Hoffman headed into unfettered free agency

Alderson: Padres offered to talk to the closer since an impasse moved the all-time saves leader into free agency.

Trevor Hoffman poses at spring training 2007 in Peoria, Ariz.
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Organization free of bad contracts and long-term financial obligations
PADRES REPORT: A buying opportunity the likes of which has seldom confronted the Padres could loom on the horizon. Whether John Moores can take advantage is in serious doubt.

No icing this friendship for former Princeton pals Young and Parros
Padre pitcher enjoys off-season opportunity to see former schoolmate George Parros skate -- and fight -- for the Anaheim Ducks.

Post-Steroid Era may put a premium on players' speed and athleticism
PADRES REPORT: For more than a century, baseball scouts have prospected for pitchers who throw high-speed strikes and athletes who could run fast and see well.

McAnulty is landing in a new spot, but he'll find some familiar faces
PADRES REPORT: He signs a minor-league deal with Boston, rejoining the scout who first signed him and his former hitting coach.

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Hoffman headed into unfettered free agency
Alderson: Padres offered to talk to the closer since an impasse moved the all-time saves leader into free agency.

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