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).
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/092
Padres MiLB, August 3, Players of the Day
Hitter(s) of the Day
Nate Freiman (SS): 2-3, 2B, RBI, BB
Blake Tekotte (Low-A): 2-6, 2 2B, 2 SO
Cole Figueroa (Low-A): 3-6, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI
Lance Zawadzki (AA): 2-3, 2 R, BB, SB
Pitcher of the Day
Will Inman (AA): 6.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0 HR – 1st start after demotion
Commentary
Adam Russell made his organizational debut tonight pitching a scoreless, hitless inning while allowing one walk.
Monday was August 3, 2009. The significance of that date is that the draft signing deadline was two weeks from Monday. First round pick Donovan Tate, second round pick, Everett Williams, and fourth round pick, Keyvius Sampson remain unsigned. Tate will almost certainly sign. And Grady Fuson recently suggested that the Padres may only sign one of Williams or Sampson. However, with the Padres trade of Peavy and the remaining 2009 salary coming off the books, the Padres should have additional funds to sign all three players. It will be interesting to see how the next two weeks go.
Jul/098
Padres MiLB July 7, Players of the Day
Hitter(s) of the Day
Jonathan Galvez (Rookie): 3-4, 2 2B, R, SB
Nate Freiman (SS): 1-2, HR, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, SO
Edinson Rincon (SS): 2-4, 2B, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI
Matt Clark (High-A): 2-4, 2 2B, R, 2 RBI, 2 SO
Danny Payne (High-A): 2-3, 2B, BB, SO
Lance Zawadzki (AA): 2-4, 2B, 2 R
Chad Huffman (AAA): 3-4, 2 2B, HR, 2 R, 4 RBI
Pitcher(s) of the Day
Uber Paz (DSL): 5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO, 0 HR
Matthew Jackson (SS): 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO, 0 HR
Brad Brach (Low-A): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 HR
Cesar Carrillo (AA): 8.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO, 1 HR – 90 pitches
Will Inman (AAA): 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO, 0 HR
Commentary
Galvez is hitting .400/.526/.578 with 8 XBH (all doubles), 7-2 in stolen base attempts, and a 10/9 BB/SO ratio… It’s early, but you couldn’t even hope that a 17 year old would be hitting that well against 18-22 year olds.
Edinson Rincon was signed by the Padres in May 2007. It only seems he has been in the system longer. His 2009 playing age is 18 (he will turn 19 on Aug. 11). This makes his current success (.356/.482/.600) all the more impressive.
I like Chad Huffman – a lot. But it’s going to be hard to break into the big league club as a left fielder.
Matthew Jackson has thrown 15.1 innings so far this season. He has allowed only 5 hits and is yet to allow a run…
So how many of us really know how good Brad Brach is or may be? Chew on these numbers for a minute: 37 IP with 18 hits and 1 HR allowed and 7 BB issued (he also has 51 punchouts in those 37 innings)… Brach has a 0.68 WHIP and a 1.46 ERA. Brach is not your prototypical power-arm; he tops out around 90-91… But he is definitely getting it done. He’ll be interesting to watch in coming years as he advances through the system.
Adys Portillo roughed up early in Tuesday night’s contest (4 ER in 1 IP) before settling down – allowed 1 more run in next two innings.
May/094
Latos to AA / Inman to AAA
Hat tip to loyal reader, LynchMob…
MadFriars.com is reporting that Padres’ über-pitching-prospect, Mat Latos, has been promoted to AA – skipping High-A.
Correspondingly, Will Inman, who has spent part of 3 seasons in AA has been promoted to AAA Portland.
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