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Padres Trade Schmidt to the Rockies, Lose Poreda

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Padres trade Nick Schmidt for Huston Street

We finally can cross one item off the Player-To-Be-Named-Later tab of the Padres with Nick Schmidt officially sent to Colorado to complete the Huston Street trade.

Schmidt fills the only spot that the Padres owe, with at least two other minor leaguers heading San Diego’s way as compensation for losing Jed Hoyer and Jason McLeod to the Cubs and Ryan Ludwick to the Pirates.  Both of those deals should be completed before the end of the month.

Schmidt was the Padres’ first-round draft pick in 2007 but never made it above Class A Lake Elsinore – a level he repeated three times.  An injury forced a delay to the start of his 2011 season and Schmidt never really showed great stuff throughout the season or in AFL action. Continue reading “Padres Trade Schmidt to the Rockies, Lose Poreda” »

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Padres Prospect Rap Sheet: August 9, 2011

Posted by Jeff in AZL Padres | Eugene Emeralds | Fort Wayne Tin Caps | Lake Elsinore Storm | Player Update | Prospect Rap Sheet | San Antonio Missions | Tucson Padres - (2 Comments)

Star Performer:

Robbie Erlin, LHP (Double-A San Antonio) – Since joining the Padres Organization all Erlin has done is dominate: 12 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 15 K.  Diving deeper into Erlin’s performance you see that he has retired all 12 left-handed batters and maintained his plus-plus command he showed while with the Rangers.  Could he be inspired by his #1 ranking in the Padres Prospects Top-25?  Probably not.  Erlin’s previous career high in innings was 114.2 in 2010, so don’t be surprised to see shorter outings down the stretch for the 20-year-old.

Rock Steady:

Rymer Liriano, RF (Low-A Fort Wayne) – He was the Padres Prospects Player of the Month in July, and a .318/.370/.455 line in 7 August games isn’t going to disappoint anyone.  Liriano is beginning to be pitched around by teams, so don’t be surprised to see his numbers take a dip.  Also, a .395 BABIP is never a sign of completely sustainable play.

Rico Noel, CF (Low-A Fort Wayne) –With an absurd 94.4% steal success rate, he possess game-changing speed and he obviously knows how to use it.  As a point of reference, 36.2% of the time Noel reaches base he steals a bag.

Kevin Quackenbush, RHP (Low-A Fort Wayne) – 6.2 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 10 K since being promoted to the Tin Caps to give him a season line that includes a 0.35 ERA in 27.1 IP since being selected in June’s draft.

Keyvius Sampson, LHP RHP (Low-A Fort Wayne) – Continue reading “Padres Prospect Rap Sheet: August 9, 2011” »

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