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The General Manager Meetings open up today in Chicago and finish up Wednesday. Free agents cannot negotiate with other teams until Nov.

SAN DIEGO a ' Jed Hoyer's first order of business as Padres general manager appears to be overhauling the scouting and player development end of the operation.

I only saw rookie outfielder Luis Durango for two weeks at the end of the 2008 season at Single-A Lake Elsinore.

Corey, what makes you think Chris Young is capable of being a No. 1 starter for the Padres in 2010? He's been on the disabled list almost as much as he has pitched for the Padres since they acquired him and he's won, I believe, only 28 games in 4 seasons.

What are the chances of selling high on Heath Bell early in the offseason? I feel like the Padres would be able to get a little bit more value out of him.

Padres' Kevin Kouzmanoff, who set an NL fielding record with a .990 percentage, hands over his glove to Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson .

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Chase Headley and Kevin Kouzmanoff warm up together before a recent game. One may have to go over the winter because they both belong on third.

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Wade LeBlanc held San Francisco to two hits in seven scoreless innings Saturday, pacing San Diego's 2-0 win over the Giants.

It's not just an us-against-them mentality that Wade LeBlanc is toting to the mound these days, but a me-against-me attitude that appears to be working wonders for the Padres pitcher.

Kevin Kouzmanoff #5 of the San Diego Paders is congratulated by teammates Chase Headley #7 and David Eckstein #22 after Kouzmanoff's three-run home run during the bottom of the third inning of the MLB game between the Los Angeles Dodger and the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on September 30, 2009 in San Diego, California.

Never in his wildest imagination did Kevin Kouzmanoff think he would miss 17 games when he was felled by a strained calf on Sept.

The Padres look for a fourth straight victory while trying to beat Arizona's All-Star for the first time this season when they continue their road series with the last-place Diamondbacks on Saturday night.

Except for dealing ace of the staff and face of the franchise Jake Peavy to the at the July 31 non-waiver trading deadline, the Padres have been out of sight and out of mind in 2009.

Padres at the plate: The Padres average just 3.95 runs per game, worst in the National League, but that number is brought down considerably by their pitcher-friendly home field, Petco Park.

The Pirates might be on a death march to 100 losses, but at least on a desultory evening at PNC Park, they showed some fight by rallying from a late four-run deficit to force extra innings.

Chase Headley's career-high fifth hit of the game drove in the go-ahead run in the 11th inning and the San Diego Padres won their third straight over the Pittsburgh Pirates, 11-6 on Monday.

Headley's fifth hit leads San Diego to 11-6 victory over Pirates ASSOCIATED PRESS 8:18 p.m. September 21, 2009 Adrian Gonzalez gets a high-five after hitting a two-run homer in the first inning, his 39th of the season.

Kevin Correia dominated the Pirates for seven innings and Oscar Salazar had three hits and an RBI, as San Diego took a 4-0 final from Pittsburgh in the third game of a wraparound series at PNC Park.