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Padres Farm Report (4 Jun 08)

Wednesday, June 4, 2008
by Geoff Young

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, 2 SO Antonelli is pushing the Padres toward a decision they'd probably rather ...

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Padres Farm Report (3 Jun 08)

Tuesday, June 3, 2008
by Geoff Young

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 numbers last July, and maybe it's time to revisit those: Win Shares, 2002 Draft First Round Player200320042005200620072008Total Stats are through games of June 1, 2008, and are courtesy of Hardball Times and Baseball Graphs. Khalil Greene, SD (13th pick)121171319273 Nick Swisher, Oak (16th)-1122219256 Jeff Francoeur, Atl (23rd)--131622455 Prince Fielder, Mil (7th)--21728653 Mark Teahen, Oak (39th)--101916449 Scott Kazmir, NYN (15th)-1131417348 Joe Blanton, Oak (24th)-0141015342 B.J. Upton, TB ...

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Padres Farm Report (2 Jun 08)

Monday, June 2, 2008
by Geoff Young

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 made because they snagged him ahead of Prior that year? Sometimes the "signability" pick turns out to be the better pick. Not always, of course, or even most of the time, but sometimes... Triple-A -- Portland 8, Las Vegas 4...

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Padres Farm Report (1 Jun 08)

Sunday, June 1, 2008
by Geoff Young

Triple-A -- Portland 5, Las Vegas 0 Craig Stansberry: 1-for-4, 2B, BB Peter Ciofrone (3B): 2-for-4 Chase Headley: 2-for-4 Brian Myrow: 2-for-3, BB Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-4, 2B Vince Sinisi (RF): 2-for-4, 2B Matt Antonelli: 1-for-4 Clay Hensley: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 2 SO (40 pitches, 20 strikes) Enrique Gonzalez: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 4 SO Four Beavers batters had two hits... Hensley's ball-to-strike ratio was terrible, but three innings of work is three innings ...

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Padres Farm Report (31 May 08)

Saturday, May 31, 2008
by Geoff Young

Triple-A -- Sacramento 10, Portland 3 Will Venable (DH): 1-for-5 Peter Ciofrone (3B-RF): 3-for-4, BB Chase Headley: 3-for-5, 2B Brian Myrow: 0-for-3 Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-3 Vince Sinisi (RF-1B): 0-for-4 Nick Hundley: 0-for-3, BB Craig Stansberry: 1-for-3, 2B, BB Matt Antonelli: 1-for-4, 2 E Cesar Ramos: 4 IP, 8 H, 9 R, 1 HR, 5 BB, 4 SO Mauro Zarate: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, ...

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Padres Farm Report (30 May 08)

Friday, May 30, 2008
by Geoff Young

I'm listening to the new REM. If everything between Automatic for the People and now was intended to provide dramatic effect for their return to sounding like REM, then holy smokes it's been a smashing success. I had no idea they were capable of making music like this anymore. No whining mid-tempo crap, just driving rock 'n' roll. It's like they suddenly decided it'd be good to make a follow up to Reckoning. Novel concept, that. Anyway, you're here for the baseball... Triple-A -- Sacramento 12, Portland 7 Peter Ciofrone (LF): 1-for-5, E Chase Headley (3B): 0-for-2, 3 BB Brian Myrow: 2-for-5, HR, ...

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Padres Farm Report (29 May 08)

Thursday, May 29, 2008
by Geoff Young

Before we get started, I've got a new article up at Hardball Times about a few stories I've been tracking this season. I've also been interviewed over at Friar Nation. Yes, my revised win projection for the Padres is 73. Seems kinda bleak, but they'd actually need to break even the rest of the way to achieve it. When you look at it that way, I'm being perhaps too optimistic... Triple-A -- Sacramento 3, Portland 2...

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