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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 (6 May 08)

Triple-A — Portland 5, New Orleans 4 Matt Antonelli: 2-for-6, BB Jody Gerut: 2-for-7, SB Chase Headley: 2-for-6 Brian Myrow: 2-for-3, 2B, 3 BB Chip Ambres (CF): 2-for-6, 2B Nick Hundley: 0-for-5 Craig Stansberry (SS): 2-for-4, 2B, 2 BB Edgar Gonzalez (PH): 1-for-1, HR Wade LeBlanc: 6 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 HR, 1 [...]

OBG08: Trevor Hoffman

Yes, the strikeout rate continues to fall, and yes, it’s scarier to watch him do his job now than it was a decade ago, but let the record show that Trevor Hoffman‘s ERA has been below 3.00 every season except one since 1996. Eventually the magic will disappear, and that will be a sad time [...]