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Padres Spend $11 Million on Draft Picks

In the moments leading up to Monday’s 9:01 p.m. PT deadline, the Padres signed three of their “big four” unsigned picks from the June draft. They inked right-handers Joe Ross (25th overall, $2.75 million) and Michael Kelly (48th, $718,000), and catcher Austin Hedges (82nd, $3 million), all of whom had strong college commitments (Ross and [...]

Stauffer Was Just a Little Better

What a fun win Tuesday night. Ubaldo Jimenez pitched a gem for Colorado, but Tim Stauffer was just a little better, spinning eight shutout innings en route to his second win of the season. Stauffer also notched a career-high eight strikeouts and collected two hits, including an RBI single in the fifth. Efficient? Try 97 [...]

Draft Impressions, First Basemen, Curmudgeonliness

Today’s not-so-fully formed thoughts are brought to you by Tempus Fugit, frustrating humans since forever…