Sep/0920
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).
Sep/0913
Padres MiLB, September 2, Players of the Game
Hitter(s) of the Day
Allan Dykstra (Low-A): 2-4, HR, R, 3 RBI, SO
Brad Chalk (High-A): 2-5, 2B, 3B, R, RBI
Eric Sogard (AA): 2-3, 2B, 2 R, BB
Cedric Hunter (AA): 2-5, 2B, R
Logan Forsythe (AA): 2-2, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Sawyer Carroll (AA): 2-4, 2B, 2 R, BB
Lance Zawadzki (AA): 3-4, 3B, R
Chad Huffman (AAA): 3-3, HR, R, 3 RBI, 2 BB – 20th HR; 49th XBH
Pitcher(s) of the Day
Steve Garrison (AA): 5.0 IP, 4, H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 0 HR
Brandon Gomes (AA): 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0 HR
Commentary
So one night after I talk about Huffman, he brings his OPS up an additional 16 points. Doing that in the last week of the season is impressive.
About this time last year, we were suggesting that the “throw in” in the Scott Linebrink trade, Steve Garrison, was the top prospect of the bunch (traded with Will Inman and Joe Thatcher). Then with just a few games left in the season, we learned that he had a shoulder injury. Wednesday night he returned all the way to Double-A. Garrison has been pitching (20.1 innings in the AZL and 7.2 innings in the CAL) and has been better than I would have expected (combined Rookie, High-A, and AA stats):
1-0 with 4.36 ERA in 33.0 IP allowed 31 H and 1 HR and an 8/32 BB/SO ratio
Aug/093
Padres MiLB, August 31, Players of the Day
Hitter(s) of the Day
Edinson Rincon (SS): 3-6, 2 R, 4 RBI
Nathan Freiman (SS): 3-4, 2 2B, R, 4 RBI, 2 BB
Jaff Decker (Low-A): 3-5, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, SO
Allan Dykstra (Low-A): 2-3, R, RBI, 2 BB
Cole Figueroa (Low-A): 2-4, 2B, RBI
Vincent Belnome (Low-A): 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, SO
Eric Sogard (AA): 2-3, 2B, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB
Chad Huffman (AAA): 2-4, 2B, R, RBI, SB
Pitcher(s) of the Day
Chris Fetter (Low-A): 4.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0 HR – back in Ft. Wayne
Will Inman (AA): 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO, 0 HR
Commentary
Nathan Freiman is coming along nicely, after a slow start (.633 OPS in June & .775 OPS in July) Nate has an .810+ OPS in his professional debut. What is really interesting however is that the big right-hander has struggled against left-handed pitching (.207/.281/.293).
Chris Fetter now has a combined 1.80 ERA over 60 innings between Eugene and Fort Wayne.
Allan Dykstra hit .319/.432/.505 in August.
Aug/095
Padres MiLB, August 21-23, Players of the Day; Weekend Edition
Friday, August 21, 2009
Hitter(s) of the Day
Jaff Decker (Low-A): 2-4, 2B, 2 R, RBI, 2 SO
Allan Dykstra (Low-A): 3-4, 2B, R, RBI, BB, SO
Drew Macias (AAA): 3-3, 2 R, BB
Pitcher(s) of the Day
Alexis Lara (Low-A): 1.0 IP, 0 H0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0 HR
Commentary
Lara is still impressing… He reminds me of Ernesto Freiri… But I’m not sure that’s fair – to either of them.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Hitter(s) of the Day
Drew Cumberland (Low-A): 3-5, 2B, 3B, 2 R, RBI
Allan Dykstra (Low-A): 2-3, RBI, BB
Chad Huffman (AAA): 3-5, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI,
Pitcher(s) of the Day
Anthony Bass (High-A): 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO, 0 HR
Steve Garrison (High-A): 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0 HR
Wade LeBlanc (AAA): 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO, 0 HR
Commentary
Allan Dykstra is batting .333 over last 10 games and has 8 hits in 15 at-bats with 5 walks in last 5 games.
The Padres have kept Anthony Bass on a short leash in High-A to limit his innings. His previous CAL League innings high was 4.0 and until Saturday, he never had more than 3 strikeouts in a game and worst of all he had allowed more walks than strikeouts. Saturday was a breakthrough outing. He limited his walks, he got a few punchouts, and he remained difficult to hit. Bass doesn’t deserve consideration with the top non-Latos pitching prospects (Poreda, Castro, and Portillo), but he is in the conversation among the next group and may even top that next list.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Hitter(s) of the Day
Edinson Rincon (SS): 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, SO
Nathan Freiman (SS): 2-5, HR, R, 3 RBI, SO
Chad Huffman (AAA): 2-4, 2 2B, R, SO
Pitcher(s) of the Day
Michael Watt (Low-A): 6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 0 HR
Commentary
Watt is an enigma. He constantly has outings that are just blah… But then every once in awhile, he’ll have these, “Wow” performances. And overall his numbers are solid (Low-A statistics):
3.65 ERA in 111.0 IP with 102 H and 5 HR allowed and a 38/82 BB/SO
…Don’t forget, Michael is still just 20 years old.
Aug/0914
Padres MiLB, August 18, Players of the Day
Hitter(s) of the Day
Vincent Belnome (SS): 2-4, 2 2B, 2 R, RBI, BB
Edinson Rincon (SS): 3-5, 2B, 2 R, SO
Nate Freiman (SS): 3-5, HR, 2 R, 5 RBI, SO
Allan Dykstra (Low-A): 1-2, 2B, R, RBI, 2 BB – 8/17 game concluded 8/18
Jaff Dekcer (Low-A): 2-3, HR, R, RBI – 8/18 game
Matt Clark (High-A): 4-4, HR, R, 2 RBI
Pitcher(s) of the Day
Simon Castro (Low-A): 7.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 SO, 0 HR – 7 inning no-no
Wynn Pelzer (High-A): 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 SO, 0 HR
Commentary
Simon Castro is too often overlooked. I saw both Kevin Goldstein and John Sickels refer to him as a “sleeper prospect” this year. Now if you said that last year, when he toiling in the relative obscurity of the Northwest League, I get it. But he is a 6’5” power righty that has a FB that touches 95 and has led the Midwest League in strikeouts virtually all season (142 in 123.1 innings).
Aug/095
Padres MiLB, August 10, Players of the Day
Hitter(s) of the Day
Allan Dykstra (Low-A): 2-4, HR, R, 3 RBI, SO
Luis Durango (AA): 1-3, R, 3 BB
Eric Sogard (AA): 2-5, 2B, R, 2 RBI, SF
Lance Zawadzki (AA): 3-5, 3B, 2 R, 2 RBI, SO
Craig Cooper (AA): 2-5, 2B, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB
Sawyer Carroll (AA): 2-5, 2B, 3B, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 SO
Matt Antonelli (AAA): 3-4, 2B, R,
Pitcher(s) of the Day
n/a
Commentary
Allan Dystra does not have good overall numbers (.204/.385/.339) but there are encouraging signs:
- He has a 41% XBH rate
- He has 87 walks (which is good but vs. 83 strikeouts, which is worrisome)
- Despite a terrible batting average, he has a more than respectable .385 OBP
I’m not saying he deserves top prospect status, but nor does he deserve to be dismissed.
How does a guy (Luis Durango) get on base 4 times and in a game where his team scores 14, he only scores 1 run (by the way, the team grounded into zero double-plays)?
Matt! Welcome back! We need to see more of you…
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