Things pile up in the in-box. I give them to you: Frayed Peavy: ‘I’m sick of losing’ (U-T). If he didn’t pitch so darned well, he might have better results. Ask Chan Ho Park, who seems to be the new Izzy Valdez. Also, Josh Beckett has some high praise for Peavy. Padres hope to keep [...]
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IGD: Padres vs Phillies (12 Aug 2005)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Jake Peavy (10-4, 3.11 ERA) vs Jon Lieber (10-10, 5.00 ERA) preview: Padres.com Padres took the Mets series with a 2-1 victory at Pecto Park Thursday afternoon. Woody Williams worked seven strong innings, and Joe Randa paced the offense with three hits, including a game-winning RBI [...]
IGD: Padres @ Mets (20 Jul 2005)
first pitch: 4:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (5-5, 4.15 ERA) vs Tom Glavine (6-7, 4.71 ERA) previews: ESPN | Padres.com Gravity. The rising of the sun. The Padres failing to capitalize on opportunities against mediocre pitching. Brownian motion. Xavier Nady sitting on the bench watching his team score one run. Sometimes [...]
Prospects from 1996, Revisited – Start Here
Just gathering all these in one place. New Study Introduction: Background & Motivation (23 May 2005) Similar Prospects Who Diverged (26 May 2005) A Tale of Two Prospects (3 Jun 2005) Best Prospects, Best Big Leaguers (30 Jun 2005) Win Shares by Letter Grade (7 Jul 2005) Minor League and Major League Stats (29 Aug [...]
Prospects from 1996, Revisited – Part 4
4. Best Prospects, Best Big Leaguers (or, Fun with Tables) One question I found myself asking was which guys of the 515 in John Sickels’ 1996 Minor League Scouting Notebook were considered the best prospects, and how have they fared as big leaguers. The flip side of this is which players have become the best [...]
Prospects from 1996, Revisited – Part 3
3. A Tale of Two Prospects In the first installment, we set out the motivation for this series and why it was worth exhuming, three years after the initial study. In Part 2 we looked at pairs of players who had been ranked similarly as minor leaguers and who had turned out to be very [...]
Prospects from 1996, Revisited – Part 2
2. Similar Prospects Who Diverged In Part 1, I outlined the motivation for this study. I also mentioned some of the types of questions we’d be trying to answer. Now it’s time to get our hands dirty. In his 1996 Minor League Scouting Notebook, John Sickels assigns each prospect a grade from A to C-. [...]
Notes and Links
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 [...]
Final Thoughts on Wells
I’d forgotten how irritated I was when the Padres signed David Wells last January. To quote myself: This is the savior? This is the man to lead the Padres’ young rotation? This is a 41-year-old guy with a good appetite and a bad back. I don’t get it. This was the off-season things were supposed [...]
ROY Watch: Greene/Bay Showdown, with Charlie Wilmoth of Value Over Replacement Blog
So much for going out with a bang. Pads dropped two out of three to the worst team in baseball to finish the season. On the other hand, I did see something in the finale I don’t believe I’ve ever seen. In the sixth inning, both clubs had runners on second and third with nobody [...]
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