Trevor Hoffman: Hall of Fame-Bound or Likely Snub?
*Originally written in early 2016. Updated comments at the end of the post. As the…
Patrick Brewer
Editorial and Prospect Writer for East Village Times. Twenty-five years young, Patrick has lived in San Diego for his entire life and has been a Padres fan nearly as long. Patrick lives for baseball and is always looking to learn new things about the game he loves through advanced stats.
San Diego Padres Have Rule 5 Draft Question Marks
It’s been just under three weeks since the Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers…
San Diego Padres Organizational Review: An Introduction
Halloween has come and gone, the Houston Astros are World Series Champions, and all is…
PNO (Positives, Negatives, Outlook): Franchy Cordero
Going into 2017, there were a lot of significant question marks about the Padres’ Opening…
A Deeper Look at wOBA, wRC+, and Much More
Credit: MLB Sabermetrics In such divided times, there is still one thing we can all…
San Diego Padres All Minor League Team: Pitchers
MacKenzie Gore- LHP, Rookie League, AZL Padres Seven games started, 21.1 innings, 40.5%-8.3% K/BB rate,…
San Diego Padres All-Minor League Team: Position Players
Austin Allen– C, High-A, Lake Elsinore Storm 121 games, 516 plate appearances, .283/.353/.497, 127 wRC+…
PNO (Positives, Negatives, Outlook) Matt Strahm
With the postseason well underway and the Padres season more than a week in the…
Down on the Farm: 2017 Recap- El Paso Chihuahuas
Player of the Year Franchy Cordero– OF, Triple-A, El Paso Chihuahuas 127-390, .326/.369/.603, 21 2B,…
Down on the Farm: 2017 Recap- Low-A Fort Wayne TinCaps
Three Takeaways 1. Fernando Tatis Jr. is One of the Best Prospects in Baseball If…
Down on the Farm: 2017 Recap- Arizona Rookie League Padres
Three Takeaways 1. Rookie League is Flush with International Talent If there was one thing…
Down on the Farm: September 7- All Three Padres’ Affiliates Win
El Paso Chihuahuas- Won 7-2 (2-0) It was a quiet first three innings in El…
Down on the Farm: September 4- The Final Day of the Regular Season
Franchy Cordero– OF, Triple-A, El Paso Chihuahuas 2-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R In…
Down on the Farm: August Review- Tremendous Growth Within the System
Rafael Ortega– OF, Triple-A, El Paso Chihuahuas 33-89, .371/.456/.528, 9 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR,…
Arizona Fall League Rosters Set; Seven Padres’ Prospects Included
With less than a week remaining in the minor league season, the minor league…
Tri-City Dust Devils Riding Pitching to Playoffs
It has definitely been a fun season to be a fan of the San Diego…
Down on the Farm: Weekly Review- August 21-27
Hunter Renfroe– RF, Triple-A, El Paso Chihuahuas 11-20, 5 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 8…
Down on the Farm: August 23- Lucchesi and Lawson Dazzle
Franmil Reyes– RF, Double-A, San Antonio Missions 2-4, 1 HR, 4 RBI For those who…
The Padres’ Tank is Far From Done
With just over a month left in the 2017 season, the San Diego Padres now…
Down on the Farm: August 22- A Quiet Night on the Farm
Travis Jankowski– OF, Triple-A, El Paso Chihuahuas 0-5, 4 K At this current juncture, it…
Down on the Farm: Weekly Review August 14-20- Urias, Avila, Ruiz & Potts
Franchy Cordero– OF, Triple-A, El Paso Chihuahuas 9-24, 3 2B, 1 3B, 2 R, 4…
The Demotion of Hunter Renfroe Was the Right Move
After a fairly quiet few weeks in terms of notable roster moves, the Padres made…
Down on the Farm: August 18- Morejon, Quantrill & Lauer All Pitch
Cal Quantrill– RHP, Double-A, San Antonio Missions 3.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R (3 ER),…
Down on the Farm: August 16- Tirso Ornelas’ Big Night
Kyle Lloyd– RHP, Triple-A, El Paso Chihuahuas 6.2 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 1 BB,…
Down on the Farm Weekly Review: August 7-13- Tatis, Lauer & Ruiz Developing
Franchy Cordero– CF, Triple-A, El Paso Chihuahuas 11-30, 1 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR,…
Down on the Farm: August 12- Enyel De Los Santos Dominates/Tatis Hits #21
El Paso Chihuahuas (58-62) Won 4-3 Right-hander and newest Chihuahua, Jordan Lyles, took the ball for…
Down on the Farm: August 10: Reggie Lawson Bounces Back
Josh Naylor– 1B, Double-A, San Antonio Missions 3-5, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 1 R In…
Down on the Farm: August 9- Cal Quantrill Adjusting to Double-A
Dillon Overton– LHP, Triple-A, El Paso Chihuahuas 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB,…
Jose Pirela Playing Himself Into Padres’ Plans
On the eve of the 2017 season, it was pretty clear where the Padres stood…
Down on the Farm: Weekly Review July 31-August 6- Baez, Potts, Ruiz & Gore
Franchy Cordero– OF, Triple-A, El Paso Chihuahuas 5-17, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 2…
Down on the Farm: August 4- Mason House’s Big Night
El Paso Chihuahuas (53-58) Lost 6-5 It was another rough night on the mound for…
Down on the Farm: August 2- Austin Allen Continues Hot Streak
San Antonio Missions (64-45) Rained Out The San Antonio Missions were rained out against Corpus…
Down on the Farm: July’s Top Performers- Urias, Allen & Baez Oh My!
Franchy Cordero– CF, Triple-A, El Paso Chihuahuas .337/.371/.696, 5 2B, 5 3B, 6 HR, 21…