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Padres Farm Report: Spotlight on Lake Elsinore

Wednesday, August 6, 2008
by Geoff Young

The situation may be bleak in San Diego this year, but a mere 74 miles to the north, things are looking pretty good. Let's take a quick drive up I-15 and see what's happening with the Storm... Lake Elsinore Storm in a Box: Record: 53-61 Runs Scored: 648 Runs Allowed: 629 BA/OBP/SLG: .275/.357/.400 (California League: .274/.343/.413) ERA: 4.89 (CAL: 4.57) DER: .628 (MWL: .629) Source: Baseball-Reference. First, the bad news. The pitching at Elsinore has been brutal. Only two teams, Rancho Cucamonga and High Desert, have higher team ERAs so far in 2008. High Desert has a good excuse, playing half its games in one of the most extreme environments in all of affiliated baseball. The Diamond, home of the Storm, historically has favored ...

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Padres Farm Report: Spotlight on Fort Wayne

Thursday, July 24, 2008
by Geoff Young

Let's take a quick look at what's going on down at the Padres' lowest full-season affiliate, shall we? Fort Wayne Wizards in a Box: Record: 52-50 Runs Scored: 472 Runs Allowed: 449 BA/OBP/SLG: .258/.347/.373 (Midwest League: .251/.323/.373) ERA: 3.90 (MWL: 3.69) DER: .630 (MWL: .650) Source: Baseball-Reference. This is a team that does a good job of putting runs on the board in an unfavorable environment (4.63 R/G is third in a 14-team league). The pitching is below average (the range in the Midwest League is 2.98 - 4.15, with only four teams sporting a higher ERA than that of the Wizards), as is the defense (only Beloit has a lower DER). The big prospects at Fort Wayne are right-hander Mat Latos (whom I ranked ...

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Padres Farm Report (19 Jun 08)

Thursday, June 19, 2008
by Geoff Young

Before we get to the goods, one of our readers was at Monday's Hall of Fame game (you know, the one between the Padres and Cubs that got rained out) and took some photos, as well as a video of Trevor Hoffman playing catch with one of his sons. Pretty cool... Triple-A -- Portland 4, Tucson 3 Matt Antonelli: 2-for-4, BB, SB Peter Ciofrone (3B): 1-for-5 Chip Ambres (RF): 1-for-5 Brian Myrow: 1-for-4, BB Will Venable (CF): 3-for-4, 2B...

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Padres Farm Report (18 Jun 08)

Wednesday, June 18, 2008
by Geoff Young

Triple-A -- Tucson 7, Portland 3 Matt Antonelli: 1-for-4, 2B, BB Peter Ciofrone (3B): 0-for-5 Chip Ambres (RF): 0-for-5 Brian Myrow: 1-for-4, BB Will Venable (CF): 1-for-4, HR Nick Hundley: 2-for-2, HR, 2 BB Vince Sinisi (LF): 2-for-3, BB Luis Rodriguez: 0-for-3, BB Wade LeBlanc: 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 BB, 9 SO Dirk Hayhurst: 2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 ...

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Padres Farm Report (10 Jun 08)

Tuesday, June 10, 2008
by Geoff Young

Triple-A -- Las Vegas 8, Portland 4 Peter Ciofrone (LF): 3-for-4, BB Chase Headley (3B): 2-for-5, 2 2B Brian Myrow: 2-for-3, 2 BB Chip Ambres (RF): 2-for-5 Will Venable (CF): 2-for-4 Nick Hundley: 0-for-4 Matt Antonelli: 0-for-4 Justin Germano: 6.1 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 3 SO (12 GO), E Mauro Zarate: 0.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 HR, 1 BB, 1 SO Adam Bass: 1 ...

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Padres Farm Report (5 Jun 08)

Thursday, June 5, 2008
by Geoff Young

Triple-A No games in the PCL on Wednesday. Double-A -- San Antonio 4, Frisco 1 Drew Macias: 1-for-2, 2 BB Chad Huffman: 0-for-4 Kyle Blanks: 0-for-2, SF, HBP Craig Cooper: 1-for-3 Seth Johnston: 1-for-3, 2B Colt Morton: 0-for-3 Stephen Faris: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 1 BB, 6 SO Jonathan Ellis: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 1 SO, HBP More coverage at the San Antonio Express-News. High-A -- Inland Empire 8, Lake Elsinore 5...

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Padres Farm Report (4 May 08)

Sunday, May 4, 2008
by Geoff Young

Brian Giles should have one more hit to his credit this season. Not that it affected the outcome, but Alfredo Amezaga absolutely didn't catch Giles' soft liner in the top of the eighth. Also, what a strange game for Paul McAnulty: hit by a pitch, thrown out trying to advance on a popup to third base, lost his glove while chasing down a foul fly ball to left, almost hit in the on-deck circle by a drive off the bat of Josh Bard... Triple-A -- Portland 6, New Orleans 1 Matt Antonelli: 1-for-4 Jody Gerut: 2-for-3, 2B, BB Chase Headley: 0-for-3, BB Brian Myrow: 2-for-4, HR Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-3, 2B, BB Craig Stansberry (SS): 1-for-3, E Shawn Estes: 7 IP, 4 H, ...

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