Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Padres MiLB July 15, 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

Jaff Decker (Rookie): 2-4, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 SB

Minor League Pitcher of the Day

n/a

Other Commentary

Jaff Decker: the kid is good. He’s hitting .417/.576/.563 with 4 doubles and a home run. He has an 18 to 8 BB to SO ratio. He is a perfect 4-0 in stolen base attempts. He leads the AZL in batting average by 24 points and has an 84 point lead his league-leading on-base percentage…