Turns out David Bacani was just getting started when I had to return to work. He knocked another homer, as Fullerton cruised to an 11-2 victory that knocked Tulane out of the tournament.

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Ryan Klesko is hitting a weak .190/.238/.311 against lefties this year but he sure had a nice at-bat against A’s southpaw Mike Magnante last night. After falling behind, Klesko worked the count to 2-and-2 before drilling a Magnante offering into the second deck in right field. Unfortunately the ball ended up just foul. Klesko then hit a lazy fly ball to Terrance Long on the eighth pitch of the at-bat.

For the record, Klesko is hitting a ridiculous .340/.451/.724 against righties.

I also got to see Brian Lawrence pitch. While I still think the folks over at Baseball Prospectus are way too enthusiastic about this guy, I understand why they like him. His pitches have good late movement, and he can spot them pretty well. But righthanders with fastballs that top out at 86 MPH have to continually prove themselves in order to get and keep a job at the big-league level. If he gets a legitimate shot at a rotation spot, Lawrence could probably follow in the footsteps of Bobby Jones and Brian Tollberg, or maybe even Rick Reed. But with so many other options in the system, it remains to be seen whether he’ll get that opportunity with the Padres.

Speaking of the Padres system, talk of moving Xavier Nady to second base won’t die. He’s currently playing first at Lake Elsinore (where he’s hitting .310/.385/.539 after a slow start) to protect his elbow from an injury sustained in the Arizona Fall League.

Finally, the Padres and second-round draft pick Matt Harrington apparently have gotten off to a good start. Of course, that’s easy to say now because they haven’t yet talked money. Both sides sound optimistic but we’ll see…