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Friar Minors – Rizzo now up to 16 RBI
Triple-A: Tucson Padres 8 – Salt Lake Bees 5 1B Anthony Rizzo is now up to 16 RBI in his first 9 games of the season after driving in 3 today with his 2-for-4 effort. CF Cedric Hunter went 3-for-5…Read More
I’m over Charlie Sheen, but I want the bobble head
If you remember earlier, the Padres minor league affiliate team is expected to host a Charlie Sheen themed event on the 5th of May, calling it Sheen-co de Mayo. One of the promotion ideas was to have…Read More
Friar Farm Team to Host ‘Charlie Sheen-co de Mayo’ Event
On May 5th, the San Diego Padres Minor League team, Lake Elsinore Storm, will be hosting a Charlie Sheen night. As with any rehab assignment, we’re here to help Charlie embrace that ‘winning’ feeling.…Read More
The San Diego Padres Top 100 Prospects: #93–Yefri Carvajal, RHP/OF
Name: Yefri Carvajal Position: Outfielder (undergoing possible conversion to right-handed reliever) DOB: 1/22/89 2010 Level(s): Lake Elsinore (High-A), San Antonio (AA) Read | Share
The San Diego Padres Top 100 Prospects: #94–Nick Schumacher, RHP
Name: Nick Schumacher Position: Pitcher (RH Reliever) DOB: 7/24/85 2010 Level(s): Fort Wayne (Low-A), Lake Elsinore (High-A) Read | Share
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A Quick Rundown of Weekend Padres Moves
The Padres made a few rather trivial moves over the weekend. They don’t deserve their own post,…Read More
Mark Hardy Becomes First Padres 2010 Draftee to Reach Lake Elsinore
If you thought 43rd-round pick Mark Hardy would be the first player of the 2010 Padres draft class to…Read More
Cody Decker Bashes 20th Homer
Lake Elsinore first baseman Cody Decker launched his 20th home run of the 2010 season yesterday. Why…Read More
Hayden Beard, Gary Poynter Promoted to Lake Elsinore
Relief pitchers Hayden Beard and Gary Poynter have been promoted (from Fort Wayne and the AZL Padres,…Read More
Jaff Decker is Fine
Padres top prospect Jaff Decker’s .224/.298/.403 line may set off some alarm bells, particularly…Read More
Oramas Throws Two More Perfect Innings, Moves to 4th in MiLB ERA
If you’re wondering what’s been going on with my favorite sleeper prospect, Lake Elsinore lefty Juan Oramas, lately, I haven’t discussed him much because the Padres are limiting his innings.…Read More
Minor League Error Totals: Not Too Big a Deal
I was at a Double-A game between the Red Sox and Twins affiliates a few nights ago, and one thing that really stuck out to me was the poor defense. The two teams combined to make six errors, and there…Read More
Cole Figueroa’s Stellar Approach
When a player doesn’t have too much power, you want to see two things out of him offensively: 1.) He gets on base a lot. 2.) He puts the ball in play a lot, to maximize his chances of getting hits. Therefore,…Read More
Blake Tekotte, Yefri Carvajal Switch Teams
The Padres have been busy lately promoting some of their top minor league hitters. First there was Drew Cumberland moving to San Antonio, then Cedric Hunter going up to Portland, and now Blake Tekotte…Read More
Gyorko, Pelzer and Tekotte Profiled in 6/24 TWiP
I wrote up Eugene third baseman Jedd Gyorko, Lake Elsinore outfielder Blake Tekotte, and San Antonio righthander Wynn Pelzer in this week’s edition of This Week in Prospects over at the fantastic…Read More
Brach Nails Down the Save in Carolina/California League Showdown
Every year, during their All-Star breaks, the Carolina and California Leagues meet for an All-Star showdown game rather than playing contests within their respective leagues. Just like Padres farmhands…Read More
Fixing the Organization’s Starting Pitching
The Triple-A Portland Beavers are so desperate for a fifth starter that they’ve done things like start Scott Munter, call up Double-A also-ran Nate Culp, and even yank Anthony Bass from High-A for…Read More
Jaff Decker Slowly Coming Around
Jaff Decker missed most of spring training, all of April, and a good part of May with a hamstring issue, so it shouldn’t have been surprising that he was pretty rusty when he finally made it to Lake…Read More
Yefri Carvajal Emphatically Busts His Slump
Few Padres farmhands have had worse years than outfielder Yefri Carvajal. Entering today’s game, the Lake Elsinore outfielder was just 11-for-85–that’s a sub-Kyle Blanks average. Carvajal…Read More
How Serious Are Jaff Decker’s Struggles?
Padres top prospect Jaff Decker has had a rough go of it this year. He dealt with an injury throughout most of spring training, and didn’t debut until mid-May. The stocky 20-year-old outfielder seemed…Read More
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