Should I stay or should I go now?

Bill Center has an interesting article up today (Sunday) recapping Saturday night’s win over the Texas Rangers. More interesting than a simple recap, however, is his discussion of Kyle Blanks. Bill begins his article with this line:

Don't look for Kyle Blanks to be returning to Triple-A Portland anytime soon.

Later he reiterates that claim:

One thing that likely won't change for Blanks any time soon is the scenery. Today's end of interleague play won't signal a return to Portland for more seasoning for Blanks.

Now, if Bill Center was told that Blanks will be staying with the big league club, he doesn’t pass along that quote to us. Instead he gives us opinions of Buddy Black.

“We'll have to see how it plays out,” Black said. “If he sat five of every seven games every week, it makes no sense to keep him. He'd be better served playing every day at Portland.

“But it makes sense to keep him if he's going to be in the mix in left and available to pinch-hit and do other things. I think that can happen.”

Now I am not going to tell you that Blanks is going back to Portland or that is not… But the Padres have Kouzmanoff at 3B and Headley needs to be in the lineup every day. Gwynn deserves to stay in the lineup and Padres need Hairston in there in CF.

So while Blank insinuates that Blanks could stay on a big league roster to help out in LF and pinch hit, it’s not likely he’ll get sufficient at-bats with the big league club…

I guess time will tell.