MVPedroia15 posted this link in the Off-season thread, and it had an interesting proposal.


Their version:

We get: Adrian Gonzalez

SD gets: Reddick and/or Kalish, Lars, Bowden, Stolmy/Doubront, Navarro

I would tweak this slightly, but like the general parameters and feel it is a sellable package for Hoyer. Trading a franchise guy is not going to be popular, but if he can market it as a way to get a real foundation for the future I think he'd be able to pull it off.

My version:

We get: Gonzalez

SD gets:
Lars - the heir to the 1B position and an obvious inclusion.

Bowden - Immediate rotation help and a solid, inexpensive #4 starter that will still be around to help them as the build for 2011-12.

Reddick OR Kalish - Not both. As the previous article said, the Padres must have OF's with defensive skills. Add their offensive upside and either can be a real nice fit for them. I say not both because our OF situation looks like it will be fluid over the next couple years, and we may really need a solid two-way player out there.

Adam Mills, Caleb Clay, or another lower level prospect - Considering some of the other parts the Padres get here, I think another top prospect is too much to give up. Giving them a 5th part that can add depth to their system and potentially fill a long to middle reliever spot down the road would be fair, not Stolmy or Doubront. Although if this were the hold up in getting a deal done, I'd probably cave and give them a slightly better arm. Certainly not Bard or Kelly.

Lowrie - I think Iglesias will be the SS in the not too distant future anyways, and Lowrie doesn't sound well-suited to move over to 3B. This is a replacement to the inclusion of Navarro above, simply because I think Navarro will have a better shot at filling the 3B hole than Lowrie does. For SD, adding Lowrie to their middle infield mix with Eckstein returning, plus Cabrera, they give themselves a nice trio moving forward at a very reasonable cost.