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About Geoff Young

Geoff Young covers the San Diego Padres at Ducksnorts and is a contributor to Baseball Prospectus. Geoff has written three books about the Padres. He lives in San Diego with his wife.


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Five questions: San Diego Padres

March 31, 2011
How will the Padres and their fans adjust to a world without Adrian Gonzalez?

It never Raines in San Diego

January 19, 2011
I'm sorry, sir, but you cannot leave the country.

More inverted records

January 05, 2011
An old Bill James toy rears its head, and it remains as addictive as ever.

Epic pitchers duels, epilogue

December 22, 2010
Thanks to a reader suggestion, our four-part series now has a fifth part: To the 1980s... and beyond!

Epic pitchers duels, Part 4

December 15, 2010
The final installment of our four-part series covers the 1970s.

Epic pitchers duels, Part 3

December 08, 2010
The third installment of our four-part series covers the 1950s and 1960s.

In defense of the Padres defense

December 01, 2010
The Padres fell short in 2010, but it wasn't for lack of glove.

Epic pitchers duels (Part 1)

November 26, 2010
This installment covers the 1920s and 1930s.

Epic pitchers duels (Part 2)

November 24, 2010
The second installment of our four-part series covers the 1940s.

Notes from the Arizona Fall League

November 17, 2010
Dustin Ackley was supposed to be the show, but Jason Kipnis stole it.

Reimagining the 1987 draft (Part 4)

November 10, 2010
If the Red Sox don't draft Reggie Harris, do they trade for Derek Lowe and Jason Varitek?

As goes the game, so goes the season

October 04, 2010
On the season's final day, the Padres fall just short in their bid for a postseason berth.

Reimagining the 1987 draft (Part 3)

September 22, 2010
In which the Tigers don't throw away their first two picks.

Losing streaks, winning teams

September 08, 2010
The 1982 Braves were the last team to have a losing streak in double digits and still reach the playoffs. Could the 2010 Padres be the next?

Reimagining the 1987 draft (Part 2)

September 01, 2010
What might Jack McDowell have meant to the '92 A's? Bret Boone to the '01 Cardinals?

Reimagining the 1987 draft (Part 1)

August 25, 2010
What if the Pirates had drafted Mike Mussina instead of Mark Merchant?

The 2010 Aflac All-American Baseball Classic

August 18, 2010
Thirty-eight of the finest high school players displayed their skills in San Diego.

Where the wild things are

August 11, 2010
The farther down you go, the worse their control gets.

Jed Hoyer’s trading style

August 04, 2010
No Jedi mind tricks here, just value for value.

Two weeks… and change

July 21, 2010
Are Jose Bautista and Jeff Francoeur still drawing walks? Yes and no.

Short people got no reason…

July 14, 2010
Randy Newman's song would have been better if he'd finished the line, "...to be discriminated against as baseball players." Eh, maybe not.

The cult of Warren Newson

July 07, 2010
There isn't one? Well, maybe there should be.

West coast baseball road trip 2010

June 30, 2010
Geoff drives 2,200 miles and watches six minor-league games in eight days.

Checking in on the sophomores

June 16, 2010
How are the eight sophomores we examined before the season doing so far?

Produce great men, the rest follows

June 09, 2010
Reflections on Ken Griffey Jr.

Padres or pumpkins?

May 26, 2010
Sometimes, it's hard to tell the difference.

Riders on the Storm

May 19, 2010
Geoff takes a trip up I-15 to watch the kids at Lake Elsinore play.

They travel in pairs

May 05, 2010
Ah, the minor leagues... where pitchers chart pitches while sitting in the stands with the rest of us.

Two weeks

April 21, 2010
It's not just a Grizzly Bear song.

OK, Baseball

April 07, 2010
Can listening to Radiohead make watching a Red Sox/Yankees game bearable?

Why I love baseball

March 31, 2010
Ask a simple question, get a complicated answer.

Five questions: San Diego Padres

March 24, 2010
Assembling talent is hard. Keeping fans interested is even harder.

Inverted records

March 17, 2010
Bill James once devised a way to translate batting lines into pitching lines. It's kind of fun.

Eight sophomores

March 10, 2010
It's like reading tea leaves, only mathier.

Petco Park revisited

February 17, 2010
A lot can change in three years, but that doesn't mean it will.

Better to be lucky than good (Part 2)

February 03, 2010
Run support is a pitcher's best friend, especially when that pitcher isn't doing his job very well.

