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Padres Designate Spence, Tekotte For Assignment

The Padres made several roster moves today, designated LHP Josh Spence and OF Blake Tekotte for assignment. The moves allow the Padres to reinstate LHP Cory Luebke, RHP Joe Wieland, INF/OF James Darnell,…Read More

Chase Headley Extension, Jedd Gyorko Position Change on the Horizon?

Chase Headley is the best Padres hitter right now.  After Sunday’s game, he is hitting .293/.432/.603.  He has 4 home runs and six doubles on the season.  His OPS is highest of anyone on the team…Read More

Kyle Blanks, Carlos Quentin Injuries Force Padres to Show Off Depth

Part of the reason so many people are high on the Padres farm system is their depth at each position. At just about every spot on the field, the club has multiple talented prospects ready to jump at the…Read More

What to do With Left Field and First Base

Carlos Quentin‘s injury adds a whole new dynamic to the left field discussions, but for this piece, we’ll focus strictly on the log jam that has developed in left field and first base. The…Read More

Darnell Struggling Against Righties

Hot prospect James Darnell, the third baseman at Double-A San Antonio, hit .294/.377/.553 in High-A last year. This year, he has similar numbers, at .289/.347/.553…but that’s just against lefties. Against…Read More

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Padres Continue to Narrow Roster

The Padres made five additional roster cuts today, but unlike the last set of cuts, the five players…Read More

San Diego Padres Top 10 Prospects–A Quick List

Here’s my top 10 prospects for the Padres going into 2010: 1.) Jaff Decker, LF–Decker absolutely…Read More