Padres to call up top prospect Kyle Blanks
scoresreport.com 6/19/2009 — According to a report by Baseball America , the Padres have promoted top hitting prospect Kyle Blanks to the big leagues and should join the club soon. The 22-year old was hitting .283 in Triple-A Portland in the Pacific Coast league with 12 dingers, nine doubles and 38 RBIs. While he’s ...

Blanks to be added to Padres roster | padres.com: News
sandiego.padres.mlb.com 6/19/2009 — By Corey Brock / MLB.com 06/19/09 12:43 PM ET SAN DIEGO -- Kyle Blanks, considered the Padres' top prospect, is on his way to PETCO Park. Blanks, a first baseman and outfielder with Triple-A Portland, is expected to have his contract purchased by the ...

Kyle Blanks of the San Diego Padres (video)
youtube.com 6/19/2009 — First baseman Kyle Blanks doubles.

Hot Prospect: Kyle Blanks
advancedfantasybaseball.com 6/19/2009 — The Padres have announced the call up of their number one prospect, Kyle Blanks . Although his best position is first base, Blanks will start in the Padres outfield four or five days per week. He only qualifies at first base right now in most leagues. If you have seen Kyle Blanks in action ...

Fantasy Files: Kyle Blanks
mlbnotebook.com 6/28/2009 — On Saturday, Kyle Blanks decided he'd rather stay in San Diego and not return to Triple-A Portland. In San Diego's 7-3 win over Texas, Blanks went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI. His two hits were doubles. He also scored a run. Perhaps we're seeing him become comfortable and the majors and the beginning of ...

The call-up: Kyle Blanks
fantasybaseball365.com 6/19/2009 — The Padres called up top prospect Kyle Blanks today and expect to move him into regular playing time before too long.   Aside from looking like Andre the Giant, Blanks was hitting .283 with 12 HR and a .878 OPS at AAA.   The 6' 6" 270 first baseman by trade features tremendous ...

Call-Up Central: Kyle Blanks
rotoprofessor.com 6/19/2009 — According to Baseball America (click here for the post), the San Diego Padres have recalled 1B/OF Kyle Blanks. He was hitting .283 with 12 HR and 38 RBI at Triple-A prior to his recall. He had been a 1B, but he was transitioning to the outfield due to being blocked by Adrian Gonzalez at 1B.

The Next Big Thing: Kyle Blanks
bases.newsvine.com 5/8/2009 — "I'm a big man, give this man room. I'd a hit everything from Cancun to Grant's Tomb." - Mase Emphasis on the big.

MLBAM, Cox, and the San Diego Padres Announce In-Market Deal to Stream Games Online
bizofbaseball.com 6/29/2009 — Cox Communications, the San Diego Padres and MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM), the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball, today announced an agreement that will allow customers who subscribe to Cox’s High Speed Internet service to purchase a package of San Diego Padres game ...

Myron’s Musings: A change in philosophy?
friarforecast.com 6/15/2009 —   by Myron Logan The Padres have garnered perhaps as much attention as any team for what appears to be a dramatic shift in draft-philosophy this year. Over the past few years, San Diego has consistently shown a preference towards taking ...

Correia cruises as Padres top A's — Major League Baseball News 6/21/2009
Kevin Correia threw two-hit baseball into the seventh inning as the Padres salvaged the final game of a three-game series, beating the A's, 4-1, Sunday at PETCO Park.

Gonzalez atop consecutive games list — Major League Baseball News 6/22/2009
Adrian Gonzalez of the Padres now is the active Major League leader in consecutive games played.

Padres 4, A's 1 / Braden going batty — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 6/22/2009
Sunday was one of those days off that the A's offense seems to take every so often, usually with Dallas Braden on the mound. Braden got his standard feeble backing at Petco Park, with Oakland failing to record a hit until there were two outs in the ...

San Francisco Giants Prospect Makes Splash in Arizona League — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/22/2009
Rafael Rodriguez, the Dominican outfielder signed last July by San Francisco for a franchise-record $2.55 million, played in his first Arizona League game on Sunday. Rodriguez recorded only one hit in six plate appearances, an RBI single in his ...

Blanks attempts on-the-job training — Major League Baseball News 6/22/2009
Kyle Blanks has arrived, bringing his right-handed bat with him, which is the reason the Padres opted to promote their top prospect, especially with six Interleague games on the schedule this week.