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Padres’ Minor Leaguers Set To Report To Spring Training

Robert Moreno — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:02:20 +0000

Padres’ Minor Leaguers broke camp today, with Minor League pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training on March 1. Position players report March 8.

With the Minor Leaguers reporting to Spring Training, the Padres will have every healthy player in the organization at Peoria.

ESPN’s Keith Law praised the Padres’ farm system and ranked it at as the sixth best in baseball.

Here is the rest of the Minor League Spring Training Schedule:

First full-squad workout is March 10

March 14 will be the first Minor League Spring Training game.

The last Minor League Spring Training Game is March 30.

Spring Training comes to an official close on March 31.

According to Springtrainingonline.com, the minor-league teams affiliated with the San Diego Padres play their home games at the Peoria Stadium training complex. Not all four teams play their games at the same location: if AAA and AA teams are at home, then the A teams are on the road; if AAA and AA teams are on the road, then the A teams are at home.

The Padres’ Minor League affiliates that will be reporting to the Peoria Sports Complex are:

Portland Beavers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League)
San Antonio Missions (Class AA; Texas League)
Lake Elsinore Storm (Class A; California League)
Fort Wayne Tincaps (Class A; Midwest League)

Let us know in the comment box below if you will be attending Minor Spring Training to watch some of the organization’s best prospects.

San Antonio Missions Release 2013 Schedule

Robert Moreno — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:07:58 +0000

Courtesy: San Antonio Missions

In September the Padres released their 2013 schedule, and now it is the San Antonio Missions (the Padres Double-A affiliate), turn to unveil theirs. Now go mark your calendars!

Here is the Missions’ 2013 schedule:

Date Opponent Time

Thursday, April 4 TULSA 7:05 pm

Friday, April 5 TULSA 7:05 pm

Saturday, April 6 TULSA 7:05 pm

Sunday, April 7 SPRINGFIELD 2:05 pm

Monday, April 8 SPRINGFIELD 7:05 pm

Tuesday, April 9 SPRINGFIELD 7:05 pm

Wednesday, April 10 Off-Day (1)

Thursday, April 11 @ Tulsa TBA

Friday, April 12 @ Tulsa TBA

Saturday, April 13 @ Tulsa TBA

Sunday, April 14 @ Springfield TBA

Monday, April 15 @ Springfield TBA

Tuesday, April 16 @ Springfield TBA

Wednesday, April 17 Off-Day (2)

Thursday, April 18 MIDLAND 7:05 pm

Friday, April 19 MIDLAND 7:05 pm

Saturday, April 20 MIDLAND 7:05 pm

Sunday, April 21 MIDLAND 2:05 pm

Monday, April 22 FRISCO 7:05 pm

Tuesday, April 23 FRISCO 7:05 pm

Wednesday, April 24 FRISCO 7:05 pm

Thursday, April 25 FRISCO 7:05 pm

Friday, April 26 @ Midland TBA

Saturday, April 27 @ Midland TBA

Sunday, April 28 @ Midland TBA

Monday, April 29 @ Midland TBA

Tuesday, April 30 @ Frisco TBA

Wednesday, May 1 @ Frisco TBA

Thursday, May 2 @ Frisco TBA

Friday, May 3 @ Frisco TBA

Saturday, May 4 CORPUS CHRISTI 7:05 pm

Sunday, May 5 CORPUS CHRISTI 2:05 pm

Monday, May 6 CORPUS CHRISTI 11:05 am

Tuesday, May 7 CORPUS CHRISTI 7:05 pm

Wednesday, May 8 Off-Day (3)

Thursday, May 9 MIDLAND 7:05 pm

Friday, May 10 MIDLAND 7:05 pm

Saturday, May 11 MIDLAND 7:05 pm

Sunday, May 12 MIDLAND (Mother’s Day) 2:05 pm

Monday, May 13 @ Corpus Christi TBA

Tuesday, May 14 @ Corpus Christi TBA

Wednesday, May 15 @ Corpus Christi TBA

Thursday, May 16 @ Corpus Christi TBA

Friday, May 17 @ Frisco TBA

Saturday, May 18 @ Frisco TBA

Sunday, May 19 @ Frisco TBA

Monday, May 20 @ Frisco TBA

Tuesday, May 21 Off-Day (4)

