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PADRES: In San Diego, Tim Sullivan writes the Padres are "structurally sounder now than they were before Alderson's administration -- more consistent, more systematic -- and their minor-league pipeline is more promising." Another "point of pride for Alderson is that what once was a conspicuous absence is now a formidable presence in the Dominican Republic." But as their "major league product bottomed out last season, the Padres' long-range infrastructure initiatives lacked the immediacy and resonance of a 99-loss season." Alderson was "poorly positioned to boast about the quality of his foundation work as the roof was collapsing." Though "several dubious personnel decisions were made on his watch, Alderson was hard-pressed to overcome drafting and development mistakes that preceded him." Alderson also could not "spend funds" former Padres Majority Owner John Moores "did not provide." Alderson was "at least as much a victim of circumstance as the arrogant autocrat of popular perception." The Padres' "core problem is not dysfunction, but dollars" (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 4/3).

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