Padres Add More High School Talent in MLB Draft
After grabbing Hunter Renfroe in the first round, the Padres continued their assumed strategy of aggressively pursuing hitting talent in the 2013 MLB Draft. Dustin Peterson: With their second pick of...
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The House Flight: Week of 6/3 to 6/9/2013
In case you weren’t paying attention… Please no more… Wasted. “@GhostofRAK: WARNING PATH! DRINK AGAIN! #Dickisms #PPLive” — ParkerReport (@ParkerReport) June 7, 2013 Always enjoy responsibly. Don’t...
View ArticlePadres 2014 MLB Draft Preview
It’s a great time of year. The MLB season is well underway and the draft is this Thursday. While just a few of the top players selected will ever be significant contributors on the senior circuit, the...
View ArticleThoughts on the Padres Draft
If there’s anything disconcerting about the San Diego Padres early selections from last week’s amateur draft – namely first-round shortstop Trea Turner and second-round outfielder Michael Gettys – it...
View ArticleA Quickly Evaporating Draft Budget
Two weeks ago, we discussed some of the hard-to-sign players the Padres selected in this year’s amateur draft. Those names included Peter Soloman, Logan Sowers, Brendan McKay, Cobi Johnson, and Bryce...
View ArticleFive Links: June 5, 2015
Here’s some stuff I read this week that you might enjoy: Home Run Trajectories and Pitchers (Beyond the Box Score) – John Choiniere wonders whether a pitcher could, in theory, snare a line drive that...
View ArticleAn Incomplete Draft Preview
Hey, here’s a scary table: Team 2015 Draft Budget (MLB rank) Rockies $13,989,800 (2) Diamondbacks $12,816,100 (3) Dodgers $7,781,700 (7) Giants $7,515,500 (10) Padres $3,671,200 (29) Source: Baseball...
View ArticleFive Links: June 12, 2015
Here’s some stuff I read this week that you might enjoy: Removing the Fangs From Ty Cobb’s Notoriety (New York Times) – There’s a new book out about Cobb, and what author Charles Leerhsen discovered...
View ArticleThe Draft: Day One “Review”
Hey, here’s the thing: Nobody really knows nothin’ about these kids. I don’t mean that literally, of course. There are really, really smart people at places like Baseball Prospectus, Baseball America,...
View ArticleThe Sampler: Leave The Dong, Take The Cannoli
At the Pub, you might sit down and be unable to decide on a pint to drink, or want to try a variety of beers without committing to any of them. You’ll order a sampler, 4 beers served in smaller...
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