Okay... So Nevin Vetoed the Trade

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As I see it there are two reasons to part company with Phil Nevin.

1) To create playing time for Xavier Nady.
2) To free up money.

The Ponson deal would have done only the former. And, now that we know management is telling Bochy to bench Nevin, the only reason left to trade Nevin is the latter, which the Ponson deal would not have done. So, if Bochy follows through and plays Nady and occasionally Sweeney instead of Nevin at first base, it is conceivable (even likely) that Nevin's bat off the bench is more valuable than Ponson's arm out of the bullpen. The key word is bench.

Hey, when life gives you lemons...

How Bad are the Padres & the NL West?

The table below shows each team's records against the two NL divisions of which they are not a part:

Team	W	L	W%
Phillies	25	13	0.658
Mets	21	15	0.583
Braves	22	16	0.579
Nationals	25	20	0.556
Astros	21	18	0.538
Pirates	22	19	0.537
Cardinals	20	18	0.526
Padres	19	18	0.514
Marlins	18	18	0.500
Cubs	19	20	0.487
Reds	19	20	0.487
Brewers	18	21	0.462
Dodgers	14	20	0.412
Giants	14	21	0.400
Diamondbacks	14	22	0.389
Rockies	17	29	0.370

Pretty interesting. Obviously, the rest of the NL West is as bad as people have said, but the Padres are just behind the Cardinals in 8th.