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Eric Patterson Headed To San Diego As PTBNL

Remember when Eric Patterson caused Lester to self-destruct against Seattle? So do I. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

Eric Patterson will be headed to San Diego to complete the Adrian Gonzalez trade from earlier in the month according to Dan Hayes.

That's a pretty perfect finish to the deal for the Red Sox. Eric Patterson really didn't have any room on the team with the Jed Lowrie/Marco Scutaro combo at shortstop and Mike Cameron in the outfield. Really, having his small salary and roster spot open up is something of a bonus to the Gonzalez deal.

Patterson, 27, was brought over to fill a utility role for the Sox last season, as the team suffered injury after injury. He brought some surprising power to the plate to go with his speed, hitting three triples and two home runs in his short time here, but was a huge strikeout risk and had some impressively ugly defense.

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by Ben Buchanan on Dec 16, 2010 3:32 PM EST up reply actions  

Outside of Cash & Hermida, was Patterson our _worst_ position player last year?

I don’t normally like to trash players. And Patterson seems like a nice guy. But sheesh was he bad.

Could not hit for average. Could not field. Could not make contact enough to even generate reliable power. Just bad.

by mmmmm on Dec 16, 2010 3:40 PM EST reply actions  

San Diego might actually be a good place for him

because while he’s been very good in the minors, he’s never really had any consistency in the majors. As a non-power, speed guy who might be able to earn a chance to play every day, San Diego’s probably as good a place for him as any.

And yeah, I can’t think of any worse ones.

by wolf9309 on Dec 16, 2010 3:42 PM EST up reply actions  

Navarro

But he has the rookie excuse.

And Patterson was probably worse than Hermida.

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by Ben Buchanan on Dec 16, 2010 3:42 PM EST up reply actions  

Could not hit for average. Could not field. Could not make contact ......

besides all of the other stuff, his uniform was always clean and pressed.

by Mick Lowe on Dec 16, 2010 5:54 PM EST up reply actions  

Tschüss!

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by lone1c on Dec 16, 2010 3:55 PM EST via mobile reply actions  

Yes!!!!

That man is no longer on our roster! (in response to my repeated question, ‘Why is this man on our roster?’)

by dsharp on Dec 16, 2010 4:05 PM EST reply actions  

Wow.

Here I thought my Gonzo-related Soxboner couldn’t get any bigger.

"Laser show. So relax."
"For the Patriots [playing the Jets], it was like fighting Piston Honda knowing that every time he raises an eyebrow, he's about to throw a jab."

by nuthinboutnuthin on Dec 16, 2010 4:18 PM EST reply actions  

For reals.

Theo = offseason Viagra?

by Tarrsk on Dec 16, 2010 4:29 PM EST up reply actions  

HAHAHA

This is great. That’s all.

by Sean O on Dec 16, 2010 4:21 PM EST reply actions  

Seriously

Trading 1/4 of Adrian Gonzalez for Eric Patterson was a really bad choice…

"Laser show. So relax."
"For the Patriots [playing the Jets], it was like fighting Piston Honda knowing that every time he raises an eyebrow, he's about to throw a jab."

by nuthinboutnuthin on Dec 16, 2010 4:35 PM EST up reply actions  

Theo had himself a f****** awesome day

Signing Jenks, getting Miller back and then getting rid of this scrub over a real prospect? Couldn’t be happier.

by totheights on Dec 16, 2010 4:44 PM EST reply actions  

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

NOT PATTERSON!!!

"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.

by Rogue Nine on Dec 16, 2010 6:48 PM EST reply actions  

He's too versatile!

"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.

by Rogue Nine on Dec 16, 2010 6:48 PM EST up reply actions  

* chortle *

"Laser show. So relax."
"For the Patriots [playing the Jets], it was like fighting Piston Honda knowing that every time he raises an eyebrow, he's about to throw a jab."

by nuthinboutnuthin on Dec 16, 2010 8:24 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

Jeez... I still can't believe the hate for this guy

You’d think we traded a star prospect for him and he came in hyped as some superstar.

by alskor on Dec 17, 2010 1:52 AM EST reply actions  

He made Lester angry

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by TheLoneDavid on Dec 17, 2010 6:01 AM EST up reply actions  

He was bad

And we had to watch him be bad for us.

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by Ben Buchanan on Dec 17, 2010 12:52 PM EST up reply actions  

Took PAs away from better hitters.

And occupied field space instead of better fielders.

His presence on the team was a net negative.

If MLB is an entertainment business, his was the type of act that does not entertain and indeed loses customers.

by mmmmm on Dec 17, 2010 5:32 PM EST up reply actions  

Either Hoyer is REALLY REALLY High...

on Rizzo and Casey, or this may just be the fleecing of the century.

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by Raj Ghetia on Dec 18, 2010 11:00 AM EST reply actions  

I think it's a decent trade for both, really

I mean, if you think about it, if one of those three guys becomes just a decent major leaguer the Padres can hold onto for 6 years, that’s more than they’d get out of Gonzalez, and two of them have potential to be great major leaguers, while Fuentes sounds like pretty much a perfect Petco player.

by wolf9309 on Dec 18, 2010 11:32 AM EST up reply actions  

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