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Padres Farm Report: Spotlight on Portland

Thursday, August 28, 2008
by Geoff Young

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 their pitching and defense are considerably worse. The roster features a mix of legitimate prospects, suspects, guys who could have a career on the fringe if everything breaks right, and veterans who aren't going anywhere soon. The best of the lot are second baseman Matt Antonelli (whom I ranked as the Padres #2 prospect entering the season), center fielder Will Venable, and left-hander Wade LeBlanc (#7). Others potentially in the ...

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Padres Farm Report (25 May 08)

Sunday, May 25, 2008
by Geoff Young

Wil Ledezma is frustrating to watch. He pumps mid-90s fastballs but appears to have very little aptitude for pitching... Triple-A -- Salt Lake 5, Portland 4 Matt Antonelli: 0-for-3, BB (.182/.325/.302, 32 BB, 29 SO) Peter Ciofrone (RF): 3-for-4, HR (.298/.397/.554, 16 BB, 17 SO) Chase Headley: 1-for-4, 3B (.291/.351/.508, 17 BB, 50 SO) Brian Myrow: 0-for-3, SF, E (.340/.465/.535, 37 BB, 37 SO) Chip Ambres (CF): 0-for-4 (.281/.370/.525, 22 BB, 40 SO, 5 SB) Nick Hundley: 0-for-3 (.215/.278/.413, 11 BB, 23 SO) Craig Stansberry (3B): 0-for-3 (.235/.333/.359, 23 BB, 32 SO) Clay Hensley: 2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 HR, 0 BB, 1 SO, WP (2.70 ERA, 6.30 K/9, .162 BAA) Dirk Hayhurst: 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 HR, 2 BB, 7 SO (4.41 ...

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Padres Farm Report (6 Apr 08)

Sunday, April 6, 2008
by Geoff Young

Triple-A -- Fresno @ Portland, postponed According to the Portland Beavers Blog, the game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on August 13. Also, LHP Cesar Ramos is scheduled to make his Triple-A debut on Sunday. Meanwhile, RHP Dirk Hayhurst is pulling double duty working out of the bullpen and writing for the Beavers web site (h/t Rain Delay). Double-A -- San Antonio 8, Northwest Arkansas 2 Drew Macias: 1-for-3, 2B Peter Ciofrone: 3-for-5, 2B Chad Huffman (DH): 2-for-4, 2B Craig Cooper (RF): 1-for-5 Kyle Blanks (1B): 0-for-4, E Jose Lobaton: 3-for-3, BB Matthew Buschmann: 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 6 SO Jonathan Ellis: ...

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Padres Farm Report (5 Apr 08)

Saturday, April 5, 2008
by Geoff Young

I'm still figuring out the best way to present this stuff. Suggestions welcome... Triple-A Portland 6, Fresno 1 Matt Antonelli: 1-for-3, 3B, BB Edgar Gonzalez (RF): 3-for-4, HR Chase Headley (LF): 1-for-4 Will Venable (PH): 0-for-1 Shawn Estes: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 BB, 4 SO (11 GO) Mauro Zarate: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 1 SO More coverage at Portland Beavers Blog. Double-A San Antonio 3, Northwest Arkansas 0 Chad Huffman: 1-for-4 Craig Cooper (RF): 0-for-3, BB Kyle Blanks (1B): 1-for-4, BB Colt Morton: 2-for-4, 2B, E Will Inman: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 5 SO (77 ...

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Friday Links (4 Apr 08)

Friday, April 4, 2008
by Geoff Young

Look, up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's... Friday links: Tom Krasovic at the U-T provides a brief overview of "Sandyball" (h/t LynchMob) -- the Padres' organizational philosophy under CEO Sandy Alderson: The club has made a habit of acquiring major leaguers who can be free agents at season's end, or signing veterans to one-year contracts. More to the point, the Padres fish those waters year-round. Alderson has said such players can be extra motivated by the prospect of imminent free agency. Further, such a player can strengthen the farm system if his departure nets a draft pick or two. Whoa, that makes way too much sense. Tom Verducci at SI.com has ...

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Friday Links (1 Feb 08)

Friday, February 1, 2008
by Geoff Young

Before I forget, friend of Ducksnorts Steve Poltz has released his latest CD, Traveling (as mentioned in our interviews with him), and it's a solid effort. If you think I'm saying that just because Steve gave Ducksnorts a shout-out at last week's in-store at Lou's, then you don't know me as well as I thought you did. Anyway, the CD is available through his site, so get it if the spirit moves you. Be sure to check out his blog while you're there -- fun stuff. On to the links. According to the U-T, Trevor Hoffman still ...

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More Spring Training Thoughts

Monday, January 7, 2008
by Geoff Young

We've got the spring training meetup poll going over there on the right. With very few precincts reporting, so far it looks like folks want to get together in the desert sooner (Feb 29 - Mar 2, or Mar 7 - 9) rather than later (Mar 14 - 16, or Mar 21 - 23). Typically I've gone toward the end, when big leaguers see most of the action, but it might be interesting to watch more of the kids for a change. Anyway, if you have any interest in attending spring training as a group, please participate in the poll and/or leave comments so we can start making plans. On a related note, I've been talking to my buddy with ...

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