Better to be lucky than good (Part 1)

January 27, 2010
It stinks when you do good work and have little to show for it.

Players worth remembering, Others (Part 2)

January 18, 2010
The best of the rest from 1901 to 1989, outfielders and pitchers.

Nine questions with Dirk Hayhurst

January 12, 2010
Geoff chats with the Toronto Blue Jays right-hander and author of The Bullpen Gospels.

Players worth remembering, Others (Part 1)

January 06, 2010
The best of the rest from 1901 to 1989, catchers and infielders.

The uncertainty of Aaron Hill

December 16, 2009
How do we know what we know, and can we be sure?

Making powerful contact

December 07, 2009
These guys hit the ball really hard but seldom struck out.

Players worth remembering, 1901-1924

November 23, 2009
Where have all the Heinies gone?

Out come the freaks

November 18, 2009
Everyone knows about Ichiro Suzuki's crazy 2004 season, but Brad Wilkerson deserves some love of his own.

Lidge of sighs

November 11, 2009
Because Lidge over troubled waters has been done to death.

Players worth remembering, 1925-1946

November 04, 2009
Spud, Dolph, Hal, Buddy, and the rest.

Strikeout rates through the years

October 28, 2009
Same as it ever was? Eh, not so much.

Arizona Fall League 2001 retrospective

October 21, 2009
Some of these guys turned out to be pretty good.

Nine questions with Tom Garfinkel

October 14, 2009
Geoff chats with Padres President and Chief Operating Officer Tom Garfinkel.

Yes, but it’s an empty .300

September 23, 2009
Who the heck is Lance Richbourg?

When .360 just isn’t good enough

September 09, 2009
Joe Mauer or Ichiro Suzuki may do something that hasn't happened in the American League in more than 50 years.

Something about Everth

September 02, 2009
What typically happens to 22-year-old middle infielders with no previous big-league experience?

Hampton, Zito, Davis

August 26, 2009
What sounds like the name of a jazz trumpeter and has three left arms?

Ten who hit 500

August 12, 2009
How well did the "Favorite Toy" predict which players would hit 500 homers?

Confessions of a rebuilding team’s fan

August 05, 2009
Who moved my cheese? Again?

Players worth remembering, 1947-1968

July 29, 2009
Second verse, same as the first... only older.

The gentle art of prospect promotion

July 22, 2009
Some players need more seasoning than others.

Players worth remembering, 1969-1989

July 15, 2009
You could win a lot of games with these guys.

They might run more if they could walk

July 08, 2009
The hardest base to steal is first.

Adrian takes a walk

July 01, 2009
Adrian Gonzalez has done something this year that Ted Williams and Barry Bonds never did.

Two emerging talents

June 17, 2009
Edwin Jackson and Adam Lind are finally fulfilling their potential.

All or nothing in overtime: Part 2, the unbreakable Indians

June 10, 2009
The 1995 Cleveland Indians played 13 extra-inning games and won them all.

All or nothing in overtime: Part 1, winless in Montreal

June 03, 2009
The 1969 Montreal Expos played 12 extra-inning games and lost them all.

Critics, criticism, Cloninger

May 27, 2009
Delves into the career of pitcher Tony Cloninger

Pedro Feliz and the golden zapatos

May 20, 2009
Four walks in a game? It's gotta be the shoes.

Plate discipline: It’s that thing you don’t have

May 13, 2009
If the pitch is in the next zip code and you swing at it, you might be a hacker.

Shouldn’t a closer, you know, close?

May 06, 2009
Searching for the Tony Cloninger of relievers.

Crazy scoring streak

April 29, 2009
The Oakland A's once scored four runs or more in 17 straight games and won them all.

Once upon a shortstop

April 22, 2009
Remember when Garry Templeton was better than Ozzie Smith, and Rick Burleson was better than both of them?

The cult of the sure thing

April 15, 2009
Got to be good lookin' 'cause he's so hard to see.

1984: My first Rotisserie League team

April 08, 2009
Fire. The wheel. Tim Laudner.

Five questions: San Diego Padres

March 28, 2009
As Benjamin Disraeli once noted, "there is no education like adversity."

What did the future once hold?

December 18, 2008
Geoff looks back at some old projections.

Does Ted Simmons belong in the Hall of Fame?

November 26, 2008
Ted Simmons, Hall of Famer? Definitely maybe.

The ballad of Jarrod and Ramon

September 18, 2008
Revisiting a classic Bill James study.

