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.
Jul/090
Padres MiLB, July 30, Players of the Day
Hitter(s) of the Day
Adan Velazquez (DSL): 5-6, 2 2B, HR, 4 R, 6 RBI – 19 yr. old, .288/.367/.518
Cody Decker (Rookie): 2-2, 2B, 3B, R, RBI, BB
Edinson Rincon (SS): 3-5, R, RBI – just keeps hitting…
Jaff Decker (Low-A): 2-3, R, BB
Sawyer Carroll (High-A): 2-3, 2B, HR, R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, SO
Luis Durango (AA): 3-5, R, SB
Mitch Canham (AA): 2-4, 2B, RBI
Pitcher of the Day
Craig Italiano (High-A): 4.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 SO, 0 HR
Commentary
Adan Velazquez? I don’t know either…
I’ve heard frequently that Sawyer Carroll isn’t a prospect… Now he doesn’t (hasn’t) hit as many HR as you’d like to see from a corner outfielder, but he is hitting .320/.407/.495 between Low-A and High-A with 33 doubles, 6 triples, 7 home runs, 58 walks vs. 82 strikeouts, and 18 stolen bases in 24 attempts. He was drafted last year as a collegiate senior, so he needs to move fast, but he is hitting…
Since the Padres acquired Italiano, he has tossed 12.1 innings allowing 8 hits and 5 walks while striking out 14 and he has an incredible 6.33 ground-ball outs per fly ball out. Those numbers are obviously impressive (except for the 5 walks) but small sample size warnings ring loudly.
Jul/093
Padres Prospects Well Represented in BA PHS
Padres Double-A third baseman, Logan Forsythe, checked in at number 9 on Baseball America’s weekly Prospect Hot Sheet with high praise, “The minor league leader in walks (71) and on-base percentage (.463), Forsythe quietly has made his case as the most productive hitter from the ‘08 draft.” But “[m]ore than just a patient hitter bent on drawing walks, Forsythe has batted .324 on the year, in making the jump to Double-A, with a modest .495 slugging percentage and strikeouts in just 20 percent of his at-bats.”
Additionally, in their honorable mention, “In The Team Photo” section, they reference another San Antonio Mission; Mitch Canham. Mitch “…has provided steady offense in July, going 17-for-39 (.436) with three homers, two doubles and eight RBIs in 12 games. The lefthanded hitter did much of that damage in the past week, and he boasts an impressive 33-to-41 walk-to-strikeout ratio over 71 games this season.”
Not to be satisfied with two Padres prospects, Edinson Rincon is lauded in the “Helium Watch” segment. “He’s only 18 years old, but Rincon already looks like one of the best hitters in the short-season Northwest League.” BA goes on to say, “Combine his plate discipline with his potential to also hit for average and power and you have a teenager hitting .377/.473/.636 with four home runs, 12 walks and 13 strikeouts, with multi-hit games in 11 of his 20 games.”
Jul/092
Padres MiLB July 10-12, Players of the Day; Weekend Edition
Friday, July 10, 2009
Hitter(s) of the Day
Rymer Liriano (Rookie): 3-5, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 SO, CS, PO
Blake Tekotte (Low-A): 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI
Brad Chalk (High-A): 3-5, 2B, 2 R, SO
Matt Clark (High-A): 2-5, 2B, RBI, SO
Craig Cooper (AA): 2-4, 2B, R, 2 SO
Pitcher of the Day
Michael Watt (Low-A): 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 HR
Commentary
Blake Tekotte hit .224 in April and .202 in May, in June he hit .348 and he is hitting .347 so far in July.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Happy Anniversary Honey! – My wife and I were married 11 years ago Saturday.
Hitter(s) of the Day
Jorge Minyeti (Rookie): 1-3, 3B, R, RBI, 2 BB
Edinson Rincon (SS): 2-5, 2B, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI
Drew Cumberland (Low-A): 1-2, 2B, 3 RBI, CS, HBP – left game after HBP
Cole Figueroa (Low-A): 3-4, 2 2B
Cedric Hunter (AA): 2-5, HR, R, 3 RBI, SO
Logan Forsythe (AA): 2-3, 2B, 3 R, 2 BB, SO
Chad Huffman (AAA): 3-5, 2B, R, SO
Pitcher of the Day
Chris Wilkes (SS): 5.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 0 HR
Commentary
Drew Cumberland has had problems staying healthy. Leaving a game from an injury can’t be good for the shortstop prospect. He sat out Sunday’s contest as well.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Hitter(s) of the Day
Brad Chalk (High-A): 3-5, 2B, 2 R, SB, CS
Danny Payne (High-A): 2-5, 2B, R, RBI, SO
James Darnell (High-A): 2-4, HR, 2 R, RBI, BB
Felix Carrasco (High-A): 2-4, 2B, HR, R, 4 RBI
Mitch Canham (AA): 2-3, 2 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, HBP
Pitcher of the Day
Adys Portillo (Rookie): 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 5 SO, 0 HR – progress for the 17 yr old
Craig Italiano (High-A): 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 HR
Nick Schmidt (High-A): 5.0 IP 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 SO, 0 HR
Cory Luebke (AA): 3.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR – left game with injury
Commentary
Allowing more walks than strikeouts is an auto-exclusion for Pitcher of the Day but Will Inman’s outing deserves mention… His performance goes here:
5.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO, 0 HR (Corrected)
Jul/0914
Padres MiLB July 6, Players of the Day
Hitter(s) of the Day
Jonathan Galvez (Rookie): 2-5: 2B, R, 2 RBI
Mitch Canham (AA): 3-3, HR, R, RBI, BB
Mike Baxter (AAA): 2-4, 2B, 2 R
Pitcher(s) of the Day
Chris Wilkes (SS): 5.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0 HR
Simon Castro (Low-A): 5.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 SO, 1 HR
Craig Italiano (High-A): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR
Tim Stauffer (AAA): 8.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO, 0 HR
Commentary
Goodness… Galvin Galvez might need to be promoted to Eugene soon.
Mikey’s famous!
Cedric Hunter also homered tonight, but only went 1-4 so he didn’t make the list…
Castro gave up a bunch of hits late otherwise that line wouldn’t merit inclusion.
With Walter Silva struggling and Stauffer pitching on the same day, it would be easy to swap them…
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