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I might be down there as well. Should meet for some beers after or beforehand.

I sent you a wise offer in the LOD.

I blame John Gibbons for this.

Well it was good while it lasted. It was a pleasure doing the GDT's these past couple of days. Hope to be back soon!

Is that really him? I'm going to have nightmares for a month.

Ty Taubenheim did a solid job as well in 2006 filling in. The Jays had so many options that season!

Ted Lilly was s*** in 2005, how did he even start the 2006 season in the rotation?!

I was contemplating about going down today, though for some reason cheapest seats on Stubhub were like $28 bones. Plus with the lineup Gibby put up today and with Dickey pitching, I'm glad that I decided to not go. Looking forward to going to the game on Friday. If anyone has extra tickets they are looking to sell, send me a PM.

Who else did the Jays really have in 2006?

Towers at least put together a 3.6 WAR season in 2005. Dickey's best was 2 WAR last season.

It's disgusting.

San Diego Padres 43-58 vs. Toronto Blue Jays 57-44 Pitching Matchup: SD: Perdomo (4-4, 6.93 ERA) vs. TOR: Dickey (7-11, 4.44 ERA) Melvin Upton Jr. began a three-game series with the Padres, and he'll finish it with the Blue Jays. Toronto acquired the veteran outfielder from San Diego on Tuesday morning for Class A pitching prospect Hansel Rodriguez. Upton made his Blue Jays debut as a pinch-hitter Tuesday night, but he's expected to be in the starting lineup for the first time on Wednesday afternoon. Upton was in Toronto with his Padres teammates when the deal was announced, but the transition was more complicated than just walking to the other side of the field. Upton had to make the hour-plus drive to Queenston, Ontario, which borders Lewiston, N.Y., to regain entry into Canada under a different work visa. "It's a little different," Upton admitted Tuesday evening. "It's really not something you'd expect to happen, but I think changing clubhouses, being on the other side, playing the team you were just on, it's, I don't know. I don't really know how I feel about it, but I'm definitely excited to be here. Good group of guys in a pennant race, and we have a chance to win." Upton is expected to get the start in the outfield when Toronto knuckleballer R.A. Dickey takes the mound against San Diego's Luis Perdomo. Toronto's start originally belonged to right-hander Marco Estrada, but he'll now pitch Friday against the Orioles instead. That will give Estrada an extra couple of days' rest and have him match up against division-rival Baltimore. The 31-year-old Upton was an everyday player for the Padres, but his role is expected to be a little different in Toronto. He'll predominantly start against lefties but will also receive some occasional playing time in the outfield when Jose Bautista, Michael Saunders or Kevin Pillar needs a day off. "I've thought about it, but man, it's part of the game," Upton said when asked about facing his former team. "You rarely see it happen in the same series, but I think, as professionals, we know that anything is a possibility. Luckily, it's only for two games and we don't have to play them again." Padres Lineup: CF T. Jankowski RF W. Myers DH M. Kemp LF A. Dickerson 2B R. Schimpf C C. Bethancourt SS A. Ramírez 1B B. Wallace 3B A. Rosales Blue Jays Lineup: DH Jose Bautista ® 3B Josh Donaldson ® 1B E. Encarnacion ® LF M. Upton Jr. ® CF Kevin Pillar ® 2B Devon Travis ® RF E. Carrera (L) SS Darwin Barney ® C Josh Thole (L) Game Notes: • The Padres have homered in 24 consecutive games, a franchise record and the most in the Major Leagues this season. The Rangers hold the all-time record with 27 straight in August and September of 2002. • Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson, who opened the scoring with a two-run homer on Tuesday, has reached base in 50 of his past 52 games. • Perdomo has baffled hitters with his sinker of late, and his 62 percent ground-ball rate is the highest in the Majors over the past 30 days.

Always liked Benoit. Despite his struggles, he has a proven track record of being an elite late inning reliever. Hopefully he can turn it around here like Grilli has.

