Shutout Shutout Shutout

If you're new to baseball, and have on your list of goals to see a shutout in a major league game, I'd recommend watching the Padres play this season.

After last night's 3-0 loss to the Phillies, the Padres have been shutout 5 times in 19 games. They have an NL-low .217 batting average, to go with an NL-low 60 runs, mixed in with an NL-low .326 slugging percentage. But they do have an NL-high 27 bags, so there's that.

Incidentally, the Padres are leading the NL walks but have the third-lowest team OBP in the league. That's astounding.

Latos v. Oswalt ... Future Teammates?

Our boy Maty Lats goes up against the venerable Roy Oswalt this evening out in San Diego.

You know, I wonder if the Stros' GM would take a couple mid-level prospects and a bag of balls for Oswalt later this month. Say Cory Luebke and Ced Hunter for a few months rental of Roy.

I mean, if we aren't going to go for Cliffy Lee, we might as well see what Oswalt looks like in a Drino uniform.

Am I right?