Quantcast
Channel: SB Nation - San Diego Padres
Viewing all 2658 articles
Browse latest View live

Diamondbacks 10, Padres 9: Holmberg wobbly, Kennedy wobblier, bullpen wobbliest, walkoff win

0
0

Record 68-63. Pace: 84-78. Change: +4.

Damn. That was one of the most enthralling, infuriating, but undeniably most interesting four hours and 24 minutes of baseball I've seen in a very long time. It truly had something for everyone: great pitching, awful pitching, brilliant defense, poor base-running, clutch hitting, blown leads of three runs by San Diego and four by Arizona, all ending up in another comeback, double blown-save, extra-inning walkoff win for the Diamondbacks. Really, if there's a purely more entertaining game this season, I hope I get to recap it as well.

To say things didn't start well for David Holmberg would be putting it mildly. 23 pitches into his major-league debut, he had faced five batters, and failed to retire any of them, thanks to a combination of flaky defense bad luck and well-hit balls. The former reared its head on the first batter, who doubled to the gap in right-center, apparently startling Gerardo Parra, whose route to the ball was circuitous - he got a glove to it, but it clanked off the end for a double. The next hitter dropped down a bunt that Holmberg was a little slow to field, and the runner beat the throw. A pair of RBI singles and a walk gave the Padres a 2-0 lead, and they had the bases still loaded with no outs.

However, Paul Goldschmidt helped out with a great catch in foul territory, and although a sacrifice fly extended the San Diego lead to three runs, things could certainly have been worse. After the Diamondbacks were set down in order by their Opening Day starter, Ian Kennedy, Holmberg's second inning started with another double, by Kennedy: the Padres were 5-for-8 with a walk the first time through the order. However, Parra somewhat redeemed himself with a leaping catch of a line-drive smash over his head, and Holmberg was able to escape with his first major-league zero, despite some rather hard-hit balls.

The Diamondbacks turned things around in the bottom of the second, tying things up with three runs of their own. Martin Prado started things off with a single back up the middle, for Arizona's first hit, and Aaron Hill then walked on four straight balls from Kennedy. He started Parra off with two more out of the zone, and his next delivery was greeted rudely, Parra lining it just over the fence in right, for a three-run homer. That made him the third D-back this season to reach double-digits, after Goldschmidt (31) and Prado (13), and broke a three-way tie on nine with Eric Chavez, Miguel Montero and Aaron Hill.

Holmberg followed up his zero with his first 1-2-3 inning in the third, helped out by another nice play from the defense, this time by Didi Gregorius, roaming into left-center. But he got back in trouble during the fourth, walking two batters, including IPK, then a two-out single, that might have scored a run if Kennedy hadn't been the lead runner. Josh Collmenter got the final out to strand three runners. David's final line was 3.2 innings, six hits and three walks, with three ER. He didn't strike out a batter and threw 80 pitches, 46 for strikes, though wasn't helped by a tight, if consistent, strike-zone. His Game Score of 34 was... well, better than Wade Miley's debut (31).

Kennedy was struggling with control, walking the first two batters faced in the fourth. However, Arizona couldn't even move the runners over: Miguel Montero popped up, Gregorius struck out and Collmenter grounded out. Josh then struck out the Padres in the top of the fifth, and the D-backs took full advantage of Kennedy in the bottom half. Adam Eaton tripled, and scored on a Goldschmidt double: the bases were loaded after Kennedy issued a walk and hit Aaron Hill [OMG what an utter head-hunting bastard!], and Parra drove in two more with a 410-foot single off the wall in left-center. Kennedy left, having allowed six earned runs in 4.1 innings, pretty much proving why we dumped him.

Josh Collmenter was in line for his first W since June 27, retiring 10 of 11 batters faced over 3.1 shutout inning - Didi Gregorius finished the seventh off, with an amazing catch out in shallow left-center. Collmenter is now at 78.2 innings for the year and has an outside shot at the most innings pitched by a Diamondbacks without a start. That currently belongs to Byung-Hyun Kim, who threw an amazing 98 relief frames in 2001, more than eleven ahead of the next-most (Mike Koplove's 86.2 in 2004). Collmenter leads the NL in this category, and trails only the Twins Anthony Swarzak, who has 81 innings. He also scored the seventh run, on a bases-loaded walk in the sixth.

