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Williams and Sampson signed, Tate close

Today is the deadline to sign players from the 2009 amateur draft. According to Baseball America, the Padres have signed second round pick Everett Williams for $775,000 and fourth round pick Keyvius Sampson for $600,000 (not verified).
The Pads are also apparently getting close to signing top pick, Donavan Tate, for $6+ million, spread out [...]

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Considering Sanchez

The Padres apparently may have some interest in Giants’ left-hander Jonathan Sanchez. Let’s take a quick look at Sanchez:
The Good
Contract/age – Sanchez is under team control (arbitration eligible) through 2012. Also, he’s only 26 years old.
Strikeouts and home runs – Sanchez has done a fine job in two of the “three true outcomes,” strikeouts and [...]

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