Bartlett and Hudson staying together: MLB.com reported on Sunday that the Padres are highly likely to at least begin the start of the 2012 season with both Jason Bartlett and Orlando Hudson in the infield. The duo will make up the middle of the infield for the Padres as neither player has been moved to this point. The report said the team is unlikely to make a move before the season begins. (Updated 01/02/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 2/12/12).
Fantasy Analysis
San Diego is highly open to trading either Bartlett or Hudson, but the players aren't very attractive to other teams given their current contracts. Bartlett hit .245 with two homers and 23 steals over 554 at-bats last season for San Diego, so he's not exactly in major demand. He'd stand a better chance of making a Fantasy contribution in any other park, so a trade could only help his Fantasy value. That said, that value is so low at this point that he figures to go undrafted in mixed leagues regardless. (Updated 01/02/2012).
12/13/2011 01:04 Denorfia gets one-year, $1.17M deal from Padres
The San Diego Padres have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with outfielder Chris Denorfia worth $1,165,000, and also tendered contracts to 35 other players.
In his first season as a Padre, Jason Bartlett took another step backwards, experiencing a second straight year of decline. Bartlett can't blame PETCO Park for his tepid offensive numbers, since he was not much of a home run hitter to start with. His doubles total dipped from 27 in 2010 to 22 last season, even though he received 86 more-at bats. At the core of Bartlett's struggles is a plunging flyball rate, which has fallen from 37 percent to 27 percent over the last two seasons. Producing little besides groundouts, at least Bartlett benefits from playing for run-happy manager Bud Black, and he could produce 20-plus steals again, even with a sub-.250 batting average. That, and not much else, will make Bartlett worth drafting in NL-only leagues. (Updated 1/26/12)
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