3-1
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Red Sox defeat Mets, 4-0
FinancesCode:AMERICAN LEAGUE (1975)
Cy Young Blue Moon Odom (OAK)
Player of the Year: Toby Harrah (BOS)
Rookie Of The Year: Wilbur Howard (MIL)
Gold Glove (P): Mark Fidrych (BOS)
Gold Glove (C): Ellie Rodriguez (KCR)
Gold Glove (1B): John Ellis (NYY)
Gold Glove (2B): Tom Ragland (TEX)
Gold Glove (3B): Toby Harrah (BOS)
Gold Glove (SS): Dave Concepcion (BOS)
Gold Glove (LF): Al Bumbry (BAL)
Gold Glove (CF): Ben Oglivie (BOS)
Gold Glove (RF): Carlos May (CHW)
NATIONAL LEAGUE (1975)
Cy Young Tom Seaver (NYM)
Player of the Year: Mike Schmidt (PHI)
Rookie Of The Year: Ernie Whitt (MON)
Gold Glove (P): Randy Jones (SDP)
Gold Glove (C): Ted Simmons (STL)
Gold Glove (1B): Bill Buckner (LAD)
Gold Glove (2B): Enzo Hernandez (SDP)
Gold Glove (3B): Bruce Miller (SFG)
Gold Glove (SS): Bill Russell (LAD)
Gold Glove (LF): Jerry Morales (SDP)
Gold Glove (CF): Scott Reid (PHI)
Gold Glove (RF): Bake McBride (STL)
Code:AMERICAN LEAGUE (1975) Tickets Revenue Payroll Profit Cash
Baltimore Orioles 38,053 $7.0M $6.5M -$140K $1.0M
Boston Red Sox 42,314 $7.7M $7.0M -$45,000 $1.4M
California Angels 35,173 $5.7M $5.1M -$50,000 $990K
Chicago White Sox 34,759 $5.3M $4.3M $290K $1.0M
Cleveland Indians 25,997 $4.2M $3.7M $195K $280K
Detroit Tigers 37,916 $5.9M $4.9M $405K $625K
Kansas City Royals 32,956 $5.7M $5.4M -$210K $1.0M
Milwaukee Brewers 35,082 $5.4M $4.8M -$185K $1.4M
Minnesota Twins 35,760 $6.2M $6.1M $5,000 $1.1M
New York Yankees 33,166 $5.5M $4.6M $135K $855K
Oakland Athletics 42,018 $7.7M $7.6M -$415K $865K
Texas Rangers 30,150 $4.7M $3.7M $120K $820K
NATIONAL LEAGUE (1975) Tickets Revenue Payroll Profit Cash
Atlanta Braves 29,285 $4.7M $4.5M -$275K $460K
Chicago Cubs 36,147 $5.7M $5.4M $0 $700K
Cincinnati Reds 31,326 $4.9M $3.7M $280K $1.0M
Houston Astros 33,038 $5.7M $5.4M -$305K $730K
Los Angeles Dodgers 38,152 $6.3M $6.2M $350K $1.2M
Montreal Expos 27,698 $4.4M $3.9M $160K $380K
New York Mets 40,022 $6.7M $5.9M $655K $1.7M
Philadelphia Phillies 37,039 $6.1M $5.3M $445K $1.0M
Pittsburgh Pirates 36,382 $6.4M $5.9M -$805K $1.2M
SAN DIEGO PADRES 44,506 $6.8M $2.7M $2.0M $2.4M
San Francisco Giants 43,579 $7.9M $8.3M $460K $1.9M
St. Louis Cardinals 35,224 $6.2M $5.4M -$35,000 $830K
Code:1975 Pitching Team IP ERA G GS W L SV K BB R/9
Caldwell, Mike SDP 235.0 2.80 33 33 17 10 0 136 39 10.30
Jones, Randy SDP 233.2 3.00 32 32 18 6 0 98 63 11.48
Sterling, Randy SDP 222.0 3.73 32 32 14 7 0 164 70 12.77
Roberts, Dave SDP 151.1 4.70 25 21 12 6 0 65 65 13.44
Freeman, Jimmy SDP 109.1 3.46 28 13 8 5 0 67 48 12.35
Gentry, Gary SDP 102.0 4.59 50 0 3 11 2 60 58 14.29
Troedson, Rich SDP 90.2 4.57 66 0 9 5 12 71 31 12.01
Bell, Jerry SDP 54.1 4.14 30 0 0 1 2 15 40 16.23
Tatum, Ken SDP 37.1 3.38 16 3 2 1 0 27 19 13.02
Corkins, Mike SDP 36.0 3.50 35 0 3 4 23 25 18 11.50
Code:1975 Batting Team G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB K SB CS R RBI SLG OBP
Evans, Dwight SDP 162 .282 606 171 29 8 34 126 111 2 2 124 109 .525 .405
Bailey, Bob SDP 158 .256 550 141 30 2 22 70 111 1 6 67 81 .438 .339
Morales, Jerry SDP 147 .296 541 160 36 8 22 86 61 0 1 95 117 .514 .392
