Not much of a theme today. Just… whatever…
Remember when we used to lust after Marcus Giles? This was in 2002 — years before he actually arrived and demonstrated an alarming inability to hit baseballs. We kinda had a thing for Jose Vidro and Bobby Hill back then, too. Don’t ask. On the bright side, Royce [...]
The Padres have signed supplemental first-round pick Jaff Decker [h/t Jonathan S.].
Triple-A — Portland 4, Tacoma 2
Matt Antonelli: 1-for-4, 2B, SB
Chip Ambres (RF): 1-for-4, 2B
Brian Myrow: 2-for-4
Will Venable (CF): 4-for-4, 2B
Nick Hundley: 0-for-4
Justin Huber: 1-for-3, BB
Luis Rodriguez (DH): 0-for-4
Cesar Ramos: 7 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 5 SO
Adam Bass: 0.2 IP, [...]
Paul DePodesta has a list of Padres signings from the recently completed 2008 draft — mostly late guys; only three in the first 10 rounds so far…
Triple-A — Las Vegas 8, Portland 4
Peter Ciofrone (3B): 1-for-5
Will Venable (CF): 1-for-4, 3B, HBP
Chase Headley: 1-for-3, HR, 2 BB
Brian Myrow: 2-for-2, 2 BB
Vince Sinisi (RF): 0-for-3
Nick Hundley: 1-for-4
Matt [...]
A mistake is not something to be determined after the fact, but in light of the information until that point.
–Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Here’s the irritating truth about evaluating a draft: We won’t know for years how the story ends, and even when that happens, judging the draft solely on actual outcome (to the exclusion of the [...]
I had some computer issues this morning, and I’m still wading through draft material, so I’ll save my thoughts on how the Padres did until Saturday or Monday — then we’ll have the entire draft to look at anyway. Based on the information at my disposal (which obviously is much, much less detailed than what [...]
Grab a beverage, sit down, and get comfy. Well, maybe not that comfy; seriously, dude, have a little dignity.
As you know, MLB’s First-Year Player Draft is upon us. What’s in store for the Padres? Good question. Let’s take a look, shall we…
Draft Class Strengths and Weaknesses
First-Year Player Draft
Thursday, June 5, 2008
11 a.m. PT
ESPN2
MLB.com
XM 180 (names), [...]
Triple-A
No games in the PCL on Wednesday.
Double-A — San Antonio 4, Frisco 1
Drew Macias: 1-for-2, 2 BB
Chad Huffman: 0-for-4
Kyle Blanks: 0-for-2, SF, HBP
Craig Cooper: 1-for-3
Seth Johnston: 1-for-3, 2B
Colt Morton: 0-for-3
Stephen Faris: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 1 BB, 6 SO
Jonathan Ellis: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 1 [...]
Triple-A — Las Vegas 6, Portland 1
Peter Ciofrone (LF): 1-for-4
Vince Sinisi (1B): 0-for-4
Chip Ambres: 1-for-3, HR, BB
Will Venable (CF): 0-for-4
Craig Stansberry: 1-for-3, BB
Matt Antonelli (PH): 0-for-1
Chase Headley (PH): 0-for-1
Justin Germano: 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 HR, 1 BB, 8 SO (7 GO)
Mauro Zarate: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, [...]
My mind is in full-on draft mode, and I’ve been re-reading some old notes: In 2004, I’d favored Stephen Drew over the two pitchers being targeted. Of the pitchers, I preferred Jeff Niemann to Jered Weaver. Oops…
In 2002, I’d wanted Cole Hamels over Khalil Greene. Then again, I’d also wanted Bobby Brownlie… I ran some [...]
Right-hander Mark Prior is scheduled to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery. Bummer, but given his injury history, this was a likely outcome. Here’s hoping he can find health and resume his career at some point.
With the amateur draft looming, I’m thinking back to when the Twins took Joe Mauer #1 overall in 2001. Remember the fuss [...]
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