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OBG08 Revisited: Hitters

Wednesday, October 8, 2008
by Geoff Young

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 PABAOBPSLG Projected425.278.357.410 Actual198.202.279.270 Yuck. Our most pessimistic projection had Bard at a 725 OPS. Michael Barrett, 2008 PABAOBPSLG Projected246.263.323.419 Actual107.202.274.298 We need a synonym for "yuck," preferably something that rhymes. If only there were such a word... Infielders Adrian Gonzalez, 2008 PABAOBPSLG Projected641.293.362.517 Actual700.279.361.510 We totally nailed this one. Imagine how many batting titles Gonzalez could win if he didn't play half his games at Petco Park and weren't Molina-brother slow. Khalil Greene, 2008 PABAOBPSLG Projected561.257.309.464 Actual423.213.260.339 Greene and Bard killed the offense this year, but we already knew that. Tadahito Iguchi, 2008 PABAOBPSLG Projected532.263.341.391 Actual337.232.292.306 Iguchi was actually a little worse than Marcus Giles in 2007, which just boggles the imagination....

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Peace, Love, and Delusion

Tuesday, June 3, 2008
by Geoff Young

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 hook just the same. Despite having trouble controlling his pitches and his emotions (he needed separate conferences with the catcher, third baseman, and manager at various points during the first two innings), Zambrano limited the early damage and then settled into a groove. And he couldn't have done it without the Padres ...

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Padres Farm Report (24 May 08)

Saturday, May 24, 2008
by Geoff Young

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 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 HR, 1 BB, 7 SO, WP Mauro Zarate: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 1 BB, 0 SO Carlos Guevara: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 3 SO The Beavers scored 10 in the seventh. Every batter in the lineup had at least one hit, and all but two had at least two hits. Double-A -- ...

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Reshaping the Padres: What Have We Got?

Thursday, May 22, 2008
by Geoff Young

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 needs Seek scenarios based on the above two parameters that might benefit both parties We'll take inventory today, and then turn to potential partners and trades on Friday. Strengths The Padres are deep at catcher, particularly in the high minors. Nick Hundley is a potential future regular, while Colt Morton and Jose Lobaton could be big-league reserves. Further down, Mitch Canham shows promise. At the top, Josh Bard and Michael Barrett ...

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Padres Farm Report (22 May 08)

Thursday, May 22, 2008
by Geoff Young

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, 0 BB, 0 SO Dirk Hayhurst: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 HR, 0 BB, 1 SO Paul Abraham: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 BB, 0 SO That is some crazy offense there... Headley played third base, Antonelli was back at the bottom of the order... Solid rehab appearances from Barrett and Hensley. With Wednesday night's ...

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Padres Farm Report (21 May 08)

Wednesday, May 21, 2008
by Geoff Young

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 SO (3 GO) Adam Bass: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 0 SO Jared Wells: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO Antonelli returns to the leadoff spot after an extended stay at the bottom of the order. Rich Lederer at Baseball Analysts examines Antonelli's disappointing start to 2008 ...

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Padres Farm Report (20 May 08)

Tuesday, May 20, 2008
by Geoff Young

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: 1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 0 SO Good to see Barrett and Hensley back in action... The Beavers led, 2-1, after seven but fell apart at the end. Double-A -- Frisco 4, San Antonio 1 Drew Macias: 0-for-4 Chad Huffman (DH): 2-for-4, HR Kyle Blanks: 0-for-4 Seth Johnston (3B): 0-for-4, E (11) Craig Cooper: 1-for-3, 2B Colt Morton: 1-for-3 Steve Garrison: 5.2 IP, ...

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