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OBG08 Revisited: Hitters

October 8, 2008 – 5:05 am

Back in February we did some community projections for the 2008 Padres. In the interest of accountability, here’s how we measured up to reality.
Catchers

Josh Bard, 2008

 
PA
BA
OBP
SLG

Projected
425
.278
.357
.410

Actual
198
.202
.279
.270

Yuck. Our most pessimistic projection had Bard at a 725 OPS.

Michael Barrett, 2008

 
PA
BA
OBP
SLG

Projected
246
.263
.323
.419

Actual
107
.202
.274
.298

We need a synonym for “yuck,” preferably something that rhymes. If only there were such a word…
Infielders

Adrian Gonzalez, [...]

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Peace, Love, and Delusion

June 3, 2008 – 7:46 am

Sometimes you can get away with making stupid mistakes against lousy teams. Unfortunately the Cubs aren’t a lousy team, and they saw to it that the Padres paid for their transgressions.
Carlos Zambrano is a terrific pitcher when he’s on his game. He wasn’t at his best Monday night, but the Padres let him off the [...]

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Padres Farm Report (24 May 08)

May 24, 2008 – 12:45 am

For those of you who like to play the home version, I’m prepping some stuff for the upcoming draft. Should start rolling that out next week…
Triple-A — Portland 17, Salt Lake 4
Matt Antonelli: 1-for-7
Chase Headley: 2-for-6
Brian Myrow: 1-for-3, 3 BB
Chip Ambres (RF): 2-for-5, BB
Will Venable: 4-for-6, SB
Nick Hundley: 3-for-6, HR
Craig Stansberry: 5-for-6, 2B
Josh Geer: 6 [...]

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Reshaping the Padres: What Have We Got?

May 22, 2008 – 8:07 am

With hopes for 2008 all but gone, I’ve turned my focus to reshaping the Padres so that they can return to the competitive levels we’ve grown accustomed to since the club moved to Petco Park in 2004. I attacked the problem as follows:

Take inventory of organizational strengths and weaknesses
Identify potential trade partners based on their [...]

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Padres Farm Report (22 May 08)

May 22, 2008 – 12:51 am

Triple-A — Portland 16, Tucson 9
Craig Stansberry: 0-for-5, BB
Chase Headley (3B): 3-for-5, 2B, HR, BB
Brian Myrow: 2-for-4, BB
Chip Ambres (RF): 0-for-4, BB
Will Venable: 4-for-5, HR
Michael Barrett: 3-for-4, 2B
Matt Antonelli: 0-for-3, 2 BB, E
Enrique Gonzalez: 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 0 HR, 5 BB, 2 SO
Clay Hensley: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, [...]

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Padres Farm Report (21 May 08)

May 21, 2008 – 12:12 am

Triple-A — Portland 4, Tucson 1
Matt Antonelli: 0-for-3, 2 BB
Chase Headley: 1-for-4, 2B
Brian Myrow: 0-for-4
Chip Ambres (CF): 2-for-3, 2 2B, BB
Nick Hundley: 0-for-4
Michael Barrett (PH): 1-for-1, 2B
Will Venable (PH): 0-for-1
Cesar Ramos: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 2 SO
Carlos Guevara: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 BB, 0 [...]

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Padres Farm Report (20 May 08)

May 20, 2008 – 12:16 am

Triple-A — Tucson 5, Portland 2
Craig Stansberry (SS): 1-for-3, BB, E
Chase Headley: 1-for-4
Brian Myrow: 0-for-4
Michael Barrett: 1-for-2
Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-4, HR
Matt Antonelli: 0-for-3, E
Nick Hundley: 0-for-2 (didn’t start)
Josh Banks: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 8 SO
Clay Hensley: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 1 SO
Jared Wells: [...]

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Padres Release Edmonds, Shuffle Deck Chairs

May 10, 2008 – 7:13 am

So much for Jim Edmonds. Ducksnorts readers projected him to hit .255/.338/.418, with the most pessimistic of us pegging his OPS at a limp 645. Sadly, the former All-Star didn’t even come close to those meager numbers, finishing his Padres career at .178/.265/.233 in 103 plate appearances and, more importantly, looking lost in center field.
Edmonds [...]

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Padres Farm Report (8 Apr 08)

April 8, 2008 – 12:11 am

Tom Krasovic at the U-T reports that Michael Barrett has been placed on the 15-day disabled list (h/t Baseball in Fort Wayne) due to a “strained throwing elbow” suffered during Monday afternoon’s 8-4 win over the Giants. Much is unknown at this point, but it doesn’t sound good. Meanwhile, Colt Morton will come up from [...]

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OBG08 Projections for Padres Hitters

February 16, 2008 – 7:46 am

Here are the results of our community projections for 2008 Padres hitters. To see voting and discussion for an individual player, click on his name. A spreadsheet containing all of our picks will be available shortly. Thanks to all for participating!

OBG08 Projections for Select Padres Hitters

Player
No.
PA
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS Range

Key: No., number of people who submitted guesses; PA, [...]

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