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The Perils of Projecting

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 [...]

Padres Farm Report (9 Jun 08)

Triple-A — Portland 4, Sacramento 3 Chase Headley: 0-for-3, 2 BB Brian Myrow: 1-for-3, BB Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-3, 2B, BB Will Venable (DH): 1-for-4 Vince Sinisi (RF): 0-for-2, BB, SF Matt Antonelli: 1-for-4, 2B Josh Geer: 8 IP, 7 H, 3 H, 2 HR, 1 BB, 6 SO, HBP Geer has worked 6+ innings [...]

Padres Farm Report (23 Apr 08)

Triple-A Salt Lake @ Portland, postponed due to rain. That’s gotta be better than snow, right? Double-A — Frisco 7, San Antonio 4 Chad Huffman: 1-for-5, HR Kyle Blanks: 1-for-2, 2 BB, SB Drew Macias: 1-for-4 Craig Cooper: 0-for-4, E Jose Lobaton: 1-for-3, SF Matthew Buschmann: 4.2 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 1 HR, 1 [...]

Top 10 Prospects for 2008

I’ve shied away from compiling top prospect lists in recent years because it’s my belief that what they best measure are the list-maker’s biases. (Okay, and maybe I’m still feeling a little sheepish about ranking Jake Gautreau ahead of Jason Bay once upon a time.) Other people like reading prospect lists, though, and I’m not [...]

League Offensive Levels for Padres Affiliates, 2007

Yesterday we were talking about Rookie-league numbers and reader Didi asked about something I hinted at but didn’t delve into as much as I might have. I wasn’t being coy, so much as I was being… disorganized. In discussing the motivation behind providing comparable players for Padres minor leaguers, I noted that: Cedric Hunter hit [...]