I guess I'll do the GDT again for tomorrow

That was close...

Sent you a trade proposal. Let me know if there are any other pieces that would interest you instead.

Why? Deadline is still a couple of days away, so why not showcase him one last time? Especially if he can put together a strong start vs. one of the best lineups in baseball, even better. Unless a team was close to acquiring him and they told the Padres to not start Cashner because they knew a deal was imminent, I don't see the harm in the Padres starting him.

San Diego Padres 43-57 vs. Toronto Blue Jays 56-44 Pitching Matchup: SD: Cashner (4-7 , 4.79 ERA) vs. TOR: Stroman (8-4 , 4.90 ERA) Andrew Cashner's name has been recently mentioned in trade rumors regarding the Blue Jays, but he'll look to go out and beat them on Tuesday evening at Rogers Centre. Cashner will match up against fellow right-hander Marcus Stroman in the second game of San Diego's three-game series in Toronto. The 29-year-old Cashner is a free agent at the end of the season, and he is reportedly on the Blue Jays' radar as either a depth piece at the back of the rotation or as a hard-throwing bullpen arm. Despite an inconsistent season to date, Cashner is coming off back-to-back strong starts over which he's allowed two earned runs in 11 2/3 innings while striking out 17. "What good is worrying about it going to do?" Cashner said after tossing 5 2/3 innings against the Cardinals his last time out. "I know I'm going to be traded. It's just part of the game, part of where the season's at." Stroman will look to replicate his recent performance. The 25-year-old Duke product held the D-backs to one run on eight hits over eight innings his last time out. While Stroman has had his fair share of struggles this season, a couple of slight mechanical changes have helped his performance of late. Stroman has allowed two runs or fewer in three of his past four starts. "I feel great, I feel great," Stroman said after his last outing. "I would never lie to you. I feel great, and it's just a matter of locking in, commanding and competing out there every five [days]." Padres Lineup: CF T. Jankowski 1B W. Myers RF M. Kemp 3B Y. Solarte LF A. Dickerson 2B R. Schimpf SS A. Ramírez DH B. Wallace C D. Norris Blue Jays Lineup: RF Jose Bautista ® 3B Josh Donaldson ® DH E. Encarnacion ® LF M. Saunders (L) SS Troy Tulowitzki ® C Russell Martin ® CF Kevin Pillar ® 1B Justin Smoak (S) 2B Devon Travis ® Game Notes: • San Diego and Toronto have reportedly already made one deal, as MLB Network contributor Ken Rosenthal broke early Tuesday morning that outfielder Melvin Upton Jr. will be joining the Blue Jays. Despite being healthy, Upton Jr. received consecutive days off on Sunday and Monday. Upton Jr. does have prior experience in the American League East, having spent the first eight years of his Major League career with the Rays. • After missing 30 games due to turf toe on his left big toe, Jose Bautista returned to the Blue Jays' lineup on Monday and finished 1-for-3 with a walk. The 35-year-old was placed in his regular spot atop the batting order and played right field, but he is expected to see time at DH as well. • The Padres extended their franchise-best streak of hitting a home run to 23 games on Monday thanks to a two-run home run by Alex Dickerson in the ninth inning. San Diego became the first National League team since the 2006 Braves to hit a home run in 23 straight games. http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/You-Stay-Classy-San-Diego-Anchorman.gif

Thank you A.J. Preller!

4.5 WAR in 2007 4.8 WAR in 2008 2.3 WAR in 2009 3.8 WAR in 2010 3.7 WAR in 2011 3.3 WAR in 2012 1.6 WAR in 2015 in only 87 games You must have thought his 2013 and 2014 Atlanta years were his entire career.

The FA market for hitters this offseason is pretty weak.

$16.4M in 2017 If Padres eat some of his salary for next year, then having Upton here on a one year contract at a reasonable rate isn't that bad considering the FA market for outfielders is weak.

Should I do the GDT again tomorrow?