Padres MiLB July 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(s) of the Day

Robert Lara (Rookie): 3-3, 2 2B, R, 2 BB
Sawyer Carroll (SS): 2-3, 2 2B, R, BB
Cedric Hunter (High-A): 2-5, HR, R, 4 RBI
Kellen Kulbacki (High-A): 2-4, HR, R, 2 RBI
Chad Huffman (AA): 2-5, 2B, R, RBI, SO

Minor League Pitcher(s) of the Day

Jeremy Hefner (Low-A): 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO, 0 HR
Mike Ekstrom (AA): 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO, 0 HR
Chad Reineke (AAA): 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 5 SO, 2 HR

Other Commentary

Robert Lara is 21 in Rookie-ball. How big of a prospect is he? I don't know but he is a catcher and he is hitting .388/.520/.500.

Kellen is a stud.

…so is Cedric.

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