Padres Farm Report (14 May 08)

Wednesday, May 14, 2008
by Geoff Young
Triple-A -- Iowa 5, Portland 2 Craig Stansberry (SS): 1-for-4 Chase Headley: 1-for-4, HR Will Venable (CF): 0-for-3, HBP Chip Ambres (RF): 1-for-4, 2B Brian Myrow (PH): 0-for-1 Josh Banks: 6 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 HR, 1 BB, 3 SO Dirk Hayhurst: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 2 SO Jared Wells: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 HR, 1 BB, 2 SO Hayhurst continues to get people out. He'd better stop it, or he'll find himself in San Diego before long. That 11 K/9 and 6.6 K/BB will eventually get someone's attention. Double-A -- San Antonio 5, Corpus Christi 0 Drew Macias: 2-for-5 Chad Huffman: 2-for-4 Kyle Blanks: 1-for-4, HR Jose Lobaton: 1-for-4 Craig Cooper: 2-for-2, 2B (didn't start) Matt Buschmann: 5 IP, 4 H, ...
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Padres Farm Report (30 Apr 08)

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
by Geoff Young
Triple-A -- Portland 5, Oklahoma 4 Matt Antonelli: 0-for-3, BB Jody Gerut (CF/RF): 3-for-4 Chase Headley: 0-for-2 (pulled after three innings, no explanation given) Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-1, HR, BB (didn't start) Brian Myrow: 1-for-3, BB Edgar Gonzalez (RF/LF): 2-for-4, BB Will Venable (DH): 0-for-4 Nick Hundley: 1-for-3 Craig Stansberry: 0-for-3 Cesar Ramos: 3 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 1 HR, 3 BB, 2 SO (85 pitches, 44 strikes) Dirk Hayhurst: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 BB, 3 SO Ugly line from Ramos. Also, the Padres lost Oscar Robles on waivers to Philadelphia. Luis Rodriguez is on the disabled list, which means that Marshall "Not a Shortstop" McDougall got the ...
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Padres Farm Report (24 Apr 08)

Thursday, April 24, 2008
by Geoff Young
Triple-A No PCL games scheduled. Double-A San Antonio @ Frisco, postponed. High-A -- Lake Elsinore 6, High Desert 1 Javis Diaz: 1-for-5, 2B Robert Perry (CF): 0-for-4 Eric Sogard (DH): 2-for-3, BB Rayner Contreras: 1-for-3 Mitch Canham: 3-for-4, 3B Nathan Culp: 6.2 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 0 BB, 2 SO (12 GO) Sogard is a friggin' machine. Low-A -- Clinton 5, Fort Wayne 0 Bradley Chalk: 1-for-3, BB, SP Andrew Cumberland (2B): 0-for-3, BB, E Danny Payne (RF): 1-for-3, BB Justin Baum: 0-for-4 Yefri Carvajal: 1-for-4 Felix Carrasco: 0-for-3 Luis Durango (DH): 0-for-3 Mat Latos: 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 8 SO ('08 debut) Geoff Vandel: 3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 BB, 1 SO According to Tom Krasovic at the U-T, Latos' fastball was ...
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Padres Farm Report (14 Apr 08)

Monday, April 14, 2008
by Geoff Young
Triple-A -- Salt Lake 13, Portland 6 Matt Antonelli: 1-for-5, HR, E Jody Gerut (RF): 2-for-5 Chase Headley: 2-for-5 Brian Myrow: 2-for-5 Will Venable: 1-for-4, BB, SB Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-5 Craig Stansberry (3B): 2-for-4, 2B, 2 E Nick Hundley: 2-for-4 Luis Rodriguez: 4-for-4 Dirk Hayhurst: 3.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 2 SO Paul Abraham: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 0 SO Kevin Cameron: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 1 SO Rodriguez has 9 hits in his last 12 at-bats, and is now hitting .577 on the season, which is just ridiculous. More coverage at OurSports Central. Double-A -- Tulsa 8, San Antonio 6 Craig Cooper: 2-for-5 Kyle Blanks: 2-for-4 Drew Macias: 0-for-1 (didn't start) Jose Lobaton: ...
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Friday Links (25 Jan 08)

Friday, January 25, 2008
by Geoff Young
Before we hit the links, a quick reminder that FriarFest is this weekend. I went last year and it freakin' rocked. Anywho... Sdpads1 continues his reflection on the Petco Park era by examining the relationship between a team's payroll and its on-field success. This line of inquiry fascinates me, and Sdpads1's findings shouldn't surprise anyone who has been paying attention. Still, it's always nice to see what we think we know supported by actual evidence. MB wonders who will win the Khalil Greene arbitration case and offers some thoughts on what Greene might be worth. Speaking of arbitration, reader Phantom points ...
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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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