Around the Mission: 4/28 Padres Links
by jbox on Apr 28, 2011 8:49 AM PDT
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Bad Hawpe Grounder Contributes to Padres’ 7-0 Loss
"I only gave up one earned run, and I didn’t give up a homer today," said the Padres’ young ace, searching for the positives after suffering his ninth consecutive loss, an error-aided five inning performance in San Diego’s 7-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves, "I did my job for the most part…just have to keep going." -
insidethepadres: Less from Latos
"What did make him so dominant in the past against us was the fact that he could go out there and dot 95 miles per hour on either side of the plate, and you had to respect it. And that made his offspeed stuff that much more effective. He's got plus offspeed stuff, but if you're going up there, seeing five or six pitches, and you know you're going to see three or four breaking balls, guys are going to start sitting on it." -
PADRES: Hawpe's struggles move to the field
"I make that play more times than not," Hawpe said of a play Braves players thought should have been scored a hit. "It's not a ball you see too often (right-handed hitter spiking a ball down the first-base line), but I should have made the play. No excuses." - Building Self-Esteem through Steadfast Denial | Ducksnorts
The Padres have been shut out seven times in their first 25 games of 2011. This exceeds their total for the entire seasons of 1990 (six), 1995 (six), and 2004 (three). It also, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, marks a new MLB record for times being shut out in April. - Another loss gives Padres worst record in majors - SignOnSanDiego.com
"I didn’t make the play," said Hawpe, who was sarcastically cheered later in the game for making routine plays.
"He couldn't string pitches together. We have seen that this year," Black said of Latos. "There's inconsistency from hitter to hitter. Some good hitters got him. And when you make mistakes to those guys, they can capitalize."
Padres reliever Joe Thatcher slated for exploratory surgery on left shoulder | padres.com: News
"If it's just a cleanup, shaving of the labrum, then I could be back by August," Thatcher said after the Padres lost to the Braves, 7-0. "If it's a repair, then we're looking at nine to 12 months."
PADRES NOTES: Thatcher faces an early end to season
"It all depends on what the doctors see," Thatcher said. "They're going to look at the labrum. If it's a simple cleanup procedure, I'll be out three months, and hopefully be back pitching in August.
DUGOUT: Rizzo won't be in Tucson much longer - Green Valley News & Sun: Sports
Come June, Rizzo will certainly be a mainstay in San Diego's batting order, and Tucson fans won't have the chance to see the future MVP candidate in their back yards.
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what about dental surgery
when they use laughing gas. just try to be serious.
by iheartyourfart on Apr 28, 2011 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions
thatcher could have helped
luebke and leblanc don’t really pitch like lefty specialists and neshek and gregerson are both pretty susceptible to lefties.
Neshek is in the minors
Scribner is supposed to be as good against lefties as righties. Frieri is good against lefties. Adams is amazing against lefties.
The National League West title was all but a lock,
Then they lost 10 in a row, ‘twas like a punch in the jock!
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Gregerson has essentially zero split as well.
xFIP against RHB: 2.89
xFIP against LHB: 2.89
He’s an equal opportunity strikeout machine.
by Zach (maestro876) on Apr 28, 2011 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
i give in
i always figured luke wouldn’t be as hot against lefties since he’s a slider-machine. his BAA is somewhat higher vs. lefties, but still studly.
i wonder why they sent neshek down? he’s pitched reasonably well, but he’s still got options so i’m assuming they’re trying to work on him getting his velocity back up.
by iheartyourfart on Apr 28, 2011 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
padres
bullpen is not a problem
"There is a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot."
---Steven Wright
by Hormel on Apr 28, 2011 10:08 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I PROPOSE having only 3 starters
and the rest of the pitching staff be relievers… We would pitch the starters every other day… And in between would have our relievers throw ~3 innings…
heck.. given how bad our hitters have been, let’s cash out one or two of the bench players for another reliever and we can have 3 starters (throwing over the course of 6 days) plus a bunch of relievers.
heck.. given how bad our hitters have been, let’s cash out one or two of the bench players for another reliever and we can have 3 starters (throwing over the course of 6 days) plus a bunch of relievers.I think Adams/Bell/Gregerson/Frieri/Luebke/Qualls, etc… could go 2 innings every other day, and with a couple of other relievers in the bullpen, we could do it.
:)
if only the relievers
could hit
"There is a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot."
---Steven Wright
Uhh... you've seen our position players *attempt* to hit, right?
I don’t think having relievers standing up there batting will hurt us that much.
by Zen Blade on Apr 28, 2011 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I've been pleasantly surprised this season
With Latos’ demeanor after games. I always expect him to be punching himself in the head with frustration, but he seems to understand that these things happen and luck will come around.
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2011 Padres Record-When-I'm-There: 2-5
It’s good to see he’s not taking Fuckitol, too.
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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
"I only gave up one earned run..."
Does that sound like a little detachment from the team’s fortunes,
or maybe a diplomatic comment on the non-productive first baseman?
