Comments on: Padres Farm Report (8 Apr 08)

By: Geoff B

Geoff B — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:34:35 +0000

13: So maybe the question is: why is Colt on the 40-man roster and Hundley is not?

By: Tom Waits

Tom Waits — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:40:40 +0000

20: Late to the party, but GY’s comparison of Ramos and LeBlanc was dead-on. The Padre brass has to talk about Ramos like he’s got a realistic chance of sticking in the majors, and I hope that’s all it is, talk. I expect they’ll regret it if they passed on any chances to trade him for a remotely interesting player this winter.

By: Denis Savage

Denis Savage — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:29:38 +0000

15: I am not sure it is shifting Cumby to accommodate Zawadzki – more shifting them both to accommodate each other. Plus, I am all for getting players in multiple positions. They need the experience and I fully expect Cumby to land in CF one day anyway…

By: Geoff Young

Geoff Young — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:22:44 +0000

#17: Thanks, TLB. I’ve got you in the blogroll; will link over to your stuff when possible. Keep up the good work!

By: TLB

TLB — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:16:53 +0000

Oh, also, want to add that I’m blogging the Beavers for the Oregonian, but not the one Geoff linked. I’m on the (unpaid) “community blog”, but I’ve been trying to do recaps that include more than results (like pitch velocities, pitch counts — sheesh they’re tough to keep up with!, etc.), especially with pitching. The link is below, if anyone cares… but don’t judge me for skipping out most of last night for that amazing NCAA hoops title game!

http://blog.oregonlive.com/portlandbeavers

By: TLB

TLB — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:14:00 +0000

Just wanted to add that Headley got his first start in RF last night, but was shifted back to LF during the game. Some of the folks at the MadFriars forums felt that might be a sign that the Pads are thinking of Chase as Brian Giles’s replacement next year.

By: Geoff Young

Geoff Young — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:25:30 +0000

#8: Thanks, Denis, for the update. Seems odd that they’d want to shift Cumberland to accommodate Zawadzki.

#14: Thanks, MissL. As you say, the Missions pitched well. Faris isn’t really on my radar; can someone tell me a little more about him?

By: MissL

MissL — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:13:15 +0000

I know the Missions didn’t really hit last night, but I’m curious to know why nothing was said of the Mission’s pitching last night. Faris had a great AA debut and the bullpen did a great job sticking it out 12 innings.

By: Mary O

Mary O — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:05:27 +0000

Colt is on the 40 man roster and therefore can be moved without additional roster moves. I’m certain things will be evaluated once they know about Barrett, and other changes may well be made. The playing time issue may also be involved, but this isn’t Bochy – Buddy has shown he will play young guys. Colt lost a far amount of last year to an injury, so that may have something to do with his assignment.
From what I have read (including the Annual), we don’t have any real identified starting catcher prospects (but several backups) until you get to Mitch Canham, and he’s too new to offer much more than a guess.

By: Geoff B

Geoff B — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:33:10 +0000

So, why pull Morton up from AA instead of Hundley from AAA? I have to assume that Hundley is the better catcher (thus at AAA) and they just want him to get more playing time. Morton will spend most of his time in the majors on the bench. But don’t you want the best player on the major league roster? And if Morton IS the best player, why was he not at AAA until now? Is this a matter of keeping players together like last year when Headley was called up from AA and then sent back down there rather than going to AAA? But now they have only been together for a few days as the heart of the San Antonio team from ‘07 is now in Portland.