Padres MiLB May 1-3, Players of the Day, Weekend Edition

Friday, May 1, 2009

Hitter of the Day

Lance Zawadzki (High-A): 3-5, R, 2 RBI, BB, SO

Pitcher of the Day

Jeremy Hefner (High-A): 6.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO, 1 HR

Commentary

John Conniff of MadFriars.com turned me on to Zawadzki. He’s an interesting guy to watch. He can definitely hit. His 5 HR pace the Storm and he got there in 7 to 9 games fewer than other players on the club. He also is 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts… The most encouraging thing about him is that he’s doing all that as a SS. I have no idea how good his range is, but Baseball America rated Zawadzki’s arm as the best infield arm in the system. Like Jason Bartlett a few years ago, Zawadzki might be one of those unheralded Padres prospects who works out. Let’s just hope we get more out of Zawadzki than we got out of Bartlett (Bartlett was traded to the Twins for Brian Buchanan in Nov. 2007).

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Hitter(s) of the Day

Sawyer Carroll (Low-A): 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI, SO, SB
James Darnell (Low-A): 1-2, 2B, R, 3 BB

Pitcher(s) of the Day

Mat Latos (Low-A): 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO, 0 HR
Will Inman (AA): 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO, 0 HR

Commentary

I’ve haven’t been following Sawyer Carroll closely, because I’m not sold on his “prospect” status. That said, he’s hitting fairly well… Nearly 41% of his professional hits have been for extra bases.

Mat Latos made his season debut Saturday night and looked as good as the Padres could have hoped. He needs to keep producing, but it’s unlikely he’ll be in Fort Wayne very long.

Will Inman strugled last year walking 71 in 135.1 IP - which works out to a 4.7 BB/9 IP. This year he has only allowed 5 BB in 24.0 IP (1.9 BB/9). If he keeps that up, he will vault himself into the Padres consideration as a solid starter (perhaps a #3 or #4 slot in the rotation).

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Hitter(s) of the Day

Sawyer Carroll (Low-A): 2-4, R, RBI, 2 SB
Logan Forsythe (High-A): 1-1, R, 4 BB
Luis Durango (AA): 3-4, 2 R, RBI, SB, CS

Pitcher of the Day

n/a

Commentary

If you didn’t see my post below, Blanks is now taking fly balls in the outfield… He hit his fifth HR on Sunday, but since it was his only hit of the day and the only time he reached base, I didn’t feel he comfortable naming him one of my Hitters of the Day.

Forsythe is often overshadowed by his fellow 2008 draftee and fellow third baseman, James Darnell. But don’t forget, the Padres drafted Forsythe 46th overall and Darnell 69th. Additionally, the Padres assigned Forsythe to the higher minor league level as well. Allowing me to make this comparative argument, Forsythe is hitting well: .321/.480/.487. Now, I’m not saying Forsythe is better than Darnell, but we need to be aware of how good Forsythe is too.