Another interesting site: http://longgandhi.com/ Things are getting really weird in Miami and Montreal. Kind of ironic that the Marlins are shopping Matt Clement and Eric Owens. Think they’ll get a player of Mark Kotsay’s caliber in return? I doubt it. And, as if we needed further evidence, Bud Selig is an idiot. Just amazing. There’s [...]
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Lankford for Bordick Rumors
I can’t believe I never stumbled across this site till now: SanDiegoBaseball.com Red Sox signed lefty Jeff Wallace. Nice pickup. With Kevin Walker still recovering from surgery, he might’ve been a useful addition to the Padres’ staff. Rumors of a Ray Lankford for Mike Bordick deal are heating up. There’s always a cost for saving [...]
Blengino’s Thoughts on the Padres Organization
Picked up Tony Blengino’s Future Stars book the other day. Good stuff, as always. I’m preparing my own Top 30 Padres prospects, and in looking at what Blengino has to say about the organization, I was surprised to see him rank Ben Johnson as the second best prospect behind Sean Burroughs. No doubt he’s very [...]
Not All Power Hitters Showed Power in the Minors
Over at Scoresheet-Talk the interesting question was raised of what makes anyone think Sean Burroughs is going to hit home runs in the big leagues when he has displayed relatively little power in the minors. Which inevitably led me to do some research. I’m not finished yet but here is a little of what I’ve [...]
Padres in Winter Ball
More wackiness: Tattoos earn free admission to Daytona Cubs games (Baseball America). How long before the campaign to get Mike Henneman into the Hall of Fame kicks in? Finally, here are how some Padres are doing in winter ball: Player League AB BA OBP SLG BB SO Jimenez, D Dom 94 .287 .356 .330 10 [...]
Japanese Baseball, Richie Phillips, and Bonds’ 73rd Homer
Here’s a cool site on Japanese baseball. Richie Phillips and his band of merry men take another stab at regaining the jobs they lost when they resigned. If it weren’t for contraction talk, this would probably be the most bizarre story of the off-season. Isn’t losing one’s job an inevitable conclusion of resigning? Actually, the [...]
Prospects’ Chances, Scout School, and Retrosheet
Okay, so I couldn’t wait. Prospects’ Prospects: What Are the Chances of Success? is now up. If you enjoyed Josh Boyd’s report on scout school, check out Christine Destefano’s similar series over at MLB.com. Good stuff. Don Malcom checks in with his thoughts on questionable MVP awards over at Baseball Primer. Another cool site: Retrosheet. [...]
Balsley Promoted to Double-A Mobile
Hope you all had an enjoyable Thanksgiving. We sure did. The food was great, and Ryan Leaf didn’t disappoint. You could see both of those fumbles coming from a mile away. What fun! Been doing a little cleanup around the site. Finally finished converting all the 1999 articles to the new design. It was kinda [...]
Ballpark Update, Mike Colangelo, and Rob Ramsay
Ballpark news. Council approves ballpark financing in 8-1 vote (U-T). I actually caught about an hour of the proceedings on local access television last night after my Perl class. I haven’t read up enough on the history of publicly financed ballparks to know what’s best, but I’m sure glad this finally appears to be headed [...]
Ichiro Wins MVP, Padres Recall Several Prospects, and Joyner Joins Front Office
Ichiro won the AL MVP. Good for him. I personally don’t think he was one of the 10 best players in the AL this year but it’s not his fault the voters picked him. Padres on Monday purchased the contracts of pitchers Dennis Tankersley, Ben Howard, Eric Cyr, Mike Bynum, Cliff Bartosh and Todd Donovan, [...]
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