PADRES RUMORS & GOSSIP
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...
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...
The Ballad of Kyle Blanks
During Sunday’s game against the Nationals, Kyle Blanks hit a home run that — if not for the facade of the Western Metal Building — would likely still be flying somewhere over the Pacific Ocean.
GIF by jodes0405 at gaslampball.com
I took to the Twitter to express my feelings of joy and exuberance.
Kyle Blanks just damaged the Western Metal Building. #PPLive
— Ghost of Ray...
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 13, Nationals 4
Andrew Cashner pitched 6 2-3 strong innings and Kyle Blanks and Will Venable homered off Dan Haren to lead the San Diego Padres to a 13-4 victory against the Washington Nationals on Sunday and a split of their four-game series.
Cashner (3-2) allowed three runs and seven hits, struck out six and walked one. The Padres tied their season high in runs and their 15 hits off four Nationals...
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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 rumors: No plans of trading Chase Headley
Rumors involving potential Chase Headley trades began to
swirl earlier this year when the third baseman told the San Diego Padres that
he wouldn’t discuss a contract extension until the offseason. However, people
with ties to the team told Jon Heyman of CBS Sports that it’s “unlikely” there
will be a trade involving the Padres’ slugger.
Prior to Headley cutting...
Daily Notes: A Brief Review of Burch Smith’s Second Start
Table of Contents
Here’s the table of contents for today’s edition of the Daily Notes.
1. Brief Review: Burch Smith’s Second Start
2. Today’s MLB.TV Free Game
3. Today’s Complete Schedule
Brief Review: Burch Smith’s Second Start
Introduction
San Diego right-hander Burch Smith, owner of both a mid-90s fastball and excellent line in the Double-A Texas League, made his major...
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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April 18, 2013
