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Matt Bush Designated for Assignment

February 5th, 2009 | Author: Chad Gramling

The San Diego Padres signed veteran outfielder CLiff Floyd today. To makelroom on their 40-man roster, San Diego designated former number one overall pick, Matt Bush, for assignment. The move doesn’t mean Bush’s San Diego career are over, as was evidenced by Eddie Bonine’s recent DFA in Detroit. He was placed on their 40 man roster to protect him in the recent Rule 5 draft.

However, Paul DePodesta points out in his comments section that if there is sufficient interest, Bush could be traded to another club:

. . . by designating Matt we create a window to explore trade opportunities. We intend to do so.

The Padres now have 10 days to trade, release or assign Bush outright to the minor leagues.

UPDATE: It seems that there may be more the Matt Bush DFA than the Cliff Floyd signing [hat tip to FriarForecast]. In fact, the Floyd signing might have nothing to do with it. As reported here:

Padres CEO Sandy Alderson issued a statement declaring that the team was investigating a recent incident involving Bush, who received a club-record $3.15 million signing bonus in 2004.

“The Padres have learned of a possible off-field incident earlier this week involving Matt Bush,” Alderson said in the statement. “We are still gathering information about this incident and will have no further comment at this time.”

Additionally, Padres GM Kevin Towers stated that:

“The Matt Bush era is probably over . . . If we’re not able to work out a trade, we’ll release him at the point in time. … It didn’t work out.”

Looks like it’s pretty definitive. Given the troubled history that Bush has had and the number of “second chances” that the Padres have patiently provided, seems that this was inevitable. However, the potential is still there. He might be able to come back from his injury and piece together a solid career if you can develop some maturity and keep out of trouble.

Would you want your team to take a chance on trading for Bush or signing him after his release? Comment on this post.

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