As threatened in our look at Padres hitting prospects worth watching in 2010, we turn now to pitchers. Here, again in alphabetical order, are 15 pitchers I’ll be keeping my eye on this year:
In lieu of a top prospects list, I thought this year I’d highlight a few kids I’ll be keeping an eye on for various reasons. We’ll cover 15 hitters today and 15 pitchers next week. To the list:
Mitch Canham, C, 25 – I rated Canham the Padres #16 prospect coming into 2009. He hasn’t advanced [...]
The good folks at MadFriars.com have published my list of top 20 Padres prospects. As always, this list represents a snapshot in time. I’m expecting a few of these names to shift places by the time I send the book off to the printer in February.
That said, I feel pretty good about the list. The [...]
In response to Tuesday’s item about right-hander Cesar Carrillo experiencing yet another setback in the Arizona Fall League, reader Christian offered this comment:
The Cesar Carrillo news is disappointing. I remember watching the guy throw in game in a college world series qualifier against Joba Chamberlain. He was sitting 92-94 with a ton of movement and [...]
I thought I’d take a little random walk through the archives and highlight a few old posts. Not that I’m one for nostalgia, but sometimes it’s fun to remember where you’ve been…
From August 24, 2001:
Raley Field opened May 15, 2000, and seats, well, I’m not sure, but there were over 12,000 last night. We sat [...]
Five years ago today I was extolling the virtues of one Sean Burroughs, noting the similarities between his second big-league season and that of Derek Jeter. It sounds ridiculous now, but the comparison seemed valid at the time:
Sean Burroughs vs Derek Jeter, Sophomore Season
Age
PA
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS+
Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference.
Burroughs
22
578
.286
.352
.402
105
Jeter
23
748
.291
.370
.405
103
The key word here is “seemed.” It’s important [...]
My latest article at Hardball Times looks back at a 1989 game in which the Cleveland Indians collected six hits, all home runs. Joe Carter knocked three of them.
Carter, you may recall, came to San Diego the following year and gave a convincing demonstration of how utterly useless the RBI statistic is. Ten men in [...]
Portland Beavers in a Box:
Record: 69-70
Runs Scored: 695
Runs Allowed: 764
BA/OBP/SLG: .265/.350/.431 (Pacific Coast League: .277/.347/.443)
ERA: 5.04 (PCL: 4.84)
DER: .632 (PCL: .637)
Source: Baseball-Reference.
This may be the weakest minor-league team in the Padres organization. In a league that emphasizes scoring, the Beavers’ offense is a little below average, while their pitching and defense are considerably worse.
The roster [...]
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