Wednesday, May 22 ARKANSAS 7:05 pm

Thursday, May 23 ARKANSAS 7:05 pm

Friday, May 24 ARKANSAS 7:05 pm

Saturday, May 25 NW ARKANSAS 7:05 pm

Sunday, May 26 NW ARKANSAS 2:05 pm

Monday, May 27 NW ARKANSAS (Memorial Day) 2:05 pm

Tuesday, May 28 @ Arkansas TBA

Wednesday, May 29 @ Arkansas TBA

Thursday, May 30 @ Arkansas TBA

Friday, May 31 @ NW Arkansas TBA

Saturday, June 1 @ NW Arkansas TBA

Sunday, June 2 @ NW Arkansas TBA

Monday, June 3 Off-Day (5)

Tuesday, June 4 FRISCO 7:05 pm

Wednesday, June 5 FRISCO 7:05 pm

Thursday, June 6 FRISCO 7:05 pm

Friday, June 7 FRISCO 7:05 pm

Saturday, June 8 CORPUS CHRISTI 7:05 pm

Sunday, June 9 CORPUS CHRISTI 6:05 pm

Monday, June 10 CORPUS CHRISTI 7:05 pm

Tuesday, June 11 CORPUS CHRISTI 7:05 pm

Wednesday, June 12 @ Midland TBA

Thursday, June 13 @ Midland TBA

Friday, June 14 @ Midland TBA

Saturday, June 15 @ Midland TBA

Sunday, June 16 @ Corpus Christi (Father’s Day) TBA

Monday, June 17 @ Corpus Christi (End of First-Half) TBA

Tuesday, June 18 @ Corpus Christi TBA

Wednesday, June 19 @ Corpus Christi TBA

Thursday, June 20 @ Midland TBA

Friday, June 21 @ Midland TBA

Saturday, June 22 @ Midland TBA

Sunday, June 23 @ Midland TBA

Monday, June 24 Off-Day (6)

Tuesday, June 25 All-Star Game @ NW Arkansas TBA

Wednesday, June 26 TULSA 7:05 pm

Thursday, June 27 TULSA 7:05 pm

Friday, June 28 TULSA 7:05 pm

Saturday, June 29 SPRINGFIELD 7:05 pm

Sunday, June 30 SPRINGFIELD 6:05 pm

Monday, July 1 SPRINGFIELD 11:05 am

Tuesday, July 2 Off-Day (7)

Wednesday, July 3 @ Tulsa TBA

Thursday, July 4 @ Tulsa TBA

Friday, July 5 @ Tulsa TBA

Saturday, July 6 @ Springfield TBA

Sunday, July 7 @ Springfield TBA

Monday, July 8 @ Springfield TBA

Tuesday, July 9 Off-Day (8)

Wednesday, July 10 MIDLAND 7:05 pm

Thursday, July 11 MIDLAND 7:05 pm

Friday, July 12 MIDLAND 7:05 pm

Saturday, July 13 MIDLAND 7:05 pm

Sunday, July 14 @ Frisco TBA

Monday, July 15 @ Frisco TBA

Tuesday, July 16 @ Frisco TBA

Wednesday, July 17 @ Frisco TBA

Thursday, July 18 MIDLAND 7:05 pm

Friday, July 19 MIDLAND 7:05 pm

Saturday, July 20 MIDLAND 7:05 pm

Sunday, July 21 MIDLAND 6:05 pm

Monday, July 22 @ Corpus Christi TBA

Tuesday, July 23 @ Corpus Christi TBA

Wednesday, July 24 @ Corpus Christi TBA

Thursday, July 25 FRISCO 7:05 pm

Friday, July 26 FRISCO 7:05 pm

Saturday, July 27 FRISCO 7:05 pm

Sunday, July 28 FRISCO 6:05 pm

Monday, July 29 CORPUS CHRISTI 7:05 pm

Tuesday, July 30 CORPUS CHRISTI 7:05 pm

Wednesday, July 31 CORPUS CHRISTI 7:05 pm

Thursday, August 1 @ Frisco TBA

Friday, August 2 @ Frisco TBA

Saturday, August 3 @ Frisco TBA

Sunday, August 4 @ Frisco TBA

Monday, August 5 Off-Day (9)

