Padres MiLB August 20, 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

Dan Robertson (SS): 4-5, 2 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI
James Darnell (SS): 2-5, 2B, R, 2 RBI, SO
Sawyer Carroll (Low-A): 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB
Cedric Hunter (High-A): 2-5, HR, R, RBI
Eric Sogard (High-A): 2-4, 3B, HR, 2 R, RBI
Kyle Blanks (AA): 5-7, 2B, 2 HR, 2 R, 6 RBI, 2 SO

Minor League Pitcher(s) of the Day

Anthony Bass (SS): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0 HR
Cory Luebke (Low-A): 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO, 0 HR
Wynn Pelzer (Low-A): 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0 HR

Other Commentary

Dan Robertson is interesting. He’s listed at 5’8” 175. The 175 is probably accurate, but anyone listed under 6’0” probably has an inch or two of exaggeration added to his height… As a smallish guy, Robertson will be limited to CF. He does not, nor will not, have the power to man a corner slot. But if he can continue to hit like he is now (.373 with 15 doubles, a 29/31 BB/SO ratio and 19/24 in stolen base attempts) and play above-average defense, he could be a big-league centerfielder one day.

Some people are worried about Blanks' power decrease from last year (2007: 1 HR per 19.4 AB, 2008: 1 HR per 26.1 AB)… However, Blanks is coming on strong and plays in a park that John Conniff (MadFriars.com) says plays bigger than Petco Park. SignOnSanDiego.com reported that other teams are scouting Kyle Blanks and that with the presence of Gonzalez ahead of him and Dykstra behind him, Blanks could be trade-bait this off-season.

I like Bass. Wynn Pelzer in relief?