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Padre Eyes

Off-season Haiku:

They made some odd trades

and gambled on Josh Johnson.

Joaquin Benoit! Yay!

Best Names in the Farm System:

• RHP Kevin Quackenbush
• RHP Adys Portillo
• SS Bridger Hunt
• RHP Walker Weickel
• 1B Diego Goris
• OF Mallex Smith
• 2B River Stevens
• DH Malquiel Brito
• LHP Payton Baskette
• RHP Jace Chancellor
• SS Franchy Cordero
• RHP Starling Ynfante
• LHP Deninson Martinez
• RHP Mayky Perez
• RHP Jaimito Lebron
• SS Westhers Magdaleno
• SS Ruddy Giron
• OF Dayon Olmo
• SS Daniel Bravo
• 1B Derwin Pomare
• 2B Elys Ugueto
• OF Yorky Diaz
• 2B Jalen Goree
• OF Franmil Reyes

FIVE BOLD PREDICTIONS:

• The Padres move the fences in again. The fences will be roughly 50 feet behind the infield dirt. Petco will be a pitcher’s park no more. Alexi Amarista will hit 93 home runs.
• San Diego will trade top prospect Cameron Maybin to the Detroit Tigers for Miguel Cabrera.
• Chris Denorfia will hit a walk-off single in the 12th inning of every single Sunday home game of the season.
• Tommy John will have Josh Johnson surgery.
• Kyle Blanks will get recalled from Triple-A El Paso. Blanks, Xavier Nady, and Yonder Alonso will form the least intimidating first base platoon in baseball. They will be known as Kyle XY.