Nevin for Ponson is a Done Deal!!!

[Kingdom]

At this point, he couldn't do any worse than Sosa is doing.

[love_that_reefer]

Nevin excerises his no-trade clause and has just saved the Padres season.

[McKain]

McKain wins again.

I'm just like the Kool-Aid man; large and in charge.

... also red.

[McKain]

Honestly, though, good move by Nevin. He's spending money having a home built in San Diego, he's going to get paid this season no matter what, even if SD decides to stupidly bench him, and he's not going to benefit nearly enough by having good numbers in Baltimore to net him more money in FA 2 years down the road.

[Saber]

and full of punch

[riverdunesrat]

From the Pads home page....

Nevin rejects trade to Orioles
07/25/2005 8:52 PM ET
By John Schlegel / MLB.com

SAN DIEGO -- Padres first baseman Phil Nevin has exercised his right to reject a proposed trade that would have sent him to Baltimore, the Padres announced Monday afternoon.
Word of a deal that would have sent Nevin to the Orioles for pitcher Sidney Ponson came out over the weekend, and Nevin had been granted a 72-hour window to discuss the possibility with the Orioles and his family.

Padres general manager Kevin Towers made it clear in a club statement that Nevin's role with the Padres likely will be reduced.

"Phil has elected to stay with the Padres and will be treated as a full member of the team," Towers said. "However, with the team competing for the National League West title, playing time is going to be determined by both his performance and the performances of other players that will ultimately give us the best chance to win."

Nevin also blocked a trade with the Reds that would have brought Ken Griffey Jr. to San Diego prior to the 2003 season.

Nevin, 34, is batting .263 (72-for-279) with nine home runs, 11 doubles and 47 RBI in 71 games for the Padres this season. Club officials have indicated that Xavier Nady will be getting more playing time at first base going forward.

A No. 1 overall pick in the 1992 draft, Nevin struggled after breaking into the Majors with the Astros. But he resurrected his career with the Padres in 1999, coming in as a utility player. He was the team's MVP three consecutive years (1999-2001) and ranks second on the club's all-time homers chart with 156.

Over parts of 11 Major League seasons with Houston (1995), Detroit (1995-1997), Anaheim (1998) and San Diego (1999-2005), Nevin has a career batting average of .276 (1018-for-3685) with 183 home runs, 191 doubles and 667 RBIs in 1,057 games.

This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

[HollywoodLeo]

even if SD decides to stupidly bench him

X. Nady is doing much MUCH better than Nevin in his playing time this year. In fact, someone on another board even spelled out the stats to show that Nevin is doing better than only around 5 other 1bmen in the whole majors who have had at least 100 ABs

[General]

So much for that thread title.

[rockin500]

what a loser nevin is.

[BaseballFanatic]

Phil Nevin rather be a Backup then play full time. Phil Nevin = or in better terms

[McKain]

He's going to get paid $9 million either way, and in "being a loser" in San Diego means he doesn't have to move his family, he gets to stay where he likes it, and he's going to still get paid.

[Saber]

They can release him, and he gets his money. That's the fun of guaranteed contracts. Why did they Padres give him a no-trade clause if they didn't expect him to use it?

[Slyder]

I'd see if LA, Anaheim, Arizona needed a backup 1b and give him away.

[HollywoodLeo]

Why did they Padres give him a no-trade clause if they didn't expect him to use it?

They probably didn't forsee it becoming an issue when they handed a NTC to a guy who just hit 41 HRs and 100+ RBIs in the season in which he signed the contract extention.

That said, I am and will always be against the concept of a NTC

I'd see if LA, Anaheim, Arizona needed a backup 1b and give him away.

I don't forsee the Padres handing Nevin over to division rivals for free, nor do I forsee any team willingly taking on 10+ Million in salary for a back up 1st baseman

[Kingdom]

His numbers are still better than Sosa's.
Muwhahaha, go orioles.