40-year old Greg Maddux for $10M, or 43-year old David Wells for $3M?
2007-02-05 10:50:37 · 13 answers · asked by ? 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
...keeping in mind $3M is a lot for the small-market Pads
2007-02-05 11:15:06 · update #1
definitely Wells. He is a bum now. Maddux will give you at least 12-16 wins, who knows if wells can even get 8 wins this year. Wells is a bum, that was a horrible decision.
2007-02-05 11:03:22 · answer #1 · answered by sizeless 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say both signings were bad. Both pitchers are old. David Wells is a has-been, while Greg Maddux is losing his abilities to be a reliable pitcher. The Padres need to be concentrating on young pitchers that will help them down the road. Any team in the NL West can win the division, but the teams that get in never have top tier starting pitching. They need to make a trade for a pitching prospect, or focus on finding some in the draft.
Maddux and Wells are injury prone and the Padres can't afford to have injuries in their starting rotation. I think both of those signings were mistakes. They should have went after someone who can help them for more than 1 or 2 years.
P.S. Peavy needs to have a better year to help the rotation if the Padres can be a legitimate playoff contender.
2007-02-05 11:57:53 · answer #2 · answered by seahawksblitz8 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maddux has proved to be a pretty reliable and durable starter, but David Wells has been injured and even though he is a left hander, he has just about run out of gas. Wells was even thinking of retiring, but the Padres gave him an offer he couldn't refuse.
2007-02-05 11:13:13 · answer #3 · answered by P.I. Stingray 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wells by far, not very consistent and questionable stuff. Maddux can still win games, good on defense and has good stuff. Wells is a broken down veteran who is taking up room on the roster. He should have retired 3 years.
2007-02-08 11:14:19 · answer #4 · answered by James C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-17 03:14:40 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maddux will benefit from playing in Petco Park and still has some stuff. Wells does not, although he is a lefty and San Diego is his hometown. It's tough, but based on merit, I would say Wells.
2007-02-06 12:11:57 · answer #6 · answered by Aloha Head Removal, LLC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
David Wells. Who knows if that guy will show up in pitching shape or how long he will hold up. Remember he folded for the Sox last year and before that, the last year he was really good (2003 with the Yanks), he asked out of the World Series because of his back. He needs to retire and give up his roster spot to someone who will put in the effort to condition himself and work hard all season long.
2007-02-05 12:31:39 · answer #7 · answered by John T 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maddux can still pay the bills. Wells...thats a little questionable.
2007-02-05 10:53:31 · answer #8 · answered by alwaysmoose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think either one will be horrible. Wells wasnt that bad last year I thought. The worst move San Diego did was let their manager go.
2007-02-05 11:50:19 · answer #9 · answered by JK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both
2007-02-05 10:58:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