PADRES RUMORS & GOSSIP
Padres expect Carlos Quentin back this weekend
San Diego Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin injured his left knee Monday night when he slid awkwardly into home plate. He's been sidelined since, but the Padres are optimistic that they'll get him back in the lineup for this weekend's series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, according to Bill Center of The Union-Times San Diego.
Quentin received a cortisone shot on...
San Diego Padres Option RHP Burch Smith To Tucson
The San Diego Padres have decided to option right-handed starter Burch Smith to their Triple-A Tucson minor league affiliate. Posting an earned run average over 18 during his brief major league career, Smith looks to go find himself once again against lower competition. The Padres remain high on the kid, but the experiment was starting to get extremely horrific in the big leagues...
Burch Smith is a Disaster
San Diego Padres rookie starting pitcher Burch Smith has been a disaster through his first 3 career starts. He's only pitched 7.1 innings total (Cliff Lee pitched more than that in just 1 start last night). His ERA is 18.71 and pairs with an equally ugly 3.00 WHIP. Opponents are batting a lofty .432 off the 23 year old righty. Of course, this isn't entirely his fault...
Musings and Conspiracy Theories for an Off-Day
The Padres are off today and I think this is a good thing. They’ve lost three in a row and I have things I have to get done, so yeah, let’s take a day off. Here are a few things on my mind.
Burch Smith started three games and failed to bat in two of them. Did you hear me? He was out of the game before his first turn in the order. TWICE!
Last night, I noticed that Burch’s fastball...
Kyle Blanks in context
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Alternate title: Kyle Blanks is the new bobbleheads.
We’ve been talking a lot lately about Kyle Blanks and his fantastic start to the season. A recent chat on Twitter broke out where, like most humans do, the participants attempted to put Blanks’ contributions and potential contributions into context that’s relatable.
Of course, Kyle is...
Daily Notes: The Effects of Burch Smith on the Human Brain
Table of Contents
Here’s the table of contents for today’s edition of the Daily Notes.
1. Featured Game: St. Louis at San Diego, 22:10pm ET
2. Today’s MLB.TV Free Game
3. Today’s Complete Schedule
Featured Game: St. Louis at San Diego, 22:10pm ET
Regarding This Game, What a Reasonable Person Might Say
An entirely reasonable person could say, with regard to tonight’s Cardinals...
Game preview: Tyler Lyons to make major league debut
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The San Diego Padres have had to deal with some of the best pitchers in the NL lately, though they don't appear to be facing as tough of a challenge in their series finale against the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Padres will try for their fourth win in five games when Tyler Lyons makes his major league debut for the visiting Cardinals on Wednesday night.
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Padres' Cameron Maybin nearing rehab assignment
What if I were to tell you the San Diego Padres were one of the hottest teams in the National League right now? Would you believe me? What if I told you they were about to get better (in theory)? Well, it's all true. The team is playing well and they should get center fielder Cameron Maybin back from the DL soon.
Corey Brock of MLB.com points out that Maybin has started...
Will Venable Batting Second and the Pain It Causes My Soul
I’ve been reading select chapters from The Book by Tom Tango, Mitchel Lichtman, and Andrew Dolphin. It is a book about “playing the percentages in baseball”. The chapter I keep coming back to for further reading and understanding is called Batting (Dis) Order and relates to creating the optimal batting order with the players on a team. The reason I return to this chapter is...
Game preview: Wainwright looks to cool off the Padres
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The San Diego Padres have been hot of late, but Adam Wainwright has made a habit of cooling off their lineup when he has faced them.
Wainwright takes the mound as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals look to avoid a fifth straight loss to the Padres on Tuesday night.
One day after routing Washington 13-4, San Diego (21-23) got three hits from Chris Denorfia in a 4...
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Andrew Cashner, Offense Lead Padres to 13-4 Victory
Following losses on Thursday and Friday, and a narrow 2-1 win on Saturday, the San Diego Padres would pummel the Washington Nationals in a 13-4 victory on Sunday, splitting the four-game series.
The Padres were led by a strong performance by gunslinging starter Andrew Cashner, who went 6.2 innings while surrendering three runs and striking out six batters.
The former first-round...
Padres' Cory Luebke suffers setback during rehab
The San Diego Padres have been less than horrible this season. They have won four of their last six games (including a sweep of the Baltimore Orioles), but they could be better. Their ace, Cory Luebke, has been out while recovering from Tommy John surgery. Unfortunately, he's hit yet another hiccup in his recovery.
Corey Brock of MLB.com says Luebke's throwing...
Padres Perform Trio Of Moves Including Recalling Tim Stauffer
The San Diego Padres have recalled right-handed pitcher Tim Stauffer from their Triple-A Tucson minor league affiliate and does not have a defined role yet. To make room for him on the active roster, the Padres have designated right-handed reliever Thad Weber for assignment. Weber will have to clear the waiver wire process and accept an assignment by the Padres to remain with the...
Tucson Padres to don unsightly throwback unis
Former Tucson Toros general manager Jack Donovan refers to the uniforms the team wore in 1980 as a "good idea gone bad" and "the worst uniforms ever." Much of the baseball world would agree.
So, naturally, the uniforms are making a comeback this season.
For "Disco Night" on June 8, the Tucson Padres -- the San Diego Padres' Triple-A affiliate ...
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Nick Hundley makes snide remark about Padres teammate
Nick Hundley has served as the San Diego Padres starting catcher this season, but his role could be in jeopardy once teammate Yasmani Grandal returns from his 50-game suspension later this month.Grandal, who was acquired by the Padres prior to last season from the Reds, posted solid numbers in 2012 (.297 BA, 8 HR, 36 RBI, 60 G) and many believed he was in line to be the team'...
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