Padres MiLB August 11, 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

Kyle Blanks (AA): 4-4, 2 R, 2 RBI

Minor League Pitcher(s) of the Day

Juan Oramas (DSL): 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO, 0 HR
Jeremy Hefner (Low-A): 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO, 0 HR

Other Commentary

Juan Oramas has sick numbers… 44.0 IP, 19 H, 22 BB, 56 SO. Wow!

Hefner is quietly having a good year. 9-4, 3.22 ERA, 123 IP, 105 H, 34 BB, 123 SO, .231 BAA. Hefner is not the Padres top pitching prospect, but he deserves watching...