Padres Farm Report: Spotlight on Fort Wayne

Thursday, July 24, 2008
by Geoff Young
Let's take a quick look at what's going on down at the Padres' lowest full-season affiliate, shall we? Fort Wayne Wizards in a Box: Record: 52-50 Runs Scored: 472 Runs Allowed: 449 BA/OBP/SLG: .258/.347/.373 (Midwest League: .251/.323/.373) ERA: 3.90 (MWL: 3.69) DER: .630 (MWL: .650) Source: Baseball-Reference. This is a team that does a good job of putting runs on the board in an unfavorable environment (4.63 R/G is third in a 14-team league). The pitching is below average (the range in the Midwest League is 2.98 - 4.15, with only four teams sporting a higher ERA than that of the Wizards), as is the defense (only Beloit has a lower DER). The big prospects at Fort Wayne are right-hander Mat Latos (whom I ranked ...
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Padres Farm Report (5 Jun 08)

Thursday, June 5, 2008
by Geoff Young
Triple-A No games in the PCL on Wednesday. Double-A -- San Antonio 4, Frisco 1 Drew Macias: 1-for-2, 2 BB Chad Huffman: 0-for-4 Kyle Blanks: 0-for-2, SF, HBP Craig Cooper: 1-for-3 Seth Johnston: 1-for-3, 2B Colt Morton: 0-for-3 Stephen Faris: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 1 BB, 6 SO Jonathan Ellis: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 1 SO, HBP More coverage at the San Antonio Express-News. High-A -- Inland Empire 8, Lake Elsinore 5...
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Padres Farm Report (20 May 08)

Tuesday, May 20, 2008
by Geoff Young
Triple-A -- Tucson 5, Portland 2 Craig Stansberry (SS): 1-for-3, BB, E Chase Headley: 1-for-4 Brian Myrow: 0-for-4 Michael Barrett: 1-for-2 Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-4, HR Matt Antonelli: 0-for-3, E Nick Hundley: 0-for-2 (didn't start) Josh Banks: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 8 SO Clay Hensley: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 1 SO Jared Wells: 1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 0 SO Good to see Barrett and Hensley back in action... The Beavers led, 2-1, after seven but fell apart at the end. Double-A -- Frisco 4, San Antonio 1 Drew Macias: 0-for-4 Chad Huffman (DH): 2-for-4, HR Kyle Blanks: 0-for-4 Seth Johnston (3B): 0-for-4, E (11) Craig Cooper: 1-for-3, 2B Colt Morton: 1-for-3 Steve Garrison: 5.2 IP, ...
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Padres Farm Report (26 Apr 08)

Saturday, April 26, 2008
by Geoff Young
Triple-A -- Las Vegas 12, Portland 11 Matt Antonelli: 1-for-4, 2B, BB E Jody Gerut (RF): 3-for-4, 2B, 3B, BB Chase Headley: 2-for-4, 2B Brian Myrow: 1-for-3, BB, SF Nick Hundley: 0-for-3, 2 BB Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-5, HR Luis Rodriguez: 0-for-0 (removed in second, no explanation) Oscar Robles (SS): 2-for-5, HR Wade LeBlanc: 3.1 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 0 HR, 5 BB, 1 SO Dirk Hayhurst: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO Clay Hensley: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 1 BB, 1 SO (19 pitches, 9 strikes) Paul Abraham: 1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 1 HR, 1 BB, 1 SO Adam Bass: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO Hooray for Cashman Field. Hensley ...
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Padres Farm Report (16 Apr 08)

Wednesday, April 16, 2008
by Geoff Young
Triple-A -- Portland 13, Salt Lake Colorado Springs 3 Matt Antonelli: 0-for-4, 2 BB Jody Gerut: 2-for-5, 2 2B, BB Chase Headley: 1-for-5, 2B, BB Brian Myrow: 1-for-3, 3 BB Nick Hundley: 3-for-6, HR Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-4, 2B, 2 BB Craig Stansberry: 1-for-4, BB Luis Rodriguez: 1-for-4, BB Edgar Gonzalez: 0-for-1 (didn't start) Shawn Estes: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 0 HR, 1 BB, 7 SO, 2 HBP Mauro Zarate: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO Jared Wells: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 1 BB, 0 SO Estes got the start against Victor Zambrano. There's something folks will pay good money to see: two guys in their thirties who walked 100+ big-league batters in 2004. More coverage at ...
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