This edition includes info on the Padres draft, Xavier Nady, hit batsmen, and more. BA’s Kevin Goldstein talks Padres’ draft (San Diego Spotlight). Peter Friberg checks in with Goldstein on the two Cesars and other key draftees. Good stuff. Peter also has some thoughts on the just-concluded series against the Twinkies. Padres put faith in [...]

Greetings from Toronto. It was warm and rainy last night when we arrived, very much like Hawai’i, of all places. After settling into our room, we wandered around what I believe was the Financial District before eventually stumbling onto an open restaurant. After spending the entire plane trip scouring various tour books, we ended up [...]

I was thinking about Moneyball the other day, specifically about the finding that so much depends on the 1-1 pitch, and I got to wondering how the Padres are doing on various counts this year. Through June 6: Count Padres Opponents AB BA OBP SLG AB BA OBP SLG 0-0 238 .298 .298 .462 250 [...]

Off-day today, and I don’t really have much to say about the debacle against the Cubs this weekend so it’s just links. Peter at San Diego Spotlight talks a little about the results from John Sickels’ mock draft. Seems like everybody and their mother has the Pads taking Tulane left-hander Brian Bogusevic at #18. An [...]

Unfortunately, the long weekend kind of threw my schedule so our next installment in the “Prospects from 1996, Revisited” series will have to wait. In the interim, here are some items of potential interest. Enjoy! Some Graphs About the Padres (Hardball Times). The first one will look familiar to readers of Future Friars. Studes also [...]

Today’s edition features recaps of the latest Padre victory, injury updates, changes at the hot corner, a couple of tasty interviews, and more of the best out on the web. Pads Win Again Despite The Geoff Jenkins Show (San Diego Spotlight). Rich gives a nice recap of Monday night’s 2-1 victory over the Brewers. Geoff [...]

Updates on Mark Loretta, Tagg Bozied, Xavier Nady, Tim Stauffer, Rudy Seanez, and the fast approaching June draft. Loretta to undergo surgery Tuesday in Arizona (Padres.com). From the article: “No timetable has been established for his return, but he is expected to be back in the lineup this season.” Sigh. Speaking of injuries, I was [...]

Just a few odds and ends for you on a Friday. The Magic Shillelagh (The Mirl). Longtime reader and friend of Ducksnorts Ed Barnes talks about the Pads’ current hot streak. Mark Grant compares this team to the 1991 Braves, while Wally Joyner likens it to the 1986 Angels. (Those two teams won 94 and [...]

Here’s what’s been piling up on the old plate of late (some of these have been sitting out there a while; my apologies)… Padres’ rotation in flux (Padres.com). Woody Williams to the DL with a strained oblique, Randy Williams up from Portland to take his spot on the roster, Darrell May in from the mopup [...]

Updates on Freddy Guzman, Khalil Greene, Anna Kournikova, and “boom goes the dynamite”… Guzman out for season (Padres.com). Reconstructive surgery on his right elbow wipes out the Padres #2 prospect’s season before it begins. Defensive lapses bother Bochy most (NC Times). As well they should. Also, Khalil Greene is expected back in the next 7-10 [...]