That proved helpful, as Chas Roe, Joe Thatcher and Will Harris supervised a patented eighth-inning meltdown for the D-backs. Roe walked the first two, and allowed a two-run double. Thatcher failed again to retire the only batter faced, giving up an RBI single, and Harris got the second out, but then back-to-back singles which tied the game at seven. However, after walks to Tony Campana and Goldschmidt, Martin Prado ripped a double down the line in left, scoring both to make it 9-7. Goldie's three walks give him 83 on the season, already tied for fifth on the team all-time list. He needs 17 to match Gonzo's round hundred from 2001, and with a month left it's far from impossible.

Brad Ziegler was brought in for the save, and didn't. The Padres went triple, walk, RBI single, RBI single to tie things up. It could have been worse: with the bases loaded and one out, a fly-ball down the right-field line required a firing of the Parrazooka at full intensity, and Prado then showed amazing defense to snare an absolute screamer down the line at third, to get out of the top of the ninth without further damage. We then had a chance of our own. With two on and no out, an Eric Chavez groundout put runners on the corners, but Campana struck out looking, and pinch-runner Cliff Pennington got caught and hung up between third and home on a not-quite wild enough pitch.

The 10th brought us the Heath Bell Experience, but it proved surprisingly drama-free, as he retired the Padres in order. Eaton and Goldschmidt singled to get us going in the bottom half, and after Eaton advanced on a Prado sacrifice fly and Goldie took second on defensive indifference, the Padres opted to bring in a fifth infielder and work to Aaron Hill. He got the count full and despite the open base was still pitched to: he made San Diego pay, with a long single to left-center, bringing Eaton home for our eight-millionth walk-off victory of the season (approximately).

So many good performances. Of our position players, only Gregorius and Campana failed to get on at least three times. Goldschmidt led the way with two hits and three walks, while Prado reached base safely four times, with two hits and a pair of walks, driving in three. Eaton enjoyed a three-hit night and Montero had his first multi-hit game since coming back off the DL. The two sides combined for 26 hits and 17 walks; the Padres also hit no less than three of our batters - which if I was a Dodgers fan, would have me rioting in the streets and demanding drone strikes on San Diego.

Fangraph_medium
[Click to enlarge, at fangraphs.com]
The Most Interesting Man in the World: Martin Prado, +34.3%
Fairly interesting: Parra, +33.7%; Hill, +28.0%; Collmenter, +23.8%; 
Goldschmidt, +22.5%, Bell +14.5%; Eaton, +11.9%
C-Span without audio: Brad Ziegler, -27.6%
Daytime television: Campana, -24.5%; Holmberg, -16.4%; Pennington, -13.9%;
Roe, -12.7%; Harris, -12.2%; Thatcher, -10.1%

Heading toward a thousand comments in the thread, which shows how fascinating this one truly was. TolkienBard led the way in three digits, ahead of Clefo and BulldogsNotZags. Also on hand for this never-dull evening of baseball were: AJV19, AzRattler, Bryn21, CaptainCanuck, Circa4life, Dbacks4eva10101, Diamondhacks, Fangdango, GuruB, Husk, Jim McLennan, JoelPre, Toll Booth Willie, Turambar, asteroid, azshadowwalker, catbat, cheese1213, cole8865, ford.williams.10, hotclaws, imstillhungry95, luckycc, melliemacker, onedotfive, porty99, preston.salisbury, rd33, snakecharmer and soco. CotD goes to Fangdango, following Kennedy's HBP of Hill:

Speaking of which, the Dodgers and, for now more importantly, the Reds lost, leaving us five behind in the wild-card. Not pronouncing us back in the race yet, but... We face the Padres again tomorrow night at Chase Field, with Wade Miley starting for us, as we go for the sweep.


