Comments on: Padres Farm Report: Spotlight on Fort Wayne

By: Nick West

Nick West — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:10:34 +0000

Good stuff, Geoff. If you ever have any questions, let me know. I'm the Wizards beat writer for the News-Sentinel in Fort Wayne.

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By: John Conniff

John Conniff — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:36:32 +0000

#34@Chad Gramling: I remember that - went forward, then flew down the line. One thing about FW as compared to last year is they have quite a few guys that can run.

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By: Masticore317

Masticore317 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:38:46 +0000

#13@Loren: "Venerable" - just because he's a little old for a prospect...

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By: Chad Gramling

Chad Gramling — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:34:20 +0000

Great report Geoff. Just when I thought I was the last person paying attention on the 'zards' year, you had to go and do this. Seems they lost a lot of momentum when they fell just short of the playoffs in the first half. Funny story about Durango: During one of the games while John was out here, Durango tried to bunt for a single and he made it easily . . . but he was called out because he was about a foot out of the box before he made contact. Hehe.

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By: Ducksnorts Spotlights Fort Wayne | Baseball in Fort Wayne

Ducksnorts Spotlights Fort Wayne | Baseball in Fort Wayne — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:24:45 +0000

[...] Young, who covers the Padres organization over at Ducksnorts has posted his spotlight on Fort Wayne. It includes a brief team overview, highlights some of the more highly touted and breakthrough [...]

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By: Ben B.

Ben B. — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:31:00 +0000

#24@John Conniff: Good to know about McBryde. As someone who knows little beyond the numbers about these guys, I like McBryde because he's got excellent peripherals (98-16 K/BB ratio in 91 IP). It's great to hear these are backed up by some good stuff.

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By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:10:53 +0000

#30@Tom Waits: The Padres have a better shot of winning their division than the Astros do theirs.

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By: Tom Waits

Tom Waits — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:58:10 +0000

#28@Kevin: I was on vacation this week with nothing but ESPN. When the "Padres trade Randy Wolf to Astros" line scrolled across the screen, I just about spit up my beer.

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By: Tom Waits

Tom Waits — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:55:37 +0000

#27@Dalton: No worries. The Mets did hold onto him in the Santana trade, but to do so they gave up 4 other prospects. If Boston or the Yankees had stayed in the bidding, Martinez would have probably been a precondition. I don't see a great fit with the Mets, or with any team, really. Our pitching is weak (and trading OG could help there) but our offense without OG is weak too.

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By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:53:46 +0000

Rob Neyer on the Wolf deal:

Me, yesterday: “If the Astros trade even one promising young player for Randy Wolf, it’ll rank among the worst deals of the year.”

Well, they’ve done it. And it might wind up looking like one of the worst deals of the year. Yes, Chad Reineke is 26 and still pitching in Triple-A. He’s also struck out a batter per inning throughout his minor league career and is exactly the sort of pitcher the Padres like. The odds are against Reineke becoming a good major league starter, but he might be yet another of the organization’s bullpen gems. Meanwhile, apparently Astros management sees their team as a legitimate contender. Glory be.

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