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Padres Prospects First Half Review

Posted by Jeff in Fort Wayne Tin Caps | Lake Elsinore Storm | MLB Draft | Organizational Audit | Player Update | San Antonio Missions | Scouting Reports | Tucson Padres - (4 Comments)

And just like that, the first half of the minor league season is over.  It seems like just yesterday we were reporting from Spring Training and getting excited over the aggressive promotions of Edinson Rincon and Keyvius Sampson, yet here we are 90 days later with a half-season of games to look back on.

Injuries have become the calling card of 2012 on both the MLB and MiLB sides with 13 prospects from our Preseason Top 25 spending time on the disabled list.  Luckily, few of those seem very serious but the Padres seem set on letting guys like Joe Ross, Casey Kelly, Robbie Erlin and Joe Wieland take a very slow road back to live action.

Tucson Padres

Position prospects on the Tucson Padres shined offensively with Yasmani Grandal (.335/.443/.521) and the early-season promotion Jedd Gyorko (.341/.383/.592) leading the way.  Grandal has hit his way into an extended look in San Diego replacing a slumping Nick Hundley and Gyorko is expected to join him sometime in the near future. Continue reading “Padres Prospects First Half Review” »

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Padres Prospect Mailbag: 2012 MLB Draft Edition

Posted by Jeff in Mailbag | MLB Draft - (8 Comments)

Some questions have been slightly edited to be shorter and more direct. If you have a question for the next Padres Prospect Mailbag, shoot us an email: mailbag@padresprospects.com

What would your Top 10 in the system look like after the draft? – Steve

Assuming all the main guys sign, and keeping in mind that I reserve the right to change this later:

1)    Yasmani Grandal
2)    Rymer Liriano
3)    Keyvius Sampson
4)    Joe Ross
5)    Austin Hedges
6)    Robbie Erlin
7)    Max Fried
8)    Casey Kelly
9)    Jedd Gyorko
10) Cory Spangenberg Continue reading “Padres Prospect Mailbag: 2012 MLB Draft Edition” »

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Padres Grab Eflin, Jankowski and Weickel in Draft’s Supplemental Round

Posted by Jeff in MLB Draft | Player Update | Scouting Reports - (2 Comments)

The Rule 4 Draft is a beautiful blend of art, science and intestinal fortitude.  Every year General Managers, assistants, Scouting Directors and scouts put their job on the line in an effort to find their organization’s next wave of talent.

This year Chad MacDonald, Jaron Madison and Co. are putting their reputations on the line with a $9.9 million budget in their back pocket.  So what does just under 10 million dollars buy you these days?

To lead things off the Padres drafted Max Fried at seven.

San Diego’s next selection was right-handed pitcher Zach Eflin at 33.  Eflin was ranked 31st on Baseball America’s Top 500, 26th in Baseball Prospectus’ Top 30 and 14th on ESPN’s Top 100.

Eflin is a 6-foot-5, 205-pound pitcher out of Hagerty High School in Florida.  His velocity ticked up this spring to the mid-90s and there is a chance that he has enough projectability left in his frame to see another uptick. Continue reading “Padres Grab Eflin, Jankowski and Weickel in Draft’s Supplemental Round” »

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