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Padres’ Young Arms

Okay, I’m starting to believe in Brian Lawrence. Guy gives up two runs in the first, then completely shuts down the Pirates over the next seven innings. He’s got some sick movement on his pitches. Wow. Right-handed hitters are 0-for-46 against Seattle RHP Joel Pineiro? Impressive. LHP Mark Phillips made his Cal League debut last [...]

White Sox and the Dowd Report

First off, getting back to yesterday’s question, Player A is the Mets’ Todd Zeile; Player B is, yep, the Rockies’ Mike Hampton. Couple good articles over at Baseball Prospectus: This one’s on the White Sox organization. Keith J. Scherer talks about some of the up-and-comers in the system but the real prize here is the [...]

Peavy Promoted to Moblie, Tankersley to Portland

Movement in the Padres organization. RHP Jake Peavy promoted to Double-A Mobile, RHP Dennis Tankersley promoted to Triple-A Portland, OF Jeremy Owens reassigned to Class-A Lake Elsinore, RHP Rick Guttormson reassigned to Mobile. Jim Callis at Baseball America referred to Tankersley as the Pads’ #2 prospect behind Sean Burroughs in a recent chat. I listed [...]

Promotions, Trades, and the Annoying Diamondbacks

Movers and shakers: Righthander Ben Howard and lefty reliever Cliff Bartosh promoted from Lake Elsinore to Mobile. Southpaw Oliver Perez promoted from Ft. Wayne to Lake Elsinore. Fellow lefty Steve Watkins reassigned from Mobile to Lake Elsinore to take Jake Peavy‘s spot in the rotation while the latter recovers from a minor elbow injury. Outfielder [...]