Padres MiLB April 17-19, Players of the Day - Weekend Edition

April 17, 2009

Minor League Hitter(s) of the Day

James Darnell (Low-A): 2-3, 2B, R, 2 RBI, BB
Mike Baxter (AA): 3-5, 2B, 2 R, RBI, SO
Kyle Blanks (AAA): 2-4, 2B, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2 SO

Minor League Pitcher(s) of the Day

Jeremy McBryde (High-A): 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 SO, 1 HR
Wade LeBlanc (AAA): 6.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO, 1 HR

Commentary

Anyone who says the Padres do not have impact prospects is not paying attention. Blanks and Darnell are impact hitters.

Mikey’s famous!

Cesar Carrillo didn’t make Friday’s award with a 6.0 IP 3 walk-3strikeout night, but that is a nice step forward for him. He needs to get back to where he was when the Padres drafted him. If that happens, he’s a legit #3 starter (maybe even a #2).

LeBlanc was hitless through five…

April 18, 2009

Minor League Hitter(s) of the Day

Luis Durango (AA): 3-5, R, SB
Kyle Blanks (AAA): 2-4, HR, R, 3 RBI

Minor League Pitcher of the Day

n/a

Commentary

Wynn Pelzer allowed more hits than innings pitched – that’s an auto-exclusion for my “pitcher of the day” list.

Here’s his Saturday night performance:

5.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO, 0 HR

Pelzer was off in his season debut, nice to see him get things righted.

April 19, 2009

Minor League Hitter(s) of the Day

Blake Tekotte (Low-A): 2-4, HR, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB, SO
Drew Cumberland (Low-A): 2-5, 2B, 3B, 2 R, RBI
Lance Zawadzki (High-A): 3-3, R, 2 BB, 3 SB
Felix Carrasco (High-A): 2-4, HR, R, 3 RBI, BB, SO
Will Venable (AAA): 2-4, 3B, R, 3 RBI, SO

Minor League Pitcher(s) of the Day

Stiven Osuna (Low-A): 6.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO, 0 HR
Corey Kluber (High-A): 7.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 SO, 0 HR

Commentary

Fort Wayne is now 10-0.

The Padres are amassing some talent in CF (Will Venable, Cedric Hunter, Brad Chalk, etc.). Blake Tekotte might be the best of the bunch. There are no questions about his defense and his bat (combined power & average) might be equal to the rest…