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The Padres are terrible. I don't get to watch much of them. DePo's suggesting that sample size is Giles' problem and he makes a compelling argument.

Still. I mean while trading Peavy seems to be what everyone thinks is going to happen Giles seems like a better trade for Diego. For four reasons.

1: He still hits (except for this season) for a high average. Meaning he still has "young player's skills" to go with his old player skills of high OBP. So he still actually has some decent value.
2: He's an old veteran. Meaning he really really really doesn't fit in with the Padres at this point.
3: He's expensive--$9 million.
4: He's a hitter, not a pitcher. Pitchers are notoriously hard to project and while Peavy has projectable numbers (9.0 k/9, 1.188 WHIP Career) Giles has a longer track record of above average play. He has some value.

I suppose the trouble with Giles is that he is an outfielder. Do the Yankees, Red Sox, Angels, Dodgers need an outfielder? I mean, its not like Oakland is going to pick up the rest of that 9 mill. So...no, right?

Whatever. He needs to move. And for something better than "A player to be named later"