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A.J. Preller Hired As New San Diego Padres GM

After firing general manager Josh Byrnes in June, the San Diego Padres have named A.J. Preller as their new general manager, according to FOX Sports analyst, Ken Rosenthal. Preller and New York Yankees assistant GM, Billy Eppler, had been considered the two front-runners for the job. According to one major league source, Eppler was told

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National League West Preview: Dodging Giant Conundrums

Just like last season, teams from the two largest cities in California are expected to feature at the top of the standings. The other three clubs in the division still have some issues to figure out before they can be considered serious contenders, based on recent MLB futures. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 2013 Predicted Wins Over/Under: 81.5

Statistics

	w-l	money	home	away
ML	79-82	$-3877	45-36	34-46
ATS	75-86	$-1766	35-46	40-40

	o/u	home	away
O/U	85-73-3	41-38-2	44-35-1

National League West Standings

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
SF	109-57	100-66	76-85-5
LAD	109-58	85-82	73-84-10
SD	79-82	75-86	85-73-3
COL	74-86	85-75	67-87-5
ARI	51-110	79-82	90-67-4

Regular Season

Team Leaders

HR	Fernando Tatis Jr.	42
BA	Jake Arrieta	0.5
SB	Fernando Tatis Jr.	25

Player Stats

Offense

	season stats	rank
Runs/g	4.5	15
Ba	0.24	20
Ops	0.72	18
Hr	180	23
Sb	110	2

Full Stats

Defense

	season stats	rank
Era	4.08	17
Whip	1.25	20
Ks	1324	26
Complete games	2	9
Errors	-	-