Padres MiLB June 26 Players of the Day

Ground-rules: you won’t see a too-old-for-his-league non-prospect get an award. The award may not go to the best performance of the previous night, but what I deem the most significant performance of the night…

Minor League Hitter of the Day

Nick Hundley: 2-5, HR, R, 3 RBI, SO

Minor League Pitcher of the Day

Clay Hensley: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 8 SO, 1 HR

Other Commentary

Tonight was the Nick Hundley show in Portland. In the ninth, down by two, Nick launched a two-run, game-tying HR. Then, in the tenth, he singled home Chip Ambres for the game-winner.

How good is Nick Hundley as a prospect? I’m glad you asked! I like Nick quite a bit. When he was coming out of the University of Arizona, he was generally regarded as the second best defensive catcher available. And the Padres selected him in the second round. He has considerable power (20 HR last year in the Texas League and 11 so far in the Pacific Coast League), the question, is whether he will make enough contact to be a starter or if he’ll be relegated to a role as a solid back up.