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Padres MiLB, September 10-14, Players of the Day; Playoffs!
Playoffs!
People, sorry I haven’t posted in a few days. I have been real busy with work and parenting (wife was out of town).
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Hitter(s) of the Day
Dan Robertson (Low-A): 2-4, 2B, 2 R, BB, SO
Vince Belnome (Low-A): 2-5, HR, 2 R, RBI, SO
Cole Figueroa (Low-A): 2-3, HR, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Pitcher(s) of the Day
Wynn Pelzer (High-A): 7.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 7 SO, 0 HR
Will Inman (AA): 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO, 1 HR
Evan Scribner (AA): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0 HR
Commentary
I am certain we will see Evan Scribner in big league uniform at some point. That said, Pelzer and Inman have higher upsides. It is good to see productivity in playoff situations from all three hurlers.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Hitter of the Day
Eric Sogard (AA): 3-5, R, 2 RBI, SO
Cedric Hunter (AA): 3-5, 2B, 3 RBI
Pitcher of the Day
n/a
Commentary
Eric Sogard’s numbers took a hit this season (in an extreme pitchers’ park) but he still hit .293/.370/.400 with more walks than strikeouts (road: .320/.406/.436, home: .267/.335/.366).
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Hitter of the Day
Dan Robertson (Low-A): 2-6, 2B, R, RBI, SO
Jaff Decker (Low-A): 2-5, HR, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 SO
Vince Belnome (Low-A): 2-5, 2 2B, R, 2 RBI, BB, SO
Pitcher(s) of the Day
n/a
Commentary
Good to see Decker with a big game for the playoff TinCaps.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Hitter of the Day
Vince Belnome (Low-A): 2-4, 2B, 2 R
Allan Dykstra (Low-A): 2-4, 2 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI
Pitcher(s) of the Day
Stiven Osuna (Low-A): 4.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 1 HR
Commentary
Dykstra came on strong to end the season. It will be interesting to see if he reverts to his ugly 75% of season numbers or if he builds on his fantastic final month.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Hitter of the Day
Vince Belnome (Low-A): 2-4, 2B, R, RBI, 2 SO
Pitcher(s) of the Day
Simon Castro (Low-A): 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 SO, 0 HR
Brad Brach (Low-A): 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 HR
Commentary
Castro is a stud (Midwest League strikeout king).
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8:30 am on September 15th, 2009
Perhaps we’ll see Castro get 1 more start (as Game 5 starter?) as Tin Caps advance to the Midwest League best-of-5 finals …
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090914&content_id=6969384&vkey=news_l118&fext=.jsp&sid=l118
12:30 pm on September 15th, 2009
I agree, if the series goes 5, he should get another start… If either team wins it early, then no… There will be road-trips to Lake Elsinore this next summer to see him, that’s for sure!
3:18 pm on September 15th, 2009
Decker’s still playing!
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/prospect-pulse/2009/268867.html
9:36 am on September 16th, 2009
Wiz’ go up 1-0 in the MWL finals …
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_09_15_burafx_ftwafx_1
Erik Davis!
And make sure if you list Dan Robertson, that you mention his CS and PO
4:21 pm on September 16th, 2009
Luis Durango for “Hitter of the Day”!!!
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=290916125
9:25 am on September 17th, 2009
http://padres.scout.com/a.z?s=315&p=9&c=2&cid=900007&nid=4557973&fhn=1
Flashes Speed
by MadFriars.com of MadFriars.com, September 17, 2009 at 10:21am ET
Luis Durango Profile
On Wednesday afternoon, the San Diego Padres unveiled their latest speed merchant, outfielder Luis Durango, who was second in the Double-A Texas League with 44 steals.
The 23-year-old, 5-foot-8 Panamanian has sprinter’s speed.
“I wouldn’t describe that as speed,” outfielder Tony Gwynn said of Durango. “That’s more like flying.”
Said shortstop Everth Cabrera: “I like my speed, but I’d love to have his speed.”
Added veteran catcher Henry Blanco: “I relate it to Carl Crawford speed.”
