Kevin Correia News

Yesterday I received a text from a friend who wrote: "Inexcusable if the Pads non-tender Correia." That was the first time I had heard any discussion about non-tendering Correia, and frankly, I was a bit surprised.

The winter meetings are under way. Who's going where? Follow along as our team of Ken Rosenthal, Jon Paul Morosi and Tracy Ringolsby breaks the latest news from Indy.

With the Winter Meetings just around the corner, the San Diego Padres are in a position to possibly make a few moves to turn this team into a contender in the National League's West Division.

Free agency is set to begin at 9:01 p.m. Thursday, though if history is any indication, the Padres will likely be quiet on that front again this offseason.

Do you see the Padres keeping pitcher Kevin Correia? Or do you think the Padres are staying away from him because of what they did with Kevin Jarvis in the past? -- Chris S., San Diego Well, Chris, I think the Padres are hoping for a better return than what Jarvis gave them over three seasons .

Well, so much for the theory that the groundwork for trades is made at the general manager's meetings and consummated at the Winter Meetings.

Corey, what makes you think Chris Young is capable of being a No. 1 starter for the Padres in 2010? He's been on the disabled list almost as much as he has pitched for the Padres since they acquired him and he's won, I believe, only 28 games in 4 seasons.

Braves pitcher Jair Jurrjens was named National League pitcher of the month after going 4-1 with a 1.25 ERA in five September starts.

Ramos to start Sunday : Cesar Ramos has earned a second start to end the 2009 season off his strong outing against the Dodgers on Tuesday night.

One reason why the San Francisco Giants missed the playoffs is their poor play at San Diego this season.

TODAY: Giants' Barry Zito vs. Padres' Kevin Correia , 7:05 p.m. TV: CSNBA. Radio: 680-AM Saturday: Matt Cain vs.

Maybe it's only fitting that the Padres begin their final series of the regular season by throwing their unlikely staff ace, Kevin Correia.

Nick Hundley knows he's a work in progress. "I still have to take steps every day to prove I belong here," the Padres catcher said recently.

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Eds: APNewsNow. Padres 4, Diamondbacks 0. AP Photo AZRS101 PHOENIX Kevin Correia tossed a six-hitter for his first career shutout and the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0 on Friday night.

The Padres won't tinker with their starting rotation over the final 10 games of the regular season while resisting the attraction to look at several young pitchers in a starting capacity over that stretch.

Kevin Correia continued his strong September, pitching seven strong innings and the San Diego Padres shutout the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Sunday.

A pair of also-rans close out a four-game set tonight in the Steel City, where the San Diego Padres aim for a series victory and their third straight win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.

San Diego evened its four game series with Pittsburgh at a game apiece with a 2-1 win on Saturday.

The D-backs and Padres begin a three-game series on Monday night at PETCO Park in a series that does not have playoff implications, but one that will have an impact on the National League West standings.