My Padres Plan

Let’s do some math! The Padres have approximately 45 million dollars to spend.

1	Will Venable	.4	CF
2	Oscar Salazar	.4	1B/3B/OF
3	Cam Maybin	.4	CF
4	Ryan Ludwick	7*	LF
5	Chris Denorfia	.8	OF
6	Chase Headley	2*	3B
7	Everth Cabrera	.4	SS
8	Nick Hundley	.4	C
9	?		Back-up catcher
10	?		1B
11	?		2B
12	Jason Bartlett????		SS
13	?		LH Bench Bat
14	Joe Thatcher	2*	LHP
15	Mike Adams	2*	RHP
16	Heath  Bell	7*	RHP
17	Luke Gregerson	.4	RHP
18	Dustin Mosley	.9	RHP
19	Aaron Harang	4	RHP
20	Mat Latos	.4	RHP
21	Clayton Richard	.4	LHP
22	Tim Stauffer	.4	RHP
23	Ernesto Frieri	.4	RHP
24	George Kontos	.4	RHP
25	Cory Luebke	.4	LHP
Totals	*approximate salary	30.9

           

That leaves us with 15 million dollars to spend on 5 players.  After a finalized Bartlett deal that leaves us with 10 million for 4 players.

Here are my suggestions:                                                                                                                                                                               Sign Rick Ankiel to a minor league deal or call up Baxter and that leaves you with a little less than 9 million. This is the shocker of today, sign Jorge Cantu and Derek Lee for 2 and 5 million dollar deals. Cantu would play second base. Next trade Jeremy Hefner and Nick Hundley for Geovany Soto. Last off sign sign Henry Blanco and you end up with a 40 to 50 million dollar payroll.

The line-up is great:

CF Cam Maybin

SS Jason Bartlett

1B Derek Lee

LF Ryan Ludwick

C   Geo Soto

2B Jorge Cantu (I know!)

RF Will Venable/ Kyle Blanks

3B Chase Headley

SP1 Mat Latos

SP2 Clayton Richard

SP3 Tim Stauffer

SP4 Aaron Harang

SP5 Cory Luebke

CL Heath Bell

SU Luke Gregerson

SU Mike Adams

MI Ernie Frieri

MI George Kontos

LS Joe Thatcher

LR Dustin Mosley

BN Rick Ankiel

BN Everth Cabrera

BN Blanks/Venable

BN Deno

BN Henry Blanco