This edition includes info on the Padres draft, Xavier Nady, hit batsmen, and more.

• BA’s Kevin Goldstein talks Padres’ draft (San Diego Spotlight). Peter Friberg checks in with Goldstein on the two Cesars and other key draftees. Good stuff. Peter also has some thoughts on the just-concluded series against the Twinkies.
• Padres put faith in college players (NC Times). More draft info. John Maffei mentions LHP Arnold Hughey (13th round), LHP Josh Romanski (15th), and LHP Brent Carter (16th) as potential sleepers.
• Nady settles in as role player (Padres.com). If nothing else, you have to appreciate his attitude toward this whole situation. It’s got to be frustrating being one of the best hitters on your team and not finding your name in the lineup most days.
• Why Frank Robinson is Like Saudi Arabia
  But Craig Biggio is Like North Korea (Management by Baseball). Jeff Angus comes up with the best titles. He also comes up with some of the best articles. I think he’s a little off on Biggio, who actually has 402 stolen bases to his credit and who was good for 30+ per year during his prime. But the general point is well made, and as usual, the writing is solid.
• The Toughest Game On the Schedule (United States of Baseball). Peter Handrinos takes issue with an ESPN survey that ranked baseball as the ninth most difficult sport.
• Scouting: The L.A. Way (Baseball Digest Daily). Every once in a while you discover a site and you wonder how you’d missed it before now. This is one of those. I’ve added BDD, as well as a couple others that were long overdue – CardNilly and 6-4-2 – to the links over on the right.