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Now that the Padres have too many outfielders, I think that this could be the perfect opportunity to buy low on a great RH power bat.

He is very injury prone, but I think playing DH like we did with Cruz last year could make him last the year as opposed to having to play the field. A career slash line of .252/.347/.484, I think he would be a great fit at DH for us this year.

What do you think it would take to land him?

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Plus, I think he's from the SD area and does not want to leave.

Well unless they move him to 1B, he's going to be out of a job in the OF with Upton, Kemp, and Myers coming to town. I'm interested though. I have no idea what it would take to get him though I figure SD would want position prospects since that's what they mostly gave up for Kemp, Upton, and Myers.

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Well unless they move him to 1B, he's going to be out of a job in the OF with Upton, Kemp, and Myers coming to town. I'm interested though. I have no idea what it would take to get him though I figure SD would want position prospects since that's what they mostly gave up for Kemp, Upton, and Myers.

What are they going to do with Yonder Alonso? Why not bring Alonso over since he is Manny's brother-in-law. He doesn't have a lot of power, but had decent OBP numbers before his injury-riddled 2014.

I would send them Sisco, Matusz, and Josh Hart for Quentin and Alonso.

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What are they going to do with Yonder Alonso? Why not bring Alonso over since he is Manny's brother-in-law. He doesn't have a lot of power, but had decent OBP numbers before his injury-riddled 2014.

I would send them Sisco, Matusz, and Josh Hart for Quentin and Alonso.

I like this idea a lot. I may be mis-remembering, but I think the Padres have always liked Matusz since he went to college there.

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I could see them DFA him and we could just pick him up with a waiver claim. Matusz at the most. Do not give them any kind of prospect for Quentin. Sisco would be nuts.

They won't DFA him. They would be on the hook for his whole salary with no return if he cleared. If someone picks him up, they take his whole salary. Most likely he would clear waivers and SD would be on the hook for the whole salary. Not happening.

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What are they going to do with Yonder Alonso? Why not bring Alonso over since he is Manny's brother-in-law. He doesn't have a lot of power, but had decent OBP numbers before his injury-riddled 2014.

I would send them Sisco, Matusz, and Josh Hart for Quentin and Alonso.

I would be hard pressed to deal Sisco for that bunch. Why would you trade your best positional prospect when they could be had for less? They would probably want a pitcher, maybe Norris. To help offset salaries as well. Maybe they would take Wright or Wilson for depth purposes and to save money.

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They won't DFA him. They would be on the hook for his whole salary with no return if he cleared. If someone picks him up, they take his whole salary. Most likely he would clear waivers and SD would be on the hook for the whole salary. Not happening.

I could be wrong but my understanding is the team that picks him up would sign him as a free agent. SD would be on the hook for his salary minus his new contract. So we could sign him for $2M and SD would still be on the hook for $6M.

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Per Wikipedia:

If a player is not traded, and clears waivers, he may be released from the team. The player is then a free agent and may sign with any team, including the team that just released him. The team that releases him is responsible for the salary the player is owed, less what he is paid by the team that signs him (in practice, the amount paid by the signing team is usually a pro-rated portion of the Major League minimum salary).

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What are they going to do with Yonder Alonso? Why not bring Alonso over since he is Manny's brother-in-law. He doesn't have a lot of power, but had decent OBP numbers before his injury-riddled 2014.

I would send them Sisco, Matusz, and Josh Hart for Quentin and Alonso.

At his current contract ($10 M for one season plus a $2 M buyout) Quentin is a liability, not an asset. He'd have to prove in Winter Ball that his knee was healthy enough to play before I'd consider taking him on, and even then only at a reduced salary.

Alonso I like a little more, but the idea of trading our best hitting prospect plus two other pieces for Alonso and a bad contract doesn't appeal to me at all.

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