Padres MiLB July 21, 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

Matt Antonelli (AAA): 1-2, 2B, R, BB, SB

Minor League Pitcher of the Day

Jeremy McBryde (Low-A): 6.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 SO, 0 HR

Other Commentary

Matt Antonelli is having a miserable season (.198/326/.290). However, it is far too early to give up on him. He is a first round draft pick in his second full season of professional baseball and he has a 62/61 BB/SO ratio… His power is way down (21 HR in High-A and AA last year, 3 so far this year), he is not making consistent contact (.198 batting average), and he is not stealing bases (28 in 2007, 4 so far in ’08). He still could be considered the best athlete in the system and he’s had too much success (in previous years) to conclude this is permanent.