Iorg, Dane SDP 142 .303 532 161 37 2 5 72 58 0 1 92 67 .408 .387
Petrocelli, Rico SDP 147 .276 519 143 28 0 25 68 114 1 0 69 108 .474 .359
Hernandez, Enzo SDP 144 .265 514 136 22 1 0 62 41 22 7 94 21 .311 .343
Grubb, Johnny SDP 153 .319 511 163 33 6 30 132 68 0 2 116 120 .583 .456
Kelly, Van SDP 113 .261 119 31 9 0 2 18 23 1 1 18 15 .387 .353
Sterling, Randy SDP 32 .110 82 9 0 0 0 3 41 0 0 4 0 .110 .141
Jones, Randy SDP 32 .128 78 10 0 0 0 4 31 1 0 2 2 .128 .171
Caldwell, Mike SDP 33 .125 72 9 1 0 0 3 26 0 0 2 5 .139 .160
Roberts, Dave SDP 25 .226 53 12 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 4 1 .226 .241
Hilton, Dave SDP 41 .213 47 10 3 1 0 2 8 0 1 6 3 .319 .245
Kendall, Fred SDP 19 .091 44 4 1 0 0 3 10 0 1 4 3 .114 .163
Freeman, Jimmy SDP 28 .182 33 6 3 0 0 2 12 0 0 3 1 .273 .229
Robinson, Dave SDP 15 .296 27 8 2 0 1 1 6 1 0 2 12 .481 .321
Reynolds, Craig SDP 4 .133 15 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .267 .133
Gentry, Gary SDP 50 .077 13 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 1 .077 .143
Troedson, Rich SDP 66 .083 12 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .083 .083
Goddard, Joe SDP 4 .375 8 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .375 .375
Bell, Jerry SDP 30 .000 8 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 1 0 .000 .111
Tatum, Ken SDP 16 .286 7 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 .286 .286
Sipin, John SDP 3 .167 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .286
Williams, Jim SDP 4 .750 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1.250 .750
Contract Negotiations
The end of 1975 brought about some interesting decisions for the Padres. Some that may have people scratching their heads around town.
C Vic Correll
Vic was picked up last year in a trade and everyone thought that he was going to be the answer to the catching problem in San Diego. Apparently GM Barr didn't think this was true. Rather than trying to trade him he was released.
P Rich Troedson
Rich has been a rock in the pen and GM Barr didn't waste any time in signing him to an extension.
P Clay Kirby
Clay was the center piece of trade talks going in to the off season and it was assumed that he would be signed and then traded. This wasn't the case though. GM Barr was hoping that by letting him go it would free up enough money to be very aggressive in the free agent market. That didn't work out as planned as there were no other big name pitchers available this year.
3B Dave Hilton
Dave can still swing the bat and while he isn't starter material, he is a very high quality role player and backup.
CF Cito Gaston
Cito gave the Padres some good years but it was time for him to move on and find another place to hang his hat.
2B Horace Clarke
Horace had used up his days in San Diego. Enzo Hernandez has taken over the full time duties at 2B these days and it doesn't look like he is going to be giving it up at this point.
1B Nate Colbert
Nate never turned things around and it was time to let him go. Colbert appeared to be a big time prospect and was hoped to really lead the offense, but that never happened. The Padres have waited for him for quite some time and finally it had just been long enough.