Hit or Be Hit

Friday, June 6, 2008
by Geoff Young
I had some computer issues this morning, and I'm still wading through draft material, so I'll save my thoughts on how the Padres did until Saturday or Monday -- then we'll have the entire draft to look at anyway. Based on the information at my disposal (which obviously is much, much less detailed than what the Padres have), I've upgraded my initial assessment of the Allan Dykstra pick ("Man, that stinks" were my exact words) to "Not what I would have done, but I'm beginning to understand the thought process behind it." John Sickels had the Padres taking Dykstra at #42. I'd targeted Dykstra at #42 or #46 in the mock draft I participated in, but the Diamondbacks ...

Padres Farm Report (19 May 08)

Monday, May 19, 2008
by Geoff Young
For the draft hounds among you, Baseball America has released its first mock draft. It has the Padres taking Arizona State first baseman Ike Davis at #23... because if there's one organizational weakness, it's at first base. Sigh. Nothing against Davis, but I hope this is very, very wrong. Triple-A -- Portland 11, Las Vegas 2 Craig Stansberry (SS): 1-for-6 Chase Headley: 3-for-4, 2B, HR, BB, HBP Brian Myrow: 2-for-4, 2 2B, BB Nick Hundley: 3-for-4, 2 2B, BB Will Venable: 2-for-5 Matt Antonelli: 1-for-4, BB Josh Geer: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 HR, 4 BB, 2 SO, 1-for-4, 2B Carlos Guevara: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 1 SO (8 pitches, 7 strikes) Mauro Zarate: ...
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