In his first major league start Wednesday afternoon, Durango had two bunt singles, a swinging bunt single, a stolen base and a sacrifice bunt. In fact, he bunted in each of his first four major league at-bats.
“That’s an exciting weapon he has,” said Padres manager Bud Black. “He can flat-out run.”
9:38 am on September 17th, 2009
Here’s the video of Durango yesterday …
http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200909166690453&c_id=sd
… yes, he can FLY! I *love* how he beat the pitcher to 1B … FUN!
1:05 pm on September 17th, 2009
Padre questions from Kevin Goldstein’s BP chat today:
Scott (San Diego): Padres have been promoting a lot of the prospect pipeline to the bigs this year. Any players left in AA or AAA to be excited about?
Kevin Goldstein: PLENTY. If I had to give a great leap forward to one team rather than players, it might be the Padres. Players to watch at every level.
Jim H. (Golden, CO): How good of a prospect is James Darnell? Can you put him in some context like Top 100, or how he compares to other 3B prospects? Is he a 3B long-term?
Kevin Goldstein: I’m a big Darnell fan, I think bigger than most. Fantastic approach, good swing, above-average power — lots to like offensively. Defensively, he’s very frustrating, as he’s a really good athlete, but a really bad third baseman.
JH (Berkeley): Craig Italiano seemed to take off in a major way when San Diego shifted him to the bullpen. Do you see him as a closer candidate?
Kevin Goldstein: If he can stay healthy, he’s at least got some set-up man possibilities.
5:16 pm on September 17th, 2009
Wow!! Durango can just fly! That highlight video is pretty amazing. Not too many guys who can bunt every time up and go 3/4.
4:27 pm on September 18th, 2009
101 wins and a CHAMPIONSHIP for the Ft Wayne Wizards …
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20090918/SPORTS0604/309189873/1008/SPORTS
… hitter-of-the-day = Jaff Decker!!!
10:22 am on September 21st, 2009
Here’s some bad news for the Giants’ farm system …
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/extrabaggs/2009/09/20/giants-prospect-villalona-suspected-of-murder/
… yo!
3:53 pm on September 22nd, 2009
Nasty pitching coming up it seems. And pitching in Petco can only help…
3:18 pm on October 1st, 2009
A MadFriars commenter posted this …
Fuson on 1090 yesterday said it looks like Tate will have “minor surgery” for his injury and his return to action will be delayed about 6 weeks.
6:08 pm on October 1st, 2009
Towers out?
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Alw_DbkfwTw9mnXJF9b.KnURvLYF?slug=ti-towers100109&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
The Padres, under new CEO Jeff Moorad, are considering an organizational shakeup that could include replacing Kevin Towers, baseball’s longest tenured general manager, according to sources in San Diego.
The decision has not been made, according to Moorad.
“We’re continuing our evaluation and assessment of multiple parts of the organization, baseball included,” Moorad said in an email. “At this point, Kevin is our general manager, and is under contract through the 2010 season.”
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3:15 pm on October 2nd, 2009
Here’s one of the most fun and amazing things you’ll read/hear for a long, long time … the Call of the Year …
http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=374&sid=218287
11:15 am on October 7th, 2009
MadFriars say …
James Darnell was sent home on Tuesday and has not been able to participate in baseball activities. The third baseman has battled through back pain since the playoffs began in Lake Elsinore, explaining his absence in that series.
… this isn’t sounding good …
11:21 am on October 9th, 2009
It’s prolly not right, but a part of me is thinking “payback time”
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091008&content_id=7404894&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
5:56 am on October 12th, 2009
DePo is back on-line with 2 October comments (so far) …
http://itmightbedangerous.blogspot.com/
… so, when are *YOU* gonna reappear?
7:51 pm on November 2nd, 2009
Reappear!!
3:44 pm on November 16th, 2009
I 2nd Mark’s call
OT – Kyler Burke gets several mentions in the Cubs Top 10 report at BA (though he’s not a Top 10 prospect) …
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/organization-top-10-prospects/2010/269148.html