Late Innings

Why in the world did the Padres and Kevin Towers have any interest in signing Brad Ausmus? Going all ShysterBall on y’all:

Ausmus, who makes his home in nearby Del Mar, Calif., was a player Towers talked too often during the offseason. The two are also friends.

Any ways that was short-lived, since he signed a few hours later to be Russell Martin’s backup in Los Angeles. Towers countered immediately by signing Henry Blanco.

Is it just me, or are these two teams in strict competition over major league retreads who shouldn’t even be bringing a bat into the batters box? Blanco thankfully is a much more competent hitter than Ausmus, still neither of them should ever be pushed into full-time duty if need be. I think this all started when Towers countered Ned Colletti’s Juan Castro signing with his signing of David Eckstein. Exciting. These kind of things only happen on the left coast…