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The San Diego Padres Top 100 Prospects: #100–Chris Stewart, C

Name: Chris Stewart Position: Catcher DOB: 2/19/82 2010 Level(s): Portland (AAA) Read | Share

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, so I’ll just run them down here: Righty Erik Davis was demoted from Portland to Lake Elsinore…Read More

Portland Pounds Out 21 Runs on 32 (!) Hits

The Padres’ AAA Portland affiliate is the worst team in the 16-team Pacific Coast League, at 39-62. You wouldn’t know it from their game against 48-54 Las Vegas Sunday night, as they absolutely…Read More

Nick Green? Why?

The Padres have signed journeyman infielder Nick Green to a minor league deal. He will report to Triple-A Portland. This is the second head-scratching acquisition the Padres have made this week, the first…Read More

Erik Davis Promoted to Triple-A

Lake Elsinore righthander Erik Davis has been promoted to Triple-A, where he’ll be the latest in a long line of players who have attempted to solidify the back of the Portland rotation. The Beavers…Read More

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Padres Sign Free Agent OF Wily Mo Pena

WILY MO! The man with one of the most hilarious names in baseball has signed with the Padres on a minor…Read More

Garrison Hits the DL

The injury-riddled career of Steve Garrison has seemingly hit another snag, as he’s been placed…Read More

Anthony Contreras Demoted Despite Solid Numbers

Infielder Anthony Contreras has been demoted from Triple-A Portland to Double-A San Antonio with right-handed…Read More

Luebke Promoted to Portland, Has Solid First Start

Righthander Cesar Carrillo has been placed on the minor league disabled list, so the Padres called up…Read More

Latos to the DL, Frieri Up From Portland

Mat Latos has been placed on the 15-day DL with an oblique injury said to have resulted from holding…Read More

Will Venable Hits the DL, Aaron Cunningham Back Up From Portland

Well, that didn’t last long. A day after Matt Stairs’ activation sent Aaron Cunningham from…Read More

Frieri is Padres’ Lone Rep in AAA All-Star Game

Reliever Ernesto Frieri, the Portland Beavers’ closer, is the Padres’ only representative…Read More

Mitch Canham Demoted Back to San Antonio

As a side-effect of Matt Stairs’ activation bumping Aaron Cunningham to Triple-A, utility player…Read More

Matt Stairs Activated, Aaron Cunningham Demoted

In a head-scratching move, the Padres have activated reserve outfielder Matt Stairs from the disabled…Read More

The Bizarreness of Mitch Canham and Brad Chalk’s Seasons

Statline 1: .212/.295/.303 Statline 2: .320/.370/.400 Statline 3: .179/.256/.239 Statline 4:  .313/.375/.388 Notice…Read More

Cedric Hunter: Luis Durango 2.0

It’s pretty clear to me that Luis Durango isn’t going to be a suitable starter in the majors. He’s…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…Read More

Padres Acquire Kyle Phillips From Blue Jays for PTNBL

The Padres have acquired 26-year-old Kyle Phillips from the Blue Jays for a player to be named later. Phillips…Read More

Cedric Hunter, Brad Chalk Switch Teams

The Padres promoted hot-hitting outfielder Cedric Hunter from Double-A San Antonio to Triple-A Portland…Read More

Will Inman Hits the Triple-A DL

Just as the Portland rotation finally seemed straightened out, Will Inman, who has been the best starter…Read More