Mike Adams a Padre After All? San Diego Will Not Trade Stellar Setup Man

Mike Adams, arguably the best setup man in the National League, will stay part of the San Diego Padres bullpen this season, according to Yahoo! Sports' Jeff Passan. After a dozen teams pitched offers for Adams, Padres owner Jeff Moorad told the star pitcher that he would stay in a San Diego uniform.

Adams, who was dealt to San Diego from Cleveland in 2006, has pitched his best baseball as a member of the Padres. Currently, Adams' stats include a miniature 1.23 ERA, a 3-1 record and 43 strikeouts through 44 innings pitched. However, the asking price for Adams was too high for any of the teams that inquired about the right-handed pitcher.

The Padres have been open on what their price tag is for possible trade candidates. According to Passan, the price for Mike Adams was shockingly more expensive than fellow pitcher and All-Star Heath Bell. Jack Magruder of Fox Sports Arizona says the Padres want two top-100 prospects, at least, in return for the San Diego setup man.

Adams signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract in the 2010 offseason and will not be available as a free agent until 2012. While Moorad sounds confident in his claim that Adams will stay a Padre, future offers may suit the price tag the Padres have placed on him, and his future in San Diego still, in my book, remains cloudy.

While closer Heath Bell may be pitching elsewhere, Jeff Moorad will try and hold on to the man Bud Black calls in to pitch the eighth.

The voice of the fan: "If a team offers two top-100 prospects in exchange for Adams, would you take it?"

Let me know what you would do in the comments section.