Padres Press Clips Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Article Source Author Page Team loses to Arizona in 11, vows not to let NC Times Hayes 2 uncertainty at top affect them Volquez froze on broken-bat single NC Times Hayes 4 Moseley to be treated for now NC Times Hayes 5 Moseley to be shut down after MRI on shoulder NC Times Hayes 6 Hard to tell, but Padres purchaser could emerge quickly UT San Diego Sullivan 8 Arizona tops Padres in the 11th UT San Diego Center 10 Moores puts Padres up for sale again UT San Diego Center 12 News not good for Moseley on latest shoulder injury UT San Diego Jenkins 15 On-Deck: Luebke faces Arizona at Petco Park UT San Diego Center 17 Daily Update: Padres open season in offensive funk UT San Diego Center 18 Minors Report: C Hedges off to fast start with UT San Diego Center 19 Fort Wayne Rain likely to end before today's Padres game UT San Diego Robbins 20 Padres need Luebke to step up vs. D-backs MLB.com Roberts 21 Padres' early-inning woes lead to loss in extras MLB.com Brock 23 Moores says Padres sale will proceed MLB.com Brock 25 Tucson Padres' Wieland gets called up Arizona Daily Star Berk 27 1 Team loses to Arizona in 11, vows not to let uncertainty at top affect them By DAN HAYES [email protected] | Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 11:00 pm SAN DIEGO ---- Padres manager Bud Black wants his players to remain focused in uncertain times. The Padres find themselves squarely in the middle of another transitional period after Tuesday's announcement by majority owner John Moores that he has retained two investment bankers to facilitate the team's sale. With an impending sale perhaps taking as long as a year, Black has implored his charges to control what they can with their preparation and play while dismissing the aspects they can't. A focused attitude was evident in the clubhouse and during the Padres' game against Arizona on Tuesday night, but Chris Young hit a two-run home run off Micah Owings in the 11th inning as the Diamondbacks won 4-2 in front of 18,652 at Petco Park. "We're going to go through this again as an organization," Black said before the game. "I do know from a players' standpoint, or us in uniform, it won't have an effect on what we do on a daily basis. Our guys are locked into the baseball side of it and what they have to do. Our players are aware of what is going on, but ultimately they know that their job is to play. All the other things outside of our clubhouse and what we do is really something we don't control. What we control in uniform is how we go about our daily preparation and playing. Our players are in tune with that." The Padres who have the lowest payroll in baseball at $55.2 million, can tread fearlessly compared with when Moores put the team up for sale in December 2008 because of the franchise's stability. Moores was in the middle of a divorce when he sold the club to Jeff Moorad in January 2009. With season tickets dropping from 15,000 to 8,400 after a 99-loss season, then-CEO Sandy Alderson was ordered to slash payroll from a franchise-record $73.6 million to $43.7 million in 2009. The reduction prompted the trade of shortstop Khalil Greene and the decision to allow star closer Trevor Hoffman to sign as a free agent with Milwaukee. This season, however, the Padres will see a significant increase in revenue because of the club's new partnership with Fox Sports San Diego. And with a budget already in place, the team won't have to trade players or reduce the amount allotted for signing bonuses for June's amateur draft. "Our marching orders are to keep on marching," Padres president Tom Garfinkel said. "We have a great leadership team here. Payroll was slashed last time because revenues took a huge hit." Padres players said their lack of concern also stems from the fact that they've been in a transition period since Moorad stepped down as CEO last month and withdrew his bid to purchase the team. Although their leadership appeared to be in flux, the Padres were able to sign outfielder Cameron Maybin, catcher Nick Hundley and starting pitcher Cory Luebke to long-term contract extensions. 