Josh is a guy that I've enjoyed listening to when he was on the air on XX Sports Radio 1090 AM and is now with Xtra Sports 1360 AM in San Diego, I got a chance to talk Padres baseball with him.
Baseball-Rumors: Let's start with Jim Edmonds, was he a good move in your opinion?
Josh Rosenberg: He's not an impact move, he's the type of big name, past his prime player that the Padres are famous for. I don't know if he has as much to offer as he used to, but you gotta love his defense.
Baseball-Rumors: The Padres and Mike Cameron couldn't come to an agreement on how much a 2-year contract would be worth. Now that he's running out of options, is it possible that he could take a 1-year deal to come back to San Diego?
Josh Rosenberg: Not at all, the Padres' bid farewell to Mike Cameron when they brought in Jim Edmonds. I think Cameron is still capable of hitting 20-25 HR's for whoever he signs with.
Baseball-Rumors: Who do you think Cameron will sign with?
Josh Rosenberg: If he accepts a platoon role, you might see the Yankees and Angels interested, but in a full time role I think either the Rockies or Giants may land him.
Baseball-Rumors: Are the Padres done dealing at this point?
Josh Rosenberg: I think they are done at this point. You've got the guys that were there last season (Hairston, Bard, Barrett, Adrian, Kouz, Khalil, etc), then you add the guys coming in, the addition of Edmonds, Wolf, Rush, Prior, Headley will probably make this team out of Spring Training, so I think these are the guys you'll see next season.
Baseball-Rumors: Were you surprised they let Geoff Blum and Doug Brocail walk in free agency so easily?
Josh Rosenberg: It goes along with Sandy's image of what an impact player is, those guys weren't that.
As far as Brocail goes, I don't think he'll be missed. The Padres are so deep in their bullpen that they'll fill his role pretty easily.
With Blum, I think a lot of fans were upset that they didn't bring him back, he was a fan favorite. I don't think a lot of fans understood why they didn't want to bring Blum back, but they brought in Robert Fick.
Baseball-Rumors: Chase Headley is going to be working out at Petco Park, as early as this month, in left field. Do you expect him to be the starter come opening day?
Josh Rosenberg: No, it's not really his job to lose. The Padres like Scott Hairston, so I think he'll be the Opening Day starter in 2008. Hairston had the best 10-day stretch of anyone in baseball when he showed up in San Diego, he was a huge part of this ballclub down the stretch. Question becomes, can he do it for a full season?
Baseball-Rumors: Tad Iguchi, do you think he was the steal of the offseason for the Padres?
Josh Rosenberg: He's a definite positive, I think he'll excel at Petco Park and he's a good fit with this team. He's a definite upgrade over Marcus Giles at 2nd base.
Baseball-Rumors: Is this Trevor Hoffman's final year with the San Diego Padres?
Josh Rosenberg: I think so, yes. Trevor definetely will come out with something to prove this season, but I think that Heath Bell is ready to assume the closer's role and he wants to be a closer. It may not be his final year in baseball, but I don't think he'll be back with the Padres in 2009.
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