Padres Farm Report (5 May 08)

Monday, May 5, 2008
by Geoff Young
Before we get to Sunday's games, here's a brief chat I had with John Conniff, of MadFriars.com, about his impressions from a recent trip to Portland: Ducksnorts: The big names at Portland, of course, are Chase Headley and Matt Antonelli. How do they look so far this year? Conniff: Obviously by the numbers that they are putting up not that great. The big difference that I could see from them this year from last at San Antonio is they are both having trouble adjusting to the fact that Triple-A pitchers can throw strikes early in the count with their secondary pitches and have better fastball command than Double-A. Consequently they are both hitting behind in the count it seems nearly every time and are ...

Padres Farm Report (27 Apr 08)

Sunday, April 27, 2008
by Geoff Young
Triple-A -- Las Vegas 18, Portland 2 Matt Antonelli: 1-for-4, E Jody Gerut (RF): 2-for-4, 2B Chase Headley (3B): 0-for-4 Brian Myrow: 0-for-4 Nick Hundley: 0-for-4 Edgar Gonzalez (LF): 1-for-3 Chip Ambres (CF): 0-for-2, BB Oscar Robles (SS): 0-for-3 Enrique Gonzalez: 4 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 6 SO Josh Banks: 1.2 IP, 10 H, 8 R, 2 HR, 1 BB, 1 SO What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Yeah, you wish... Third straight game with an error for Antonelli. First appearance at the hot corner this year for Headley. So much for Banks. Reserve infielder Marshall McDougall finished on the mound, retiring two of the three batters he faced en route to the Beavers' best pitching performance of the evening. Double-A -- San ...
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Padres Farm Report (20 Apr 08)

Sunday, April 20, 2008
by Geoff Young
Triple-A -- Salt Lake 8, Portland 3 Oscar Robles (3B): 0-for-4, BB Matt Antonelli: 0-for-3, 2 BB Chase Headley: 0-for-3, BB Brian Myrow: 1-for-4, 2B Jody Gerut: 0-for-3, BB Chip Ambres (CF): 0-for-4 Craig Stansberry (DH): 0-for-3, BB Luis Rodriguez: 1-for-3, 3B, BB Dirk Hayhurst: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 3 SO Antonelli in the #2 spot is different. Will Venable has been placed on the disabled list with a left shoulder strain. Veteran infielder Marshall McDougall is back with the Beavers after earlier being reassigned to San Antonio when Gerut was demoted from the big club to Portland. Double-A -- Midland 6, San Antonio 1 Craig Cooper: 0-for-4 Chad Huffman: 0-for-4 Drew Macias: 0-for-2 (didn't start) Kyle Blanks: 1-for-3, BB Mike Ekstrom: ...

Everywhere but Here

Thursday, March 13, 2008
by Geoff Young
I'm all over the place today: How to Quit Your Job and Write a Book (Or Two) (BallHype). I posted this in the comments on Wednesday, but here's a little "behind-the-scenes" look at the process of writing the Ducksnorts Baseball Annuals. Arizona Dreaming (Baseball Digest Daily). In spring training, what happens before the game is at least as interesting as what happens during the game. Where Are They Now: Top Prospects of '98, #41-50 (Knuckle Curve). The latest installment in my look back at the top young players from a ...