2 "Not one thing (changed)," outfielder Will Venable said. "I don't know how that stuff affects us. Even if it did, it's not something I can think about. We've got to worry about what's going on here. We've got enough things to occupy our concentration." The Padres are probably more worried about an offense that continues to struggle with production. Though they tied Tuesday's game at 2-2 in the seventh inning on Jason Bartlett's RBI single off Arizona reliever Brad Ziegler, the Padres missed out on several key opportunities. Trevor Cahill walked six batters in his Diamondbacks debut, but the Padres managed only one run off the Vista High product. The lack of run support led to a no-decision for Padres starter Edinson Volquez, who was sharp in his second start. In avoiding a shattered bat in the first inning, Volquez couldn't cover first base on Miguel Montero's infield hit, and it cost him. Paul Goldschmidt followed with a two-run double to left-center field. But Volquez only got stronger, as he didn't allow another run and struck out eight batters in seven innings. 3 Volquez froze on broken-bat single By DAN HAYES [email protected] | Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 11:29 pm SAN DIEGO ---- Edinson Volquez had only one blemish on an otherwise outstanding second start on Tuesday night. The Padres pitcher said he was frozen when Miguel Montero's bat broke into several pieces on a ground ball in the first inning with two outs. Instead of covering first base, Volquez was late as he left the mound and couldn't get to the bag in time to retire Montero. Paul Goldschmidt took advantage of the first-and-third situation two pitches later with a two-run double to left-center field. "It scared me," Volquez said. "I was afraid a little bit. It froze me." Volquez spent the rest of the game freezing Arizona Diamondbacks hitters with a nice array of offspeed pitches. Volquez said he got stronger as he continued on. He threw strikes on 66 of 110 pitches and struck out eight batters, including four of the last five hitters he faced. The right-hander allowed two earned runs and took a no-decision in a game the Padres eventually lost 4-2 in 11 innings. "Your initial reaction is to protect yourself," Padres manager Bud Black said. "But he will probably tell you he should have (covered). ... His stuff was great." Padres lost it early Jesus Guzman thinks the Padres lost Tuesday's game when they couldn't convert several early chances against Vista High-product Trevor Cahill. The Padres stranded a runner on third in the first inning when Guzman struck out and Cameron Maybin struck out with the bases loaded to end the second inning. The Padres stranded nine runners on base in the loss. "(Cahill) made some very good pitches when he was down in the count," Guzman said. "We had the opportunities in the first two innings and we missed it. "We lost the game in the first three innings." 4 Moseley to be treated for now By DAN HAYES [email protected] | Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 11:17 pm PADRES ----The Padres will treat right-hander pitcher Dustin Moseley and see how he responds before they elect for surgery, general manager Josh Byrnes said late Tuesday night. An MRI performed Monday shows Moseley, who was placed on the disabled list on Sunday with a strained right shoulder, has extensive damage in his shoulder, manager Bud Black said. The MRI also showed some changes to the labrum, though Moseley said he isn't sure how significant of a difference there is. For the time being, however, Moseley won't undergo what likely would be season-ending surgery. Moseley was 3-10 with a 3.30 ERA in 20 starts last season before he underwent season-ending surgery on his nonthrowing shoulder on Aug. 3. "I think everybody responds differently," Moseley said. "We can give it time to calm down and then re- evaluate it. We're going to take it through the tests and see how I'm feeling." Moseley noticed something was amiss in his shoulder when he threw a fastball to Matt Kemp in Saturday's start and it registered at 84 mph on the radar gun. He said he's frustrated by the prospect of another season-ending injury. "Yeah, it's not fun, man," Moseley said. "You understand it's part of this game. But as a pitcher, you think any injury to your throwing arm, you have a million questions going through your head. Elbows are one thing. Elbows are highly successful procedures. Something with the shoulder, you just don't know. But I know that yesterday I was pretty down in the dumps. Today I'm better and I'll keep getting better and attack this thing head on and try to get back however I have to." 5 Moseley to be shut down after MRI on shoulder By DAN HAYES [email protected] | Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 9:45 pm SAN DIEGO ---- The Padres said Tuesday that they expect Dustin Moseley's injury rehab to last longer than 15 days after an MRI showed extensive damage to the pitcher's throwing shoulder.