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Padres 2013 MLB draft-Day 2 and 3: Gambles
Before the draft began there was a lot of discussion on various Padres blogs and on twitter regarding the biggest need for the Padres organization in this 2013 Amateur draft. The general consensus,...
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The Case for Reymond Fuentes
When the San Diego Padres traded Adrian Gonzalez to the Boston Red Sox in December of 2010, Padres fans were in an uproar. Once again the organization had traded away top talent because they weren’t...
View ArticleSomething Different This Way Comes -Spring Training 2014
Twenty one days and counting! That would be three weeks to you and me. Padres pitchers and catchers report for physicals on the 13th of February with the full squad due on the18th. If you’ve been...
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The (Almost) Forgotten Men
At first glance it might not look like Keyvius Sampson and Rymer Liriano have much in common. A right handed pitcher and right fielder, respectively, their tracks up the prospect ranks would not...
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April Minor League Player and Pitchers of the Month
The El Paso Chihuahuas began their season without a home ballpark and played 23 straight games on the road before their home debut on April 28th. The roster boasts few prospects and is mostly made of...
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Padres 2014 Draft Preview: It’s a toss up
MLB is staging it’s 2014 First Year Player Draft on June 5-7. With those dates closing in on us there is little consensus of opinion among the experts as who will be picked after Brady Aiken, LHP out...
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Trea Turner is the Man
With the 13th overall selection of the 2014 First Year Player Draft, the San Diego Padres chose SS Trea Turner, Jr out of North Carolina State. The early picks of the draft were dominated by pitchers,...
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Round 2: Michael Gettys, OF
Michael Gettys OF, 6-2, 210 18y/o out of Gainesville HS (GA), R/R. Ranked as the #37 draft prospect by MLB.com and #40 by John Manuel (Editor of Baseball America magazine), Gettys is a polarizing...
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Padres 2014 Draft Recap- Johnny Baseball??
As the Padres front office might have noticed Saturday afternoon, the last day of the 2014 MLB First Year Player Draft, Padres fans are not exactly in the mood for a joke right now. The Padres...
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May 2014 Minor League Players and Pitchers of the Month
The Fort Wayne Tin Caps, the low single A team for the Padres, have some intriguing players on the roster. Not the least of which is 1B Jake Bauers, who was the 7th round selection of the 2013 draft. A...
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