Padres MiLB June 17, Players of the Day

Hitter(s) of the Day

Blake Tekotte (Low-A): 3-4, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, SO
Dan Robertson (Low-A): 3-6, 2B, 2 R, RBI
James Darnell (Low-A): 2-4, 2B, RBI, BB, SO
Allan Dykstra (Low-A): 3-5, HR, 3 R, RBI, SO
Erik Sogard (AA): 3-5, 2B, 4 RBI
Everth Cabrera (AAA): 2-5, 2B, 2 R, 2 SO
Mike Baxter (AAA): 2-4, HR, R, 2 RBI
Kyle Blanks (AAA): 2-2, R, RBI, BB, SF

Pitcher of the Day

Corey Kluber (High-A): 7.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 14 SO, 0 HR

Commentary

Blast from the past!

Brian Lawrence is back in the Padres organization and pitched well in AAA Wednesday night:

6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 SO, 1 HR

I debated putting Kluber’s line up there (more hits than IP and 3 runs in 7 IP equates to a 3.86 ERA – good, not great) but those 14 strikeouts compared to 1 walk and nary a home run… How can I say no?

Geoff Young tweeted during the Padres game, “From the Tacoma announcer (paraphrasing): ‘Everth Cabrera is far and away the best defensive shortstop we've seen in the PCL this year.’"

Cabrera is no slouch at the plate either, in 14 Minor League games, Everth hit .360/.439/.460 during his Minor League rehab. Cabrera reportedly will re-join the big league club tomorrow and resume playing on Friday.