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I agree...I bet the Pads have a guy like Salazar in their system or could make the short drive to Mexico and find one in the leagues down there...For us to get a guy that has been a pretty reliable BP arm and is only 26 is a good move.

I couldn't agree more. I'm surprised some are fighting this move as it seems to be a "no brainer" wrt the O's other options.

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Well maybe so but better for Oscar. At least he is on a better team. Closer to the playoffs than the O's are.

Very wrong IMO....if the Padres were in the AL East they would be well, the Washington Nationals. The padres are not better than the Orioles.

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This is a move that really didn't make much sense for SD IMO.

Salazar does have value to an NL team but I would have figured a contender would have wanted him.

Eckstein and Edgar Gonzalez have both been plagued by injuries. You cannot say it didn't make sense. They needed infield help, Salazar was available, and the Padres were interested in someone who could play IF.

What doesn't make sense?

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Judging by Kevin Towers's comments, I think he believes Salazar can fill in at SS and 2B. He said Salazar could play 7 positions. He seems to have wanted a bat that could play everywhere if not particularly well. They have had a ton of injuries and I think they just wanted a body to help stop the bleeding.

Oscar will embarass himself if they ask him to play more than an inning at SS.

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Well maybe so but better for Oscar. At least he is on a better team. Closer to the playoffs than the O's are.

A better team? Maybe in the context of their division and league. But put the O's in the NL West and they'd certainly be ahead of the Padres, and they have better prospects for the immediate future. I saw a game at PETCO back in May and they had Scott Hairston batting 3rd, Giles was leading off with an average in the mid-.100s, and half the lineup looked like it had been plucked out of the Atlantic League.

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Eckstein and Edgar Gonzalez have both been plagued by injuries. You cannot say it didn't make sense. They needed infield help, Salazar was available, and the Padres were interested in someone who could play IF.

What doesn't make sense?

Eckstein is also plagued by being David Eckstein.

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How is Salazar different from Montanez? Both play similar defense at their respective positions, are learning to hit late in their careers, and I'm sure most people wouldn't bat an eyelash if we traded Montanez. Salazar had 33PA this year. That's not nearly enough time to evaluate a player on whether he was a solid major league bat.

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Lots of intense opinions about trading one spare part for another.

The last few roster spots is where you always see churn. They also matter the least. NBD either way.

I do wish Oscar the very best. He's mainly a guy who loves baseball.

I hope he gets more chances in SD than he would have gotten here...

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How is Salazar different from Montanez? Both play similar defense at their respective positions, are learning to hit late in their careers, and I'm sure most people wouldn't bat an eyelash if we traded Montanez. Salazar had 33PA this year. That's not nearly enough time to evaluate a player on whether he was a solid major league bat.

You haven't been around this board for very long, have you? :P

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Quick question: Why would the Pads want Oscar? I really like him and want him to have an opportunity to show his stuff, but that is an organization seemingly loaded at 1B and 3B for many years to come.

From Roch.....

The Padres have liked Salazar for a while, but their interest increased after Edgar Gonzalez was hit in the head by a Jason Hammel fastball Saturday night. Gonzalez remains hospitalized.

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Oscar will embarass himself if they ask him to play more than an inning at SS.

I agree with you, but they scouted the guy. They apparently think he can at least hold his own. Like I said they really really wanted a cheap bat with some versatility, even if the defensive value wasn't there.

I didn't say it was smart. ;)

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Yeah, but the Pads will probably only have Salazar for the season, and they're sure as heck not fighting for anything this year. :laughlol:

If they put him on the 40 man, they have his rights for the next 5 seasons if they want to tender him a contract.

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