Maybe I’m reading too much into it. Pitchers have to comment on personal performance after a game.
by wegotballsley on Apr 29, 2011 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions
boredom average
1.000
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by Hormel on Apr 28, 2011 10:10 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
.100
FTFY
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2011 Padres Record-When-I'm-There: 2-5
by John Gennaro on Apr 28, 2011 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
So who is the #1 choice in the 2012 draft?
Denorfia sucks.
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by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Apr 28, 2011 11:42 AM PDT reply actions
Barrett Barnes?
Mat Latos is the real deal...Go Lakers, Pads, and Bolts
by mrbarneydangles on Apr 28, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Matt Bush, Jr.
The National League West title was all but a lock,
Then they lost 10 in a row, ‘twas like a punch in the jock!
Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't
In re DUGOUT
I don’t think Jedi wants to see Rizzo get “Belt”-ed with too early of a call-up.
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Yea
Plus facing Roy Halladay is Petco is a little different then facing a Josh Geeresque pitcher in the PCL league.
I’m excited about Rizzo but I’m not annointing him the new savior, I’ve learned my lesson with Blanks.
Mat Latos is the real deal...Go Lakers, Pads, and Bolts
by mrbarneydangles on Apr 28, 2011 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
think adam laroche
and you won’t be disappointed when he’s not adrian gonzalez. i’m not saying he doesn’t have the upside, but if he’s a late-season call-up i wouldn’t expect him to produce a better line than blanks in 09.
by iheartyourfart on Apr 28, 2011 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, Blanks projected to show more power than Rizzo
same here
odds are at least one of the two will be an above-average major leaguer. i’d say its 50/50 that they both become productive hitters… i doubt they will both do it as padres, since one them reaching the majors and mashing virtually guarantees that the other will be traded.
by iheartyourfart on Apr 28, 2011 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
It all depends on the plans for Ludwick
If Blanks can hit and handle LF as well as Ryan, he’s likely going to be the cheaper option.
The trouble with Kyle is that he projects as a big-time power guy and he has yet to show it in the Padres system. Will it happen? Maybe. If Jedi trades him and he fizzles, then good show. If Jedi trades him and he finally gets that power swing, then he looks like a huge chump.
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blanks ain't a left fielder
it was cute, and he didn’t play that poorly out there, but there’s no way he has a long, productive career in the outfield at his size. also, that solves the 1B conundrum, but it would potentially block an even better hitting prospect in Jaff Decker. there probably will be a window of time where he will get some more shots at LF, but i think it’ll be just so the pads can have time to evaluate him and rizzo at the same time. that’s how i see it at least. that said, there is a degree of pointlessness speculating about this stuff since both are in the minors for the foreseeable future.
we won’t know anything until blanks gets to the bigs (i’m thinking mid/late may) and gets a good number of ABs. I think the team wants to know where they stand with blanks as a hitter by august so they can decide whether they should figure rizzo into the future.
by iheartyourfart on Apr 28, 2011 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not bullish on Blanks
I think he projects as an American league DH… I want a good first baseman. We’ve seen what a bad one or two can do.
If we are going to build a defensive team, I think Blanks does not have much of a future… not sure about Decker.
decker is actually an OK defender
especially since losing some weight this offseason. he’s always been a good athlete for this size, and his body type is more jeromy burnitz than frank thomas (a la blanks). i think defensively he’ll probably be a wash with ludwick… either one of the league’s best bad outfielders, or one of the worst good ones.
by iheartyourfart on Apr 28, 2011 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Blanks is a good first baseman
He might not be a good LF, but he is supposedly a plus defender at 1B.
I think he is wasted as a DH. If he is traded it should be to someone as a first baseman.
by Antonio Olivares on Apr 28, 2011 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions
will he still be arb-eligible?
i’m pretty sure hoyer would want the picks, and i’m pretty sure ludwick would decline arbitration
by iheartyourfart on Apr 28, 2011 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he will be
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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
He is not arb eligible (by the common usage of the phrase)
However, like any pending free agent, they can offer him arbitration. Most likely the Padres would not offer him that for fear that he’d accept.
The National League West title was all but a lock,
Then they lost 10 in a row, ‘twas like a punch in the jock!
Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't
Okay, that's where I got confused.
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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
There's a good chance
there won’t be comp picks anymore anyway.
by Zach (maestro876) on Apr 28, 2011 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
RIZZO
not in minors for long. OK WITH ME
THANK YOU BRADLEY H.
Pardon me, While I burst, Into flames!
Decent outing by Will Inman tonight for the TuPads:
6 IP, 2 R (all earned), 2 H, 2 BB, 8 Ks.
Poor guy didn’t get the win because the potent pair of Perdomo and Neshek blew the save (Luis got the hold, but left a ton of batters on whom Pat quickly ushered home to collect their $200). Munter got the sloppy win, giving up 3 ER in 1 IP in the 10th, only because Colorado Springs’ pitcher Johnston was worse, giving up 4 ER in 0.1 IP.
I keep hoping that Inman will eventually put it together, seeing as he was supposed to be the big piece in the Scott Linebrink trade.
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