Comments on: Links for 22 Oct 08

By: Geoff Young

Geoff Young — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:14:26 +0000

#1@Phantom: You noticed, eh? #2@Kevin: The kids. I only worked a few hours a week so I didn't have to deal with parents and administrators. #9@Tom Waits: Thanks for the update. Decker is a stud.

By: Didi

Didi — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:09:05 +0000

From UT:

â€“ An American League scout said Travis Denker, the second baseman the Padres claimed off waivers this month from the Giants, â€œhas a good approach to hitting.â€ As for Denker’s footspeed? â€œHe is slow,â€ the scout said. â€œSeveral times, I’ve clocked him at 4.6 to first base. That’s a 20 (on the 20-80 scouting scale, with 80 being the fastest).â€

Man, he’s perfect for the Padres. Gosh.
Come on, Antonelli. Grab that 2B job, dude. We believe in you. Considering how terrible the position had played for the last 2 seasons, Matt can certainly improve on those numbers in ‘09.

By: Didi

Didi — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:38:30 +0000

Nice read. I like the end when he beamed about the situational hitting.

http://www.kansascity.com/180/v-print/story/855697.html

By: Masticore317

Masticore317 — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:12:42 +0000

#8@Steve C: I don't have a link, it was something I had read somewhere along the line. Sorry...

By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:33:19 +0000

For those of you in SD … Friar Faithful Field Day is this Sunday, October 26th … 2-5 pm …

http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/sd/fan_forum/field_day.jsp

By: Tom Waits

Tom Waits — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:15:50 +0000

2008 Baseball America Draft Stuff

The team, and some fans, trumpeted the heck out of BA’s ranking of the Padres farm last year…..but what instruments will they play when the system is knocked back a few pegs this year, and when their evaluation of our 2008 draft is less than complimentary? If you keep having slightly above-average drafts, it’s going to be awfully hard to build a tremendous farm system.

This is just a draft review, so it doesn’t count the international signings. And while those signings were a good first move, those players are incredibly volatile. Anyone remember Edgar Huerta, a LHP out of Mexico who cost us 850K?

Highlights:

Padres are not listed as having one of the best 5 drafts. That’s Texas, KC, SF, Minnesota, and Boston.

We have two prospects on any of the Best Tools or Best Debut lists. Those lists compare all signed players.

1. Dan Roberston, considered a non-prospect by many, had the
second best pro debut among collegians. Very true, and he’s easy to root for.

2. Jaff Decker had the absolute best debut among high schoolers, and it was a well-deserved honor. He also checks in on the High School “Closest to the Majors” list. As I said at the time, love that pick.

By: Steve C

Steve C — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:36:33 +0000

#6@Masticore317: when was it that?

By: Stephen

Stephen — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:03:27 +0000

Gotta love KT (from the NCT this morning): “We’re going to keep Jake abreast of what’s going on,” Towers said. “We’ll give them an idea of the clubs that have asked. There have been names exchanged with clubs, but all it really boils down to is what Jake wants. … We’ve held off with other clubs because we don’t want to get the ball rolling.”

Uh, Kevin, the dude signed a multiyear contract extension with no-trade protection 10 months ago.

By: Masticore317

Masticore317 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:40:55 +0000

#3@Steve C: I think I liked the deal better when it was Escobar, Gorkys Hernandez, Hanson and Kelly Johnson.

By: DougOLis

DougOLis — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:51:38 +0000

And Jody Gerut did it only in 2/3 of a season. If he had played a similar number of games to most of the guys on that list he’d be in the top 10. Similarly, Scott Hairston did surprisingly well (right behind Adrian Gonzalez) in his shortened time.