That, and Rohrborough is not our best pitching prospect. Morton and Hanson are significantly more developed (and have experienced more success) than him. You have a better suggestion? Who would you go after?

The last time Maddux was traded, he went from the Cubs to the Dodgers in exchange for… Ceasr Izturis. Just the slightest bit of research and you would have avoided this craziness. Greg’s stats look like a #2 starter’s, but he’s pitching half his starts in Petco Park, he’s 42 and there’s reason to believe this will be his last season. I’d say Lilli alone might be too much to offer the Padres for him at this point and I’d expect something more along the lines of Prado or Diory Hernandez to be the return. Remeber, he likely won’t accept trades to too many clubs, so we won’t have much competition for his services. San Diego has already collapsed and the top of that division is tough, so they have little leverage.

I’d love to have him for the right price. I’d rather get someone like Blanton from the A’s, who will be a stronger pitcher and has more longevity, but if the price is right, I’d take Maddux in a second. He’s definitely as good or better as most of the pitchers available this year. The downside, of course, is that he’s old, and would likely only give us the rest of this year, then maybe next year, if we’re lucky.

If the Pads are looking to cut payroll, it would make sense to offer Lilly. Yunel’s locked in at short for awhile, which leaves Lilly without a position. Trading him to the Pads would allow them to dump Khalil Greene, who’s eating $11 million over the next two years. Giving up Lilly wouldn’t cost us much, it would bring us a quality starter for at least the rest of the year who could help us make a playoff push, and it would be fun to have the big three back again for old time sake.

Maddog is making 10 million right now and the Padres are going absolutely nowhere. They would love for us to take that salary off their hands in exchange for a decent prospect or two. Decent, not anyone top-tier.

Furthermore, while I agree our starting rotation is eventually going to need some help, I don’t think Maddog is the answer. His (and Glavine’s for that matter) finesse pitching styles did not help us in the playoffs in the early 2000s and I have little faith that they’d help us much when those guys are now in their 40s.

After JJR’s performance tonight, we need to do SOMETHING. Chuck James maybe?

Interesting topic but you are off base in thinking bringing back Maddux would do much good.
1) becuase his lack of pitch count depletes the bull pen
2) his results have been at petco and while turner is a pitchers park it is not petco

also, maddux wouldnt do us much good..he isnt as big of an upgrade over morton or james as the numbers would indicate.

giving up rohrbough in any deal for him wouldnt foolish. if we were to go out and get a pitcher we would get one like blaton who will be a difference maker.