The prize of Texas' baseball recruiting class for this season, Everett Williams, is instead going to be the pride of the Padres' minor league system. Good luck to Williams in the pro game.

Along with the loss of fellow recruit Colton Cain and of course first baseman Brandon Belt, it has been a tough--but totally expected--offseason for Augie's bunch. There's still an awful lot to be excited about in 2010, though.