Scott Hairston

Geren prepared to finish without Hairston

MLB (Free subscription) | 27/09/2009

Geren to finish sans Hairston

The 2009 'Pitties: Play of the Year

AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009

... Chad Qualls both unavailable, the Padres loaded the bases with no outs against Juan Gutierrez . Scott Hairston hit into a double-play - a run scored and the tying man was at third with two down. Then Kevin Kouzmanoff latched onto a 95-mph fastball, smacking it to deep right-center. The pitcher said, "At first when he hit it, I put my hands up, and when I saw C.Y. running back...

Offseason Outlook: Oakland Athletics

MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009

Next up in our Offseason Outlook series, the Athletics. Their likely commitments for 2010: C - Kurt Suzuki - $410K C - Landon Powell - $400K 1B - Daric Barton - $410K 2B - Mark Ellis - $5.5MM SS - Cliff Pennington - $400K 3B - Eric Chavez - $12MM IF - Gregorio Petit - $405K LF - Scott Hairston - $1.25MM+ CF - Rajai Davis - $410K RF - Ryan Sweeney - $410K OF - Travis Buck - $410K DH -...

GM Towers is better off out of San Diego

Fox News (Free subscription) | 03/10/2009

... have brought the Padres the next Rafael Furcal for $50,000?How about Towers' trade of outfielder Scott Hairston for three young pitchers? His transformation of the Padres' outfield by acquiring Tony Gwynn Jr. and promoting Will Venable? All of those quality relievers he collected off the scrap heap, saving untold millions'Who could tolerate such a GM'The Padres, after trading Peavy...

Thursday lineup, Sweeney out; bullpen musings

San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009

With the days ticking away, there's little news in A's land. Ryan Sweeney is still out with knee tendinitis. Sweeney's already said it might keep him out the rest of the way, and manager Bob Geren agreed today, though he said he'd still put Sweeney in the outfield if he came in and said he was ready to go. I reiterate what I said about Scott Hairston a week and a half ago: Why? Sweeney's...

• Thursday lineup, Sweeney out; bullpen musings - SFGate: Oakland Athletics : The Dru

Thursday lineup, Sweeney out; bullpen musings

SFGate: Oakland Athletics : The Dru (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009

With the days ticking away, there's little news in A's land. Ryan Sweeney is still out with knee tendinitis. Sweeney's already said it might keep him out the rest of the way, and manager Bob Geren agreed today, though he said he'd still put Sweeney in the outfield if he came in and said he was ready to go. I reiterate what I said about Scott Hairston a week and a half ago: Why? Sweeney's...