Tuesday, August 6 ARKANSAS 7:05 pm

Wednesday, August 7 ARKANSAS 7:05 pm

Thursday, August 8 ARKANSAS 7:05 pm

Friday, August 9 NW ARKANSAS 7:05 pm

Saturday, August 10 NW ARKANSAS 7:05 pm

Sunday, August 11 NW ARKANSAS 6:05 pm

Monday, August 12 Off-Day (10)

Tuesday, August 13 @ Arkansas TBA

Wednesday, August 14 @ Arkansas TBA

Thursday, August 15 @ Arkansas TBA

Friday, August 16 @ NW Arkansas TBA

Saturday, August 17 @ NW Arkansas TBA

Sunday, August 18 @ NW Arkansas TBA

Monday, August 19 Off-Day (11)

Tuesday, August 20 FRISCO 7:05 pm

Wednesday, August 21 FRISCO 7:05 pm

Thursday, August 22 FRISCO 7:05 pm

Friday, August 23 FRISCO 7:05 pm

Saturday, August 24 CORPUS CHRISTI 7:05 pm

Sunday, August 25 CORPUS CHRISTI 6:05 pm

Monday, August 26 CORPUS CHRISTI 7:05 pm

Tuesday, August 27 @ Midland TBA

Wednesday, August 28 @ Midland TBA

Thursday, August 29 @ Midland TBA

Friday, August 30 @ Midland TBA

Saturday, August 31 @ Corpus Christi TBA

Sunday, September 1 @ Corpus Christi TBA

Monday, September 2 @ Corpus Christi (Labor Day) TBA

Robbie Erlin, His Road to Recovery, and the Padres

Dominic Di Tolla — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:00:57 +0000

Unless you were asleep for most of the 2012 season, it was pretty evident that the Padres had their fair share of issues with their starting rotation. For any team to use 10 different starting pitchers during a year is a downright difficult task. Last season though, the Padres used 15 different starting pitchers, and the unit struggled with injuries and inconsistent play from start to finish.

If healthy, Erlin could shine in Triple-A this season. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-US PRESSWIRE

Over the last month or so on this site, many of our members have discussed how starting pitching will likely be a definite need to fill during the offseason. A week ago, I discussed some of the players that the Padres could turn to internally to fill their voids in the starting rotation. Although I had already alluded to four potential candidates which might crack the 2013′s “Starting Five,” I failed to mention one intriguing and wild-card prospect currently on the mend: Robbie Erlin.

When Erlin came over in the “Adams to Texas” trade last summer, he appeared ready to make the leap to Triple-A ball last season and hopefully to the big leagues with the Padres at some point this year. Between Single-A Myrtle Beach, and Double-A Frisco and San Antonio, Erlin put up a 9-4 record in 25 Starts to go along with 154 Strikeouts in 147.1 Innings Pitched. Unfortunately for the Left-Hander, injuries took their toll on him during 2012, and he was only able to start 14 games due to oblique and elbow ailments.

Thankfully, Erlin has rebounded in the Arizona Fall League (4 Starts, 0-1 Record, 4.22 ERA, 10.2 Innings Pitched) since his injury and seems to be getting back into pitching shape. And according to Corey Brock of the Padres’ team website, Erlin has his new sped up delivery to thank for part of his recent success and his return to competition. While the 22 year-old will likely begin the season in either San Antonio or Tucson, I am sure that the Padres’ brass and Coaching Staff will be monitoring his progress back from his elbow injury closely. The Friars could potentially have one to two spots in the starting rotation up for grabs this upcoming year, and if they are unable/unwilling to explore the Free Agent/Trade Market for help, the club will look internally for answers.

I am sure that San Diego will give first crack at the open rotation spots to players which have made their big league debuts already, or have pitched a significant amount of time at the big league level. Yet if injuries strike again and Erlin can prove himself at the Triple-A level with Tucson, it would not shock me at all if he is called upon to make a spot start or two late in the season when the rosters expand or if the Padres are out of contention.

Whether or not Erlin will actually make his big league debut this year or at some point in 2014 is still up for debate. The important thing to keep in mind however is Erlin’s overall health moving forward, and the hope that he can develop into valuable piece of San Diego’s starting rotation by the middle of this decade. I know that I will be intrigued to watch his progress this year. And who knows? If injuries unfortunately strike the starting staff again, we could see Erlin sooner as opposed to later wearing a Padres uniform.

Stats Courtesy of: Baseball Reference