Hot links for Friday, Nov. 6

C Nick Hundley had surgery to repair a sports hernia. ...

On padres.com, beat writer Corey Brock grades the 2009 Padres defense. ...

Two veterans, C Henry Blanco and OF Brian Giles, filed for free agency on Thursday. ...

C Mitch Canham, who had been struggling with the bat in the Arizona Fall League, broke out with a four-hit game Thursday, but the Peoria Saguaros fell 12-11 to Phoenix. ...

It appears Triple-A Portland has eliminated Beaverton from its list of potential new ballpark sites. ...

Tom Krasovic writes about Yankees scouting executive Damon Oppenheimer, whose scouting roots are in San Diego. ...

Former Padres RHP Jared Wells is helping at a Habitat for Humanity event in Texas.

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