A few quick items today…

• Jersey issue creates stir around Roberts (Padres.com). Don’t let the photo fool you; he’s still a Padre. And this is a non-issue: The guy is getting a ring; who cares what he’s wearing?
• Nady clearly knows his role with Padres (NC Times). We all know his role: It is to dominate the opposition.
• Oft-hurt Wheatland gets shot with Dawgs (U-T). Former Rancho Bernardo star (played alongside the Rangers’ Hank Blalock) and Detroit Tigers’ #1 pick will pitch for Terry Kennedy’s squad this year in the Golden Baseball League.
• Peter speculates that Oliver Perez or Jason Bay could end up back with the Padres in the near future.

Minor-League Update

From the comments LynchMob sends these:

• Triple-A Portland (Josh Barfield, Tim Stauffer)
• Double-A Mobile (Travis Chick, Paul McAnulty)
• Class A Lake Elsinore (George Kottaras)
• Class A Ft Wayne (Matt Bush)

And from Nick:

I was actually at the Beavers game Friday in Sactown. Stauffer looked good — fastball in the 89-91 range with nice movement, good breaking stuff. The homer to [Mike] Rouse was really the only mistake he made all night.

Best part of the game – Josh Barfield hitting an absolute bomb to dead center with two out in the 9th to tie the game.

Worst part of the game – Kerry Robinson getting thown out for arguing balls and strikes and throwning his lid into the ground in the 10th. Keep in mind that Portland only has three outfielders on the roster. If he evers makes it back with the Padres, somebody should check Towers’ sanity.

Thanks for the info, guys. Much appreciated.

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