Comments on: World Baseball Classic http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/03/world-baseball-classic.html Blogging the San Diego Padres baseball club. Established 1997. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:09:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Pat http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/03/world-baseball-classic.html#comment-14311 Pat Fri, 03 Mar 2006 15:18:14 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/03/world-baseball-classic.html#comment-14311 Boy, if Hensley is just a B after the way he pitched last year, I'm even more excited about Kottaras and Carrillo now. <p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-14311">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Boy, if Hensley is just a B after the way he pitched last year, I’m even more excited about Kottaras and Carrillo now.

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]]> By: Geoff Young http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/03/world-baseball-classic.html#comment-14310 Geoff Young Fri, 03 Mar 2006 11:35:09 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/03/world-baseball-classic.html#comment-14310 Interesting. Off the top of my head, Ramos, Wells, and Blanks seem too low.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-14310">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Interesting. Off the top of my head, Ramos, Wells, and Blanks seem too low.

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]]> By: LynchMob http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/03/world-baseball-classic.html#comment-14309 LynchMob Fri, 03 Mar 2006 09:32:26 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/03/world-baseball-classic.html#comment-14309 Here's what Sickels has to say about Padres' prospects ... SAN DIEGO PADRES Cesar Carrillo, RHP, Grade A- George Kottaras, C, B+ Josh Barfield, 2B, B Chase Headley, 3B, B Clay Hensley, RHP, B Ben Johnson, OF, B- Nick Hundley, C, B- Paul McAnulty, 1B-OF, C+ Cesar Ramos, LHP, C+ Ernesto Frieri, RHP, C+ Geoff Vandel, LHP, C+ Josh Geer, RHP, C+ Neil Jamison, RHP, C+ John Madden, RHP, C+ Freddy Guzman, OF, C Kenny Baugh, RHP, C Jared Wells, RHP, C Leonel Rosales, RHP, C Matt Bush, SS, C Kyle Blanks, 1B, C Similar to the Pirates system, in the sense that this organization could look very good a year from now if some of the C+/C guys make progress. I love Carrillo. Kottaras has been a favorite since before everyone knew about him. Barfield is an outside candidate for Rookie of the Year. I also think that Ben Johnson is a rookie sleeper who could end up being a very effective power hitter. Some of the Grade C guys could move up very quickly. Jared Wells has a good arm and is highly-rated by Baseball America, but I'm not sold on him just yet. His track record is erratic and I'm not wild about his component ratios. Speedster Freddy Guzman missed all of 2005 with Tommy John surgery. His speed is impressive, but I have doubts about his bat. Reliever Leo Rosales could advance rapidly if he adjust well to Double-A. Matt Bush. . .too young and athletic to give up on, but right now he's more Matt Halloran than Khalil Greene.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-14309">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Here’s what Sickels has to say about Padres’ prospects …

SAN DIEGO PADRES

Cesar Carrillo, RHP, Grade A-

George Kottaras, C, B+

Josh Barfield, 2B, B

Chase Headley, 3B, B

Clay Hensley, RHP, B

Ben Johnson, OF, B-

Nick Hundley, C, B-

Paul McAnulty, 1B-OF, C+

Cesar Ramos, LHP, C+

Ernesto Frieri, RHP, C+

Geoff Vandel, LHP, C+

Josh Geer, RHP, C+

Neil Jamison, RHP, C+

John Madden, RHP, C+

Freddy Guzman, OF, C

Kenny Baugh, RHP, C

Jared Wells, RHP, C

Leonel Rosales, RHP, C

Matt Bush, SS, C

Kyle Blanks, 1B, C

Similar to the Pirates system, in the sense that this organization could look very good a year from now if some of the C+/C guys make progress.
I love Carrillo. Kottaras has been a favorite since before everyone knew about him. Barfield is an outside candidate for Rookie of the Year. I also think that Ben Johnson is a rookie sleeper who could end up being a very effective power hitter.

Some of the Grade C guys could move up very quickly. Jared Wells has a good arm and is highly-rated by Baseball America, but I’m not sold on him just yet. His track record is erratic and I’m not wild about his component ratios. Speedster Freddy Guzman missed all of 2005 with Tommy John surgery. His speed is impressive, but I have doubts about his bat. Reliever Leo Rosales could advance rapidly if he adjust well to Double-A.

Matt Bush. . .too young and athletic to give up on, but right now he’s more Matt Halloran than Khalil Greene.

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]]> By: Geoff Young http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/03/world-baseball-classic.html#comment-14308 Geoff Young Thu, 02 Mar 2006 21:57:04 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/03/world-baseball-classic.html#comment-14308 Great diving stop by Korea shortstop to end the game and seal the win. Park gets the save: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-14308">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Great diving stop by Korea shortstop to end the game and seal the win. Park gets the save: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO.

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]]> By: Geoff Young http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/03/world-baseball-classic.html#comment-14307 Geoff Young Thu, 02 Mar 2006 21:45:35 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/03/world-baseball-classic.html#comment-14307 My mistake, he's still in there to work the ninth.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-14307">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> My mistake, he’s still in there to work the ninth.

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]]> By: anthony http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/03/world-baseball-classic.html#comment-14306 anthony Thu, 02 Mar 2006 21:42:39 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/03/world-baseball-classic.html#comment-14306 Yeah it's on Channel 4. Chan Ho is DEALING. Maybe he's our new 7th inning guy? His breaking ball dropped like 3 feet and it looked like a slider, it wasn't an over the top curve.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-14306">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Yeah it’s on Channel 4. Chan Ho is DEALING. Maybe he’s our new 7th inning guy? His breaking ball dropped like 3 feet and it looked like a slider, it wasn’t an over the top curve.

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]]> By: Geoff Young http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/03/world-baseball-classic.html#comment-14305 Geoff Young Thu, 02 Mar 2006 21:37:19 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/03/world-baseball-classic.html#comment-14305 You can watch the game? Cool. Park retired all six batters he faced, fanning two. The announcers are raving about his breaking ball.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-14305">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> You can watch the game? Cool. Park retired all six batters he faced, fanning two. The announcers are raving about his breaking ball.

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]]> By: anthony http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/03/world-baseball-classic.html#comment-14304 anthony Thu, 02 Mar 2006 21:33:49 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/03/world-baseball-classic.html#comment-14304 Wow, Chan Ho looked awesome. We should tell him everyone he faces in the regular season is Chinese, he's blowing these guys away. That fish store song has replaced the Corky's jingle as my new favorite.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-14304">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Wow, Chan Ho looked awesome. We should tell him everyone he faces in the regular season is Chinese, he’s blowing these guys away.

That fish store song has replaced the Corky’s jingle as my new favorite.

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]]> By: Geoff Young http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/03/world-baseball-classic.html#comment-14303 Geoff Young Thu, 02 Mar 2006 21:19:05 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/03/world-baseball-classic.html#comment-14303 According to the radio guys, he's dialed up a couple of fastballs at 94 mph.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-14303">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> According to the radio guys, he’s dialed up a couple of fastballs at 94 mph.

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]]> By: Geoff Young http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/03/world-baseball-classic.html#comment-14302 Geoff Young Thu, 02 Mar 2006 21:16:04 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2006/03/world-baseball-classic.html#comment-14302 Chan Ho Park starts the seventh.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-14302">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Chan Ho Park starts the seventh.

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