First off, getting back to yesterday’s question, Player A is the Mets’ Todd Zeile; Player B is, yep, the Rockies’ Mike Hampton. Couple good articles over at Baseball Prospectus: This one’s on the White Sox organization. Keith J. Scherer talks about some of the up-and-comers in the system but the real prize here is the [...]
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Zeile vs Hampton
Not much time today, so I’ll just throw out a couple of fun stat lines. Guess who these guys are; answer tomorrow. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG Player A 390 46 104 20 1 6 45 47 74 .267 .351 .369 Player B 63 17 19 1 [...]
Eaton Out for Season, Nevin Balks at Moving to Second
Uh-oh. Adam Eaton faces reconstructive elbow surgery that will sideline him for the remainder of 2001 and all of 2002. He’s going to get a second opinion but this doesn’t look good at all. Phil Nevin isn’t so sure about his proposed move to second base. If he doesn’t, with the recent acquisition of Ray [...]
Bullet Points
Bullet points today. U-T reports that Phil Nevin will be working out at second base this off-season in an attempt to accommodate Sean Burroughs. Now that would be interesting. Nevin definitely isn’t your stereotypical middle infielder, but knowing how hard he’s worked to get where he is now, I wouldn’t be surprised if he can [...]
2001 Padres Draftee Update
Quick update on how 2001 Padres draftees are doing. Bozied hasn’t signed; neither, as far as I can tell, has Brown, who apparently is playing in the Cape Cod League, a collegiate summer league. Rd Player Pos Lvl AB BA OBP SLG BB SO SB CS E 1 Jake Gautreau* 3B A- 91 .297 368 [...]
Peavy Promoted to Moblie, Tankersley to Portland
Movement in the Padres organization. RHP Jake Peavy promoted to Double-A Mobile, RHP Dennis Tankersley promoted to Triple-A Portland, OF Jeremy Owens reassigned to Class-A Lake Elsinore, RHP Rick Guttormson reassigned to Mobile. Jim Callis at Baseball America referred to Tankersley as the Pads’ #2 prospect behind Sean Burroughs in a recent chat. I listed [...]
Padres Waste Opportunities, Lose to Reds
Blue Jays released Joey Hamilton yesterday. They have nothing to show for Woody Williams. Pads have Ray Lankford. More about him in a bit. Braves designated Quilvio Veras for assignment a few days ago. They have nothing to show for Ryan Klesko. Padres have, well, Klesko. Gotta like that. Frustrating game last night. Padres wasted [...]
Padres Trade Williams to Cardinals for Lankford
I keep telling folks Ryan Klesko can hit lefties. Did you see that grand slam yesterday off Jeff Fassero? On a 1-2 pitch, no less. A thing of beauty… Now, about the Woody Williams-Ray Lankford trade. I have to preface my comments by noting that when Kevin Towers dealt Joey Hamilton to the Blue Jays [...]
Williams Departs, Herndon Arrives
Woody’s gone. Shipped to St. Louis for Ray Lankford and $2.8 million. Read more at ESPN.com. Woody’s replacement, Junior Herndon, has allowed no runs on three hits through five innings so far in his big-league debut. Pads also picked up Bobby Jones’ option for next year and added a club option for 2003. An early [...]
Padres Trade Rumors
More trade analysis: Jayson Stark, ESPN. Closer to home, The U-T this morning reports that the Padres are still working on a potential deal with St. Louis for disgruntled outfielder Ray Lankford. Personally, I don’t believe taking away playing time from Bubba Trammell to accommodate a 34-year-old expensive malcontent is such a hot idea. Apparently [...]
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