The Padres have been recognized for having an excellent bullpen in the Major League Baseball world. After a week in which the bullpen posted a 1.55 ERA with 35 strikeouts to just nine walks in 29 innings, Major League Baseball declared the Padres as the Bullpen of the Week for their efforts this past week. Might I add that the MLB Twitter account selected two quality pictures with quality uniforms?…
Series Preview: Padres Look to Stay Hot Against the Dodgers
Petco Park, San Diego, CA 4/16-4/18 After losing the first game of their last series to the San Francisco Giants, the San Diego Padres came back strong to take three of the four games at Petco Park. Now, they’ll try to keep their positive momentum going against the Los Angeles Dodgers, a team who is currently scuffling and looking up at the Padres in the NL West Standings. Game 1…
Down on the Farm: Weekly Review – April 9-15
*Stats used are for season to date* El Paso Chihuahuas (4-3 on week) 7-4 on season Javy Guerra – SS, Triple-A, El Paso Chihuahuas 12-36, 2 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 29 TB, 13.5% BB rate, 40.5% K rate, .333/.415/.806, 200 wRC+ Luis Urias – 2B, Triple-A, El Paso Chihuahuas 10-35, 1 2B, 1 HR, 14 TB, 14.3% BB rate, 19% K rate, .286/.405/.400, 119 wRC+ Eric Lauer – LHP,…
Framing the Friars: Rookies Shine as Padres Take Series From Giants
San Diego, California Military Opening Day at PETCO Park was a rousing success, as the Padres’ offense exploded for a season-high 10 runs en route to a series win against the San Francisco Giants. The Giants scored first, putting up their one and only run in the top of the second inning against rookie starter Joey Lucchesi. Former Padre catcher Nick Hundley led off the inning with a single and…
Bolaños Improves but Still Suffers Loss for Storm
Lake Elsinore, California Ronald Bolanos is a name that gets lost in the mix when it comes to Padres’ prospects. The big right-hander signed for $2.25 million in the summer of 2016 and was a highly touted pitcher out of Cuba. He has a good three-pitch mix (fastball, curveball, slider) that can make hitters look foolish at times while touching 95 MPH, but the problem for him has been keeping…
Where the Padres Top 30 Prospects Are Starting, and Goals For Each
The Minor League Baseball season has begun and it is looking like, at least for another year, that is where Padres fans will find the most enjoyment. The Padres have not gotten off to a hot start, but they have an embarrassment of riches sprinkled all over their farm system. The most fun part of this, perhaps, is that no one team is hoarding all of the top prospects. There…
Happy Jackie Robinson Day
The San Diego Padres, like every other major league baseball team, retired the number 42. No other major league player in the history of the game may wear that number again. In 1997, on the 5oth anniversary of breaking the baseball color barrier, MLB decided to honor Jackie Robinson by retiring his number on every single team. Only major leaguers who currently wore the number could retain it. New York…
The Lake Elsinore Storm Defeat Lancaster Jethawks 9-1 in Wild Game
Lake Elsinore, California After taking a loss last night, the Lake Elsinore Storm rebounded nicely in front of 5,234 fans at The Diamond against the Lancaster Jethawks with a winning score of 9-1. Pedro Avila went seven strong innings while Edward Olivares and Eguy Rosario had four and three hits respectively. Lake Elsinore’s offense was on fire, managing 19 hits in total while holding Lancaster to only one run on…
Framing the Friars: Clutch Renfroe Powers Padres to Win
San Diego, California Hunter Renfroe did a little bit of everything in the San Diego Padres’ win over the San Francisco Giants on April 14. With the bat, Renfroe drove in three RBI, including a go-ahead, two-run home run in the seventh inning. Defensively, he showed off his arm strength, throwing out a base runner at the plate in the top-half of the seventh. Renfroe got the scoring started in…
Military Appreciation Sunday & The Padres Legendary “Camo’s”
It is another bright, cloudless, blue-skied, San Diego Sunday afternoon, hopefully with that great, cool ocean breeze. The grass at Petco Park, in its alternating shades of green rows, which sometimes are straight, other times slightly crossing, are crisp and sparkling. The brownish hue from the dirt radiates. The senses, as you walk up to the field from the north side entrance, amidst the Park at the Park in right…
Tijuana Toros: Juan Apodaca Has Tied His Home Run Tally of 2017, After Just 13 Games This Season
Tijuana, Mexico The Tijuana Toros bashed Piratas de Campeche 14-5 on Friday at the Estadio Gasmart to improve to a 10-9 record this season. Juan Apodaca improved to six home runs on the year as he went 1-for-3 with a solo shot, two RBI, and a walk. The Venezuelan catcher is off to a tremendous start this season with six home runs and 15 RBI and has really been a…
Padres Claim Tyler Webb from Brewers, Move Dinelson Lamet to 60-Day DL
The San Diego Padres made a minor roster move to fill a spot on the 40-man roster after Dinelson Lamet was reported to be undergoing Tommy John surgery by claiming left-handed reliever Tyler Webb from the Milwaukee Brewers, as reported by A.J. Cassavell. The left-handed Webb was designated for assignment by the Brewers last week and will be reporting to Triple-A El Paso. He has only eight Major League innings…