Sep/095
Padres Put 3 on BA PHS
Padres über-prospect Jaff Decker made a return trip to the weekly Baseball America Prospect Hot Sheet at #7. “One of the most mature hitters for his age you’ll find, Decker looks like he’s saved his best for last. Decker hit .320/.434/.550 in 100 August at-bats… He’s also been the best hitter on the winningest team in the minors, leading Fort Wayne to a 90-46 record entering the season’s final weekend.”
Un-surprisingly, hot-hitting Chad Huffman ranked 10th on the list. “With a two-run shot on Wednesday, Huffman clubbed his 20th homer of the year—and he’s taken just 524 PAs to get there.” BA fails to mention that Huffman got hits in 9 straight at-bats.
Unfortunately, Mitch Canham made the “Not-So Hot List” portion of the list.
Sep/094
Padres MiLB, September 3, Players of the Day
Hitter(s) of the Day
Dan Robertson (Low-A): 2-4, 2B, 2 R, RBI, BB
Jaff Decker (Low-A): 2-4, R, RBI, BB
Brad Chalk (High-A): 2-5, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, SO
James Darnell (High-A): 2-4, 2B, R, RBI, BB
Sawyer Carroll (AA): 2-4, 3B
Chad Huffman (AAA): 4-4, 2 2B, R, RBI, 2 BB
Pitcher of the Day
Keyvius Sampson (SS): 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 0 HR
Commentary
Chad Huffman went 3-4 on Tuesday (hits in last 2 at-bats), 3-3 on Wednesday, and 4-4 on Thursday with 4 doubles and a home run (combined). Yesterday I said Huffman had 49 XBH, I was wrong, he had 50, tonight’s double was #51. Huffman is now hitting .273/.366/.478.
Keyvius Sampson’s professional debut season consists of 6 innings so far. Thus we cannot conclude anything. However, the fact that he has only allowed 2 hits and 1 walk while striking out 6 is definitely encouraging. Fourth round pick? I’m excited.
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
Sep/098
Padres MiLB, September 1, Players of the Day
Hitter(s) of the Day
Sawyer Carroll (AA): 2-4, 2B, 3B, R
Chad Huffman (AAA): 3-4, 2 2B, R,
Pitcher of the Day
n/a
Commentary
The AZL Padres season has concluded. The Midwest League had a night off. And not a lot of good happened in the other levels.
Chad Huffman has been conspicuously absent from this report far too often. So how many of you are surprised to find out that he has 49 XBH and a .353 on-base percentage? I spoke with him briefly Tuesday night and admitted surprise that he was having as good of a season as he is – when he doesn’t make my list I fail to look deeper than the current batting average listed in the box score. His .262 batting average is not impressive. But any stathead worth his pocket protector will remind you that batting average is only one component for a hitter (and arguably not that important of one). Overall Huffman is hitting .262/.353/.459 (with 27 2B, 2 3B, and 19 HR). Those numbers don’t pop out at you, but they are respectable. I still think Huffman will have a Major League career but he will likely be back in AAA for 2010.
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 24, Players of the Day
Hitter(s) of the Day
Edinson Rincon (SS): 2-4, HR, R, 3 RBI, BB, SO
Blake Tekotte (Low-A): 3-4, 2B, 2 R, BB, SO – also had OF assist at home
Lance Zawadzki (AA): 2-4, 2B, R
Chad Huffman (AAA): 3-5, 2B, R, SO
Pitcher(s) of the Day
Keyvius Sampson (Rookie): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR – pro debut
Chris Fetter (SS): 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 HR
Alexis Lara (Low-A): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR
Commentary
Everett Williams made his professional debut tonight as well going 0-3 with a walk, 3 strikeouts, and a stolen base. He’ll figure it out – quickly I’m guessing.
It is an automatic exclusion from Pitcher of the Day if you walk more hitters than you strike out. As such, Castro’s 5.0 innings of shut-out baseball were wiped out by 3 walks vs. 1 strikeout. Still, Simon Castro lowered his ERA to 3.57.
In the Weekend Edition I mentioned that Lara continues to impress. Breaking it down:
April: 9.72 ERA
May: 5.02
June: 2.70
July: 0.50
August: 0.82
From June 1st Lara has a 1.15 ERA in 39 innings has allowed only 1 home run, 16 hits, and 12 walks while striking out 48.
