Padres 2008 Draft Odyssey

Thursday, June 5, 2008
by Geoff Young
Grab a beverage, sit down, and get comfy. Well, maybe not that comfy; seriously, dude, have a little dignity. As you know, MLB's First-Year Player Draft is upon us. What's in store for the Padres? Good question. Let's take a look, shall we... Draft Class Strengths and Weaknesses First-Year Player Draft Thursday, June 5, 2008 11 a.m. PT ESPN2 MLB.com XM 180 (names), 186 (commentary) The 2008 draft class features plenty of first baseman and relievers, but not much in the way of college pitching and middle infielders. According to Grady Fuson (for some reason not by-lined in the online version), the Padres are looking to add catching depth, corner outfielders with power, pitching, ...
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Padres Farm Report (19 May 08)

Monday, May 19, 2008
by Geoff Young
For the draft hounds among you, Baseball America has released its first mock draft. It has the Padres taking Arizona State first baseman Ike Davis at #23... because if there's one organizational weakness, it's at first base. Sigh. Nothing against Davis, but I hope this is very, very wrong. Triple-A -- Portland 11, Las Vegas 2 Craig Stansberry (SS): 1-for-6 Chase Headley: 3-for-4, 2B, HR, BB, HBP Brian Myrow: 2-for-4, 2 2B, BB Nick Hundley: 3-for-4, 2 2B, BB Will Venable: 2-for-5 Matt Antonelli: 1-for-4, BB Josh Geer: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 HR, 4 BB, 2 SO, 1-for-4, 2B Carlos Guevara: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 1 SO (8 pitches, 7 strikes) Mauro Zarate: ...
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OBG08: Adrian Gonzalez

Saturday, January 26, 2008
by Geoff Young
The season's almost here, so I guess it's time to start posting on weekends again. In case you missed it, we're doing community projections for the 2008 Padres. Today's entrant is first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. Gonzalez lost 22 points off his batting average from 2006 to 2007 but saw his raw on-base skills and power improve. He also came on strong down the stretch last year. Gonzalez turns 26 a month or so into the season, and although Petco Park hurts his game, I don't think we've seen his best yet. I'll say 675 PA, .294/.357/.506, and that might be too conservative. You know the routine. Lay ...
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