Padres Outfield = I'm scared

I'm a little concerned now that the Padres best spring hitter has been sent to AAA. Here is why:

Jim Edmonds: Has "worked so hard" this offseason and is as "healthy as ever", and goes down swinging (literally). He's old, fragile and may not play 100 games this year.

Scott Hairston:  Looking forward to seeing what he can do playing full time, but he is not a great defensive outfielder and has not proven he's an everyday player yet.

Brian Giles: He is a tough guy but he's coming off knee surgery. He's another year older too. He's also a fairly overpaid .275 hitting leadoff guy ($10 mil)

Jody Gerut: Out of baseball with injuries for the better part of 2 years. He's looked decent in spring training but trailed off after a hot start.

Callix Crabbe: Utility guy that hs also looked good in the spring, but is a rule 5 guy that has not played at the big league level.

Jeff DaVannon: Cut

Headley: Sent to Portland

This is an outfield that could surprise when its all said and done with some of the young guys, but on paper looks very weak. A little pessimistic maybe, but outsiders probably look at our opening day outfield and say "huh?". Thoughts?

Our outfield's offense doesn't worry me as much the defense does. Giles will give us good production on top (not prototypical leadoff style), but good production none-the-less. I also think Hairston will put up solid offensive numbers this year. But, with Edmonds fragile body in center, I think the Pads are vulnerable, as I don't think Hairston is best suited to play center, especially considering Petco's dimensions.

As a side note, I hope Headley doesn't end up as trade bait. We've waited so long to see what he can do with the big club and it would be a real downer to see it happen with a different club. Given the Pads age (Giles, Edmonds, etc) I don't see him going anywhere, but still, you never know...

I'm excited that Gerut is going to get a chance to play every day for a while. He had potential in Cleveland  and had a solid rookie year. when he got to Pittsburgh he got hurt. He tore up the Venezuealan league this winter, which we all know is equivalent to big league baseball about as much as Rosie O'Donnell is equivalent to Angelina Jolie, but still...the guy can hit and who knows what can happen. Guys come out of nowhere every year around the league, he could be one of them this year.