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/096
Padres MiLB, August 7-9, Players of the Day; Weekend Edition
Friday, August 07, 2009
Hitter(s) of the Day
Luis Domoromo (DSL): 3-4, 3B, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, SO
Adan Velazquez (DSL): 3-6, 2 2B, RBI, SO
Cody Decker (Rookie): 3-5, 2B, R, 2 RBI
Edinson Rincon (SS): 2-3, 3B, RBI, SF
James Darnell (High-A): 4-5, 2 2B, 2 R, RBI
Beamer Weems (High-A): 2-3, 2B, R, RBI, BB
Luis Durango (AA): 2-5, R, RBI, BB, SO, SB
Eric Sogard (AA): 2-5, 2B, R, RBI, SO
Logan Forsythe (AA): 3-4, R, RBI
Cedric Hunter (AA): 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, SO, SB
Sawyer Carroll (AA): 0-0 – defensive replacement, AA debut
Pitcher(s) of the Day
Steve Garrison (Rookie): 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO, 0 HR – rehabbing shoulder
James Needy (Rookie): 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO, 0 HR – pro debut
Jerry Sullivan (SS): 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 0 HR
Cory Luebke (AA): 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 1 HR
Commentary
Steve Garrison is a bit of a forgotten Padre starting pitching prospect but in 2008 he posted a 3.82 ERA in 129 innings in Double-A as a 21 year old. He will turn 23 this September. He is not an uber-prospect, but he is a prospect. I suspect that he will be back in AA in 2010.
Sawyer Carroll is shooting up through the system…
Saturday, August 08, 2009
Hitter(s) of the Day
Emmanuel Quiles (SS): 3-5, R, 2 SO, SB
Jaff Decker (Low-A): 3-4, R, RBI, SO – Game 1
Logan Forsythe (AA): 1-2, 2B, 2 BB, SB
Chad Huffman (AAA): 4-5, 2B, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI
Pitcher(s) of the Day
Chris Fetter (SS): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0 HR
Commentary
n/a
Sunday, August 09, 2009
Hitter(s) of the Day
Jonathan Galvez (Rookie): 3-6, 3B, 2 R, RBI, BB
Cody Decker (Rookie): 2-4, 2B, 2 R, RBI, SO
Jason Hagerty (SS): 2-4, 2B, 2 R, RBI, SO
Mike Baxter (AAA): 2-4, 3B, R, SO
James Darnell (High-A): 1-3, HR, 2 R, RBI, BB, SO
Matt Clark (High-A): 1-3, HR, R, 2 RBI
Chad Huffman (AAA): 3-4, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, SO
Pitcher(s) of the Day
Pedro Hernandez (Rookie): 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 SO, 0 HR
Dexter Carter (Low-A): 6.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO, 0 HR
Commentary
I have a hard time putting a late-round collegiate draftee on my personal “prospect” list, so far, Cameron Monger’s night will go here:
Cameron Monger (Rookie): 3-4, 3B, 2 R, BB, 2 SB – stole home!
Dexter Carter had a nice 2nd Padres-organization start.
Aug/099
Padres MiLB, August 6, Players of the Day
Hitter(s) of the Day
Nathan Freiman (SS): 2-4, 2 2B, R
Drew Cumberland (Low-A): 2-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB
Dan Robertson (Low-A): 2-3, 2B, R, 2 RBI, BB
Jaff Decker (Low-A): 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB, SO
Chad Huffman (AAA): 2-4, 2B, HR, R, 4 RBI, BB, 2 SO, CS
Nick Hundley (AAA): 2-3, 2B, R, SO
Mike Baxter (AAA): 3-4, 2 2B, RBI, SB
Pitcher(s) of the Day
Michael Watt (Low-A): 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO, 0 HR
Ernesto Frieri (AA): 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO, 1 HR
Commentary
It wasn’t “Pitcher of the Day” worthy performance, but it is noteworthy (mostly because of the walks/stirkeouts):
Adys Portillo (Rookie): 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 SO, 0 HR (2 WP)
I just don’t know what to make of Dan Robertson. On one hand, he is quite old for his level (already 24, 23), on the other hand, he won the MVP of the Northwest League last year and is hitting a robust .314/.402/.433 in the difficult Midwest League. More than 25% of his hits go for extra-bases (18 doubles, 3 triples, and 5 home runs), he’s walked more than he has struck out (40/39), and he’s decently proficient as a base-stealer (15 SB, 7 CS). I can’t rank him that highly because of his age, but I am definitely watching and rooting for him – besides, Dan and I share a birthday!
Mikey’s Famous! After destroying the Texas League (.376/.441/.559), Mike came back to earth in AAA (.280/.363/.401). I still think Baxter can be a solid utility player. He can easily handle both corner outfield roles and has been learning first base as well.
Jul/091
Padres MiLB, July 27, Players of the Day
Hitter(s) of the Day
Jonathan Galvez (Rookie): 1-3, 2B, BB
Edinson Rincon (SS): 2-5, 2 R, RBI, SB
Nate Freiman (SS): 3-4, 2B, HR, R, 2 RBI, HBP
Brad Chalk (High-A): 2-5, 2B, R, SO
James Darnell (High-A): 2-3, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB
Felix Carrasco (High-A): 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, SO
Chad Huffman (AAA): 2-5, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI
Pitcher(s) of the Day
Adys Portillo (Rookie): 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 1 HR
Jerry Sullivan (SS): 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO, 0 HR
Commentary
Sorry people, nothing to write today… Up too late and way too tired.
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