Padres want Beltre.

[DirtyKash]

According to FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal, the Padres have made Adrian Beltre their No. 1 target as they seek to upgrade at third base.
The Mariners are planning to be buyers, not sellers, but if that changes, they'd be willing to talk about Beltre, who is owed about $4 million for the rest of 2006 and $36.5 million over the following three seasons. The Mariners would almost certainly have to pay a portion of his salary in order to deal him, and even then, they probably wouldn't get much in return. If Beltre is going to be moved, it's quite a bit more likely to happen in the offseason. Jul. 20 - 6:04 pm et

[Rufio181]

Wha wha what?

[FmrFresnan]

Padres interested in Mariners' Beltre

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5801734

[Rufio181]

Don't really like the idea, but he is an upgrade over Castilla.

[FmrFresnan]

Rosenthal seems to think the Padres are hoping he regains his former NL West form....unlikely. I'm with you, I'd much rather have a guy like Ensberg.

[Rufio181]

I just like Ensberg better. He's like Khalil Greene, just at third base.

[HollywoodLeo]

Beltre did get on a hot streak when the Mariners were facing NL teams....

[Rufio181]

Pass this guy up over Ensberg? You're crazy Leo, you're loco!

[HollywoodLeo]

I didn't say I prefered Beltre over Ensberg, I was simply pointing out the fact that Beltre was hot while facing his old NL West foes during interleague.

[Rufio181]

AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OB SLG OPS

Jun 30 COL L 0-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .326 .409 .736
Jun 29 @ ARI W 3-2 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .262 .326 .410 .736
Jun 28 @ ARI W 10-3 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .258 .321 .397 .719
Jun 27 @ ARI W 11-7 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 .317 .386 .703
Jun 25 @ SDG W 9-4 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249 .313 .375 .688
Jun 24 @ SDG W 9-5 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .314 .378 .693
Jun 23 @ SDG L 1-2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .313 .377 .690
Jun 22 @ LAD L 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .314 .375 .689
Jun 21 @ LAD W 8-5 4 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 .250 .315 .377 .691
Jun 20 @ LAD W 9-4 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .243 .306 .368 .674
Jun 18 SFO W 5-1 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .238 .298 .349 .647
Jun 17 SFO W 8-1 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .235 .296 .337 .633
Jun 16 SFO W 5-4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 .298 .336 .634

[HollywoodLeo]

it's tough reading through that code, but perhaps I meand he was hot against the Padres?

I will admit I was mainly going off what the announcers were stating when the Mariners were playing us.

[Rufio181]

Sorry about that, can't really fix it. But his numbers appear to be just ok against NL teams. Nothing spectacular.

On Ensberg, i've been watching the local shows here (FS Houston) and it doesn't seem that they will trade him (yet). When he gets back to the DL, he'll take 3B while Huff/Berkman take 1B/RF

[HollywoodLeo]

if the Padres do this they'll have Adrians at the corners.

[Greeney03]

I was hoping we get Ensberg or Bill Hall, not Beltre

[padrefanforever]

yeah.....another Dodger..........whoopeee...........1 year wonder and we're going to pick up a huge contract ...........yeah !!!