Padres Farm Report: Spotlight on Lake Elsinore

Wednesday, August 6, 2008
by Geoff Young
The situation may be bleak in San Diego this year, but a mere 74 miles to the north, things are looking pretty good. Let's take a quick drive up I-15 and see what's happening with the Storm... Lake Elsinore Storm in a Box: Record: 53-61 Runs Scored: 648 Runs Allowed: 629 BA/OBP/SLG: .275/.357/.400 (California League: .274/.343/.413) ERA: 4.89 (CAL: 4.57) DER: .628 (MWL: .629) Source: Baseball-Reference. First, the bad news. The pitching at Elsinore has been brutal. Only two teams, Rancho Cucamonga and High Desert, have higher team ERAs so far in 2008. High Desert has a good excuse, playing half its games in one of the most extreme environments in all of affiliated baseball. The Diamond, home of the Storm, historically has favored ...

Padres Farm Report (16 Jun 08)

Monday, June 16, 2008
by Geoff Young
Triple-A -- Portland 5, Fresno 4 Matt Antonelli: 2-for-4, SF Peter Ciofrone (LF): 1-for-5 Chip Ambres (CF-RF): 3-for-3, 3B, 2 BB Brian Myrow: 1-for-3, 2 BB Vince Sinisi (RF): 0-for-4 Nick Hundley: 1-for-4 Luis Rodriguez (SS): 1-for-4, 2B, E Clay Hensley: 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 4 SO, HBP, WP (74 pitches, 42 strikes) Mauro Zarate: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 1 SO...
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Padres Farm Report (15 Jun 08)

Sunday, June 15, 2008
by Geoff Young
Triple-A -- Portland 10, Fresno 4 Peter Ciofrone (3B): 2-for-4, BB Chip Ambres (RF): 1-for-4, HR, BB Brian Myrow: 0-for-4, BB Will Venable (CF): 2-for-4, 2B, BB Vince Sinisi (LF): 2-for-5, E Matt Antonelli: 2-for-4 Luis Rodriguez (PH-SS): 0-for-2, BB Justin Germano: 6 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 1 HR, 0 BB, 5 SO Dirk-Hayhurst: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 1 SO Word on the street is that Chase Headley will ...

Padres Farm Report (14 Jun 08)

Saturday, June 14, 2008
by Geoff Young
Triple-A -- Portland 7, Fresno 4 Peter Ciofrone (3B): 0-for-5, BB, E Chase Headley: 2-for-5, 2B, HR Brian Myrow: 2-for-5 Chip Ambres (RF): 0-for-3, 2 BB Will Venable (CF): 1-for-4, SH Nick Hundley: 2-for-5, 2B Matt Antonelli: 2-for-4, HBP Vince Sinisi (PH): 1-for-1, HR Luis Rodriguez (PH): 0-for-1 Josh Geer: 5 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 0 HR, 1 BB, 3 SO Enrique Gonzalez: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ...

Padres Farm Report (10 Jun 08)

Tuesday, June 10, 2008
by Geoff Young
Triple-A -- Las Vegas 8, Portland 4 Peter Ciofrone (LF): 3-for-4, BB Chase Headley (3B): 2-for-5, 2 2B Brian Myrow: 2-for-3, 2 BB Chip Ambres (RF): 2-for-5 Will Venable (CF): 2-for-4 Nick Hundley: 0-for-4 Matt Antonelli: 0-for-4 Justin Germano: 6.1 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 3 SO (12 GO), E Mauro Zarate: 0.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 HR, 1 BB, 1 SO Adam Bass: 1 ...

Padres Farm Report (9 Jun 08)

Monday, June 9, 2008
by Geoff Young
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 in each of his past nine starts. His K/9 is better than 6.0 this year, which is a good sign. The 12 homers in 79 innings are ...

Padres Farm Report (8 Jun 08)

Sunday, June 8, 2008
by Geoff Young
Triple-A -- Portland 6, Sacramento 1 Peter Ciofrone (DH): 1-for-5 Chase Headley: 3-for-5, 2B Brian Myrow: 2-for-4, 2B, BB, E Chip Ambres (RF): 3-for-5, 2B Will Venable (CF): 2-for-3, 2 BB Nick Hundley: 1-for-5 Matt Antonelli: 0-for-3, BB Wade LeBlanc: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 3 BB, 8 SO Dirk Hayhurst: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 3 SO More of the usual from Headley... ...