Right-handed setup man Scott Linebrink ? a staple of the Padres bullpen for more than four years ? had been traded to Milwaukee for three minor league pitchers. ?Incomprehensible,? was Trevor Hoffman's reaction. ?Four other teams in the National League West are awfully excited. I probably need to take a day before I say something about this because I'm going to say something stupid.? ?You have to trust your front office when you are in the middle of a playoff run,? Jake Peavy said. ?But, man, to trade away your setup man . . . what kind of a message are we sending here?? Said David Wells: ?I know Scott has had some rough times recently. But he's one of the premier guys in the league. Scott Linebrink is a pitcher of magnitude. He's also one of the best people you'd ever want to know... a great friend and a teammate. ?To take a hit like this.. they must have different reasons we can't see.?