My latest at Baseball Prospectus ($) wonders why the lowly Rockies, a team that should be rebuilding for the future, would trade away 27-year-old right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez and insert 36-year-old Kevin Millwod into the rotation. The article also examines the difficulties in evaluating Pacific Coast League performance, an issue the Padres have experienced firsthand this [...]
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Stuff I Learned at SABR Day in San Diego
I’ve been a SABR member for a few years but never made it to a meeting until this past weekend. When I wondered aloud on Twitter what took me so long, one person quipped, “Because they’re at 9 a.m. on a Saturday.” Yeah, that might have something to do with it. Now that I’ve been, [...]
Me, Elsewhere: Eichelberger and Salveson
My latest edition of This Week in Minor League History is up at Baseball Prospectus, and it features a couple of former Padres. On May 26, 1984, Juan Eichelberger, then with the Milwaukee Brewers organization, threw a no-hitter for Vancouver. Eichelberger won 20 games for the Padres from 1978 to 1982. His shining moment came [...]
Padres Farm Report: Spotlight on Portland
Portland Beavers in a Box: Record: 69-70 Runs Scored: 695 Runs Allowed: 764 BA/OBP/SLG: .265/.350/.431 (Pacific Coast League: .277/.347/.443) ERA: 5.04 (PCL: 4.84) DER: .632 (PCL: .637) Source: Baseball-Reference. This may be the weakest minor-league team in the Padres organization. In a league that emphasizes scoring, the Beavers’ offense is a little below average, while [...]
Padres Farm Report (26 Jun 08)
I’ve got a new article up at Hardball Times on everyone’s favorite first baseman from Eastlake High… Triple-A No games scheduled in the Pacific Coast League. Double-A — South All-Stars 7, North All-Stars 3 Kyle Blanks, Chad Huffman, and Craig Cooper combined to go 0-for-9 with a walk. The other Missions representative, Matt Buschmann, worked [...]
Padres Farm Report (15 May 08)
Triple-A No games scheduled in the Pacific Coast League. After a slow start, Chase Headley has picked things up a bit. He hit .242/.317/.396 in April, but is at .358/.424/.528 so far in May. The Padres’ other top prospect at Portland, Matt Antonelli, is headed in the opposite direction. He’s batting .146/.294/.220 this month… Starting [...]
Padres Farm Report (1 May 08)
Triple-A — Oklahoma 9, Portland 8 Matt Antonelli: 0-for-5, BB Jody Gerut (DH): 2-for-5, HR Chase Headley: 3-for-5, 2 2B Brian Myrow: 2-for-4, BB Edgar Gonzalez (RF): 0-for-5 Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-1, 3 BB Craig Stansberry: 0-for-4 Will Venable (PH): 1-for-1 Wade LeBlanc: 3 IP, 10 H, 8 R, 2 HR, 3 BB, 0 SO [...]
Party Like It’s 1989
Doing some research for an article, flipping through Baseball America’s 1989 Almanac. The book doesn’t list top prospects by team, but it does list them by league. Here are some familiar (and not-so-familiar) names for you: Triple-A Gary Sheffield, 3B, Denver (Brewers): American Association #2 (behind Mike Harkey, ahead of Randy Johnson). Steve Finley, OF, [...]
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