The night of nothing but homers

September 04, 2008
Once upon a time, a team had six hits in a game, all home runs.

Free agent overcompensation

August 21, 2008
Every once in a while, the draft pick turns out to be way better than the free agent.

Remembering the 1983 Lynchburg Mets

August 07, 2008
Not only did this team dominate the Carolina League, it produced some fine big-league players.

What’s the deal with Khalil?

July 31, 2008
He was good, but flawed; now he's missing the good part.

Gonzalez and Morneau

June 26, 2008
Sometimes looking at the familiar in a different way yields interesting results.

It tastes bad and I’m still hungry

June 12, 2008
Do we truly know what we know?

Early-season surprises

May 29, 2008
The stories aren't following their scripts.

Book Review: The 33-Year-Old Rookie

May 15, 2008
Chris Coste tells of his ascent to the big leagues.

Does Trevor Hoffman struggle in non-save situations?

April 10, 2008
Conventional wisdom thinks so. What do the numbers say?

Five Questions: San Diego Padres

March 24, 2008
The Padres are playing the best baseball of their existence, yet attendance is slipping.

Nine story lines for 2008

March 06, 2008
Life in the soon-to-be present.

Prospecting through time: 1988

February 21, 2008
When Juan Bell was outshining Edgar Martinez.

Barry Bonds, circa 1997

January 31, 2008
What did the projections of the time expect from him?

Ten pitching seasons to forget

January 17, 2008
Peruse these numbers in a well-ventilated area.

Weird games

January 03, 2008
Geoff looks for "weird" games, whatever the heck that means.

Long game in Houston

December 20, 2007
Fernando Valenzuela at first base. Seriously?

Why do teams keep overpaying generic middle relievers?

December 06, 2007
Because there isn't much else to do after you've run out of walls against which to bang your head.

Who got what they wished for in 2007?

November 14, 2007
Geoff revisits last winter's wish list for all 30 teams.

What happened to Josh Barfield?

November 01, 2007
Josh Barfield redefined the phrase "sophomore slump" in 2007.

Why the Rockies lost to the Red Sox

October 30, 2007
Because Boston was better

Why the Rockies will beat the Red Sox

October 24, 2007
Belief is a dangerous thing.

Why the Rockies beat the Diamondbacks

October 17, 2007
I don't believe in destiny either, but have you got a better explanation?

Why the Rockies will beat the Diamondbacks

October 11, 2007
Pitching got the Rockies this far; now it's time for the hitters to shine.

Why the Rockies beat the Phillies

October 08, 2007
Better pitching wins in a short series. Or at least it did this time.

Why the Rockies will beat the Phillies

October 03, 2007
When you have nothing to lose, you are dangerous.

Revisiting the 1973 draft

September 25, 2007
Too bad Lynn and Murray weren't first-round quality...

San Diego Padres’ 1993 fire sale

September 07, 2007
How a spending-averse owner wrecked a team for years.

A long haul to the Hall is worth it

August 10, 2007
The Class of '07 shows its class

Fact or fiction

July 19, 2007
Are guys like Matt Cain, Conor Jackson and Chad Billingsley living up to the hype? Geoff takes a look at the emerging talent in the NL West.

How Good Is Adrian Gonzalez?

May 11, 2007
Geoff takes a closer look at San Diego's young first baseman.

Build from Within, Trade for Quality

April 10, 2007
In an excerpt from his new book, Geoff examines one of the strategies a "small-market" team can employ to help level the playing field.

Five Questions: San Diego Padres

March 22, 2007
The Padres seek their third straight NL West title.

Finding Cheap Relievers

February 20, 2007
One of the relatively inexpensive ways a team can help itself is by finding undervalued arms for its bullpen.

What Does the Future Hold for Jake Peavy?

February 06, 2007
The honest answer is that we have no clue whatsoever, but that's boring and doesn't tell us anything we didn't already know.

The Changing Face of the NL West

January 23, 2007
Who knew there was so much young talent in the NL West?

Emil Brown, Rule 5 Survivor

January 09, 2007
Sometimes a guy just needs a chance.

Thirty New Years Wishes for Thirty Teams

December 26, 2006
The end of the year is upon us. Time for reflection. Time for a really long list that accomplishes nothing.

Taking Advantage of Petco Park

December 12, 2006
During its first three years of existence, Petco Park has been an extreme pitchers' park. Have the San Diego Padres been able to use this to their advantage?

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