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Q&A with San Diego Padres right-hander Dirk Hayhurst.
Thoughts from the Blog World and New Media
Expo 2008, held in Las Vegas, September 20 and
21.
Tags:
MLB
This 40-man roster consisting of the best players
in San Diego Padres history will compete in a
simulation league over the winter.
Padres front office staffer Chris Long provides insight
into his club's draft strategy.
Paul DePodesta discusses the art of making deadline
deals.
Baseball cards of Padres famous and obscure... plus
the NL West really, really stinks.
Kellen Kulbacki stays red hot, plus all the
rest from around the Padres minor-league system.
Kyle Blanks continues to develop, Kellen Kulbacki keeps
his hot streak going, Jeudy Valdez has a quick
bat, and all the rest from around the Padres minor-league system.
As threatened, the Padres have proven to be
major players in this year's international market.
The Oakland Athletics announced today the club has
agreed to terms with 16-year-old Dominican pitcher Michael Inoa,
generally regarded as the top eligible prospect in Latin America this year.
Your Padres made a statement today. Before noon
eastern time, the Padres had locked up five of
the top international prospects from around the globe for a total of nearly $5,000,000. Those commas are in the proper places. Let's allow that to sink in for a second... Feels good, doesn't it?
Paul DePodesta remembers old Tigers Stadium.
Well, the Jays made that one unnecessarily tense.
A five run lead in the eighth became a
one run lead.
Big games for Nick Hundley, Colt Morton, Sawyer
Carroll, and Jaff Decker. Also, what's going on with
the Allan Dykstra negotiations?
Why are the Nationals offering Cristian Guzman a
contract extension?
Paul DePodesta reminds us that fans aren't the
only ones who are frustrated by the way the
Padres are playing.
Six players have drawn 20 or fewer walks
in a season and posted an OPS+ of 100
or better (min. 600 PA) since 1961. Could Jose Guillen be the seventh?
Wade LeBlanc, Manny Ayala, and Jeremy Hefner pitch
gems; the Arizona League starts play; and all the
rest from around the Padres' minor-league system.
Right now four members of the San Antonio
rotation rank in the top six in ERA in
the Texas League. Will Inman is 2nd (3.00 ERA) , Steve Garrison 3rd (3.09 ERA), Stephen Faris 5th (3.46 ERA), and Matt Buschmann 6th (3.48 ERA).
How are the Padres' 2007 draftees doing this
year?









Chatting with Dirk Hayhurst