Padres Farm Report (15 May 08)

Thursday, May 15, 2008
by Geoff Young
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 pitching has been awful: Wade LeBlanc (8.35 ERA, 6.96 K/9, .333 BAA), Cesar Ramos (7.36 ERA, 8.59 K/9, .316 BAA), and Josh Geer (5.09 ERA, 5.28 K/9, .283 BAA) have combined to allow 19 home runs in just 107 2/3 innings. Ramos' strikeout rate is nice (and way above his career average), but he still can't get hitters out on a consistent basis... That the Beavers are 17-18 despite a team 6.05 ERA ...
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Padres Farm Report (6 May 08)

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
by Geoff Young
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 BB, 5 SO, HBP Dirk Hayhurst: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 3 SO Jared Wells: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO Paul Abraham: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 BB, 0 SO Josh Banks: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 1 SO The Beavers needed 12 innings to win this one. They left 17 runners on base, while the Zephyrs ...
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OBG08: Trevor Hoffman

Saturday, February 9, 2008
by Geoff Young
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 for all of us. Is this the year? Could be wishful thinking on my part, but I don't think so: 60 IP, 2.70 ERA.

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