Brian Giles News

Supply and demand - any economist will tell you that in a free market, this is what determines a price.

A buying opportunity the likes of which has seldom confronted the Padres since John Moores bought the club could loom on the horizon.

Barry Rozner weighs in on the Peavy mess, with a convoluted trade scheme that made my jaw drop lower and lower with each succeeding paragraph.

Six compensation free agents were taken off the market before other teams could negotiate with them.

A few details and updates on players of interest - or rumored interest - to the Cubs from this morning's Sun-Times, based on dozens of conversations in recent days with agents, Cubs officials and other major ...

Padres right fielder Brian Giles, like teammate Jake Peavy, can veto a trade to any other club.

I still am betting that the Braves end up with Jake Peavy and possibly Khalil Greene.

There were reports today that the Atlanta Braves, the frontrunners in the Jake Peavy sweepstakes, are getting a bit antsy with Kevin Towers.

Free agency officially has begun, but don't expect the Padres to load up like they did last year, as the club is more inclined to make trades to improve this offseason.

The Cubs' interest in Jake Peavy appears to be only so much talk. Manager Lou Piniella said as much Wednesday, when he nabbed the Cubs' second major postseason award by being voted the National League Manager ...

Kevin Towers, San Diego general manager, loaded his suitcase and trade possibilities at midday Thursday and motored back down Interstate 5, headed for home and what increasingly looks like a quick resolution in ...

The price of Orioles season tickets at Camden Yards will remain the same for 2009.

Padres' Brian Giles hit .306 with 40 doubles this past season. The San Diego Padres on Friday exercised their $9-million US option on right-fielder Brian Giles, whose .398 on-base percentage was one of the best ...

Padres general manager Kevin Towers said yesterday that he is increasingly likely to trade ace Jake Peavy, and that it could happen before the winter meetings begin Dec.

Also, San Diego general manager Kevin Towers said at the GM meetings in California that the Padres probably will exercise outfielder Brian Giles' $9 million option by Saturday's deadline and are trying to work ...

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The Elias Sports Bureau statistical rankings have been released, so we can take our first look at which free agents could command draft-pick compensation this offseason.

After the Padres had committed their three outs at the plate during a 2001 game at Qualcomm Stadium, my dad and I decided it would be a good time to head for the concession stands.

The Padres will make a formal contract offer to closer Trevor Hoffman this week, general manager Kevin Towers said.

Under slightly different circumstances, we might now be celebrating Mark Kotsay the way we celebrated Bobby Kielty or, before him, Dave Roberts and Doug Mientkiewicz.