We’re a little behind, so some of these might be stale. Just pop ‘em in the oven, they’ll be crispy again in no time…
The Present
Team looks to Ready to end high turnover at batting coach (NC Times). Good luck with that when folks want a scapegoat for the fact that Petco Park is an extreme [...]
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Three thoughts (Inside the Padres). Quoth Grady Fuson, as related by Tom Krasovic: “I told Will Venable: ‘You’re going to end up being a better big leaguer than you were a minor leaguer. I hardly every say that (about a player), but I believe it. I do.” Yeah, I’ve kind [...]
Ryan from The Padres, Chargers, Illini Blog writes:
Geoff,
As it stands now, it seems like the roster is more or less set to start the season, or at least more set at this stage of the offseason than in years past. Given that (apparent) certainty, what are a few things you’ll be looking for in Spring [...]
Ray from Sacrifice Bunt recently asked in the comments:
Does anyone think that [GM Jed] Hoyer is trying to build a team that will make the 2010 playoffs? It seems clear to me that Hoyer is treating this season as a way to get an idea for what he has and what he needs. Not that [...]
I’ve been busy. Part of the reason is that I’ll be contributing to two forthcoming books: The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2010 (due out in November) and John Burnson’s Graphical Player 2010 (due out in December). I can’t go into a lot of detail just yet because — well, I’m not done writing — but [...]
We’ve been tracking a few key young players since the All-Star break using Modified Box Scores (explanation). Let’s see how these kids are doing as measured by more conventional metrics. Bear in mind that we’re talking about 31 games, a tiny sample. First, the Padres as a team:
Padres Offense, First and Second Half
PA
BA
OBP
SLG
R/G
First half
3344
.233
.311
.370
3.80
Second half
1182
.268
.340
.427
4.10
And [...]
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the comatosely accurate IVIE projections for 2009 (explanation). For the hitters, I’ve included the name of a player whose career line is similar to our projection. As always, thanks to all who participated. Enjoy…
Padres IVIE Projections for 2009: Hitters
Player
No.
PA
BA
OBP
SLG
Comp
Matt Antonelli
14
224
.237
.322
.343
Desi Relaford
Henry Blanco
23
197
.234
.282
.344
Buck Martinez
Chris Burke
14
184
.234
.310
.341
Rob Wilfong
Everth Cabrera
12
130
.201
.282
.287
Johnnie LeMaster
David Eckstein
15
450
.274
.343
.350
Tom [...]
In case you missed it, we’re doing community projections again this year. Read the introduction to learn more about the comatosely accurate IVIEs, available only here at Ducksnorts.
To the outfield we go…
Padres IVIE Projections (Draft) for 2009: Outfielders
PA
BA
OBP
SLG
Cliff Floyd
250
.262
.343
.417
Jody Gerut
450
.284
.345
.471
Brian Giles
600
.274
.361
.414
Scott Hairston
400
.247
.308
.466
Chase Headley
550
.270
.352
.432
Will Venable
225
.247
.306
.346
Floyd is one of those guys who even when he can’t do [...]
I am pleased (and relieved) to announce that excerpts from the Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual are now available as a free download (PDF, 226k). The download is 24 pages long and includes the following:
From “Player Dashboards” — An explanation of what these things are, some league context, and dashboards for Adrian Gonzalez and Jake Peavy
From [...]
The good folks at MadFriars.com have published my list of top 20 Padres prospects. As always, this list represents a snapshot in time. I’m expecting a few of these names to shift places by the time I send the book off to the printer in February.
That said, I feel pretty good about the list. The [...]
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