Padres Farm Report: Spotlight on San Antonio

Wednesday, August 13, 2008
by Geoff Young
I once caught a game at San Antonio's Wolff Stadium, back when the Missions were a Mariners affiliate. It's a nice ballpark in a nice town -- definitely on my short list of places to return to one of these years, especially now that the Padres have their Double-A team there... San Antonio Missions in a Box: Record: 63-56 Runs Scored: 557 Runs Allowed: 479 BA/OBP/SLG: .265/.349/.392 (Texas League: .269/.341/.410) ERA: 3.46 (TL: 4.33) DER: .656 (TL: .647) Source: Baseball-Reference. This is a good ballclub with some solid young talent. The pitching has been superb (San Antonio leads the league in ERA by a healthy margin -- the second place team is closer to last than first), although we need to attach a ...
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Top 10 Prospects for 2008

Tuesday, December 11, 2007
by Geoff Young
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 prepared to be a curmudgeon without good cause, so what the hey. My general approach is to balance upside with proximity to the big leagues as best I can, then hope I get lucky. I've seen six of my picks play in person, including four of my top five. For those guys, my evaluations include their statistical record, second-hand reports I've read, ...
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League Offensive Levels for Padres Affiliates, 2007

Wednesday, December 5, 2007
by Geoff Young
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 .282/.344/.373 in the Midwest League, which seems really low until you consider how much his league suppressed offense in 2007. Didi then asked: Is it possible to describe the league (as you mentioned the number of games played and league average numbers) to add a bit more detail? Yes, it is absolutely possible. It also is absolutely necessary: Offensive Stats by League, 2007  MLBPCLTEXCALMWLNWLAZLDSL Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference and ESPN. R/G4.805.134.635.594.345.135.664.65 BA.268.279.264.271.255.259.264.238 OBP.336.346.338.344.324.344.350.338 SLG.423.437.407.426.372.386.377.320 BB/SO.500.494.503.477.417.456.464.542 ISO.155.158.143.155.117.127.113.082 As you can see, ...
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