Diamondbacks 10, Padres 9: Snakes Win Slugfest In Extras

0
0

It was clear early on that this was going to be an ugly game for both teams. Thanks to a flurry of singles, the Padres scored three runs off of David Holmberg, who left the game after 3.2 innings. Ian Kennedy didn't fare much better, giving up a three run blast to Gerardo Parra in the bottom of the second. Kennedy didn't last much longer than Holmberg, leaving after giving up three more runs in the fifth. After Colt Hynes and Brad Boxberger allowed another run in the sixth, things were looking pretty dire. That's when our boys staged their first comeback of the night.

Yonder Alonso and Jesus Guzman led off the eighth with back to back walks before scoring on Ronny Cedeño's double to left field. Mark Kotsay singled to drive him in, and then a pair of singles from the red hot Will Venable and Jedd Gyorko knotted the game at 7. It was short lived, as the Diamondbacks scored two runs on a double from Martin Prado. So in the top of the ninth, it was time for another comeback. A single from Alonso, a walk to Guzman, and a single from Nick Hundley pulled the Padres within one. Cedeño came up big again with a game-tying bunt single. Unfortunately, that was it for the friars tonight, as Dale Thayer gave up a trio of singles in the bottom of the tenth.

Robbie Erlin will toe the rubber against Wade Miley at 6:40 PM tomorrow. Let's avoid the sweep!


Final - 8.27.2013 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 RHE
San Diego Padres30000004209140
Arizona Diamondbacks030031020110121
WP: Heath Bell (5 - 2)
LP: Dale Thayer (2 - 4)

Complete Coverage >


Roll Call Info
Total comments294
Total commenters17
Commenter listAxion, B Cres, Conor42, Dubsco, Hormel, Ivan Verastica, Ron Mexico, Sam (sdsuaztec4), TheThinGwynn, Timmah73, Wonko, abara, glyonax, jodes0405, johnlichtenstein, mrbarneydangles, podpeople
Story URLs

With Friar Fever absent, TheThinGwynn ran away with the comments. jodes0405 topped the quality scale with three recs.

Padres release RHP Edinson Volquez

0
0

The San Diego Padres officially cut ties with Edinson Volquez on Tuesday, granting the laboring right-hander his outright release, reports Corey Brock of MLB.com. The Padres had designated Volquez for assignment over the weekend.

Volquez, 30, struggled mightily for the Friars this season. The right-hander posted an MLB-worst 6.07 earned-run average in 142⅓ innings, lasting into the eighth inning in just three of his 27 starts. Making matters worse for Volquez is that he put up those numbers while making more than half his starts in Petco Park, one of the pitcher-friendliest ballparks in baseball.

Acquired from the Reds in the 2011 Mat Latos trade, Volquez pitched fairly well during his first season in San Diego, and -- as the club's 2013 Opening Day starter -- was supposed to be the anchor of an injury-plagued staff this season. The right-hander lasted just three innings in his first outing of the year, however, which turned out to be an omen of things to come.

Volquez managed to walk fewer batters this season than in years past, but career-worst marks (full season) in strikeouts per nine (7.3) and BABIP (.339) made the advantage of his new-found control pretty much nil.

The right-hander is just barely on the wrong side of 30, and has had success in the not-too-distant past, so his chances of landing at least a minor-league deal with another club are pretty good.

More from SB Nation MLB:

Say goodbye to the poor man's Mariano Rivera

The best bullpen in the world, two years running

Why don't we trust Jim Crane?

So much for Byrd’s T-shirt night in New York | #Lookit

Neyer: Ryan Howard and the stupid people

08/28 Padres Preview: Game 133 @ Arizona

0
0

The Padres are coming off another extra inning game, but this time they came out on the losing end. So after dropping both game in the series so far, they will try to salvage a win tonight as they close out the three-game set at Chase Field.

Robbie Erlin was recalled to make the spot start for Edinson Volquez, who was DFA, tonight. Erlin has made four start for the big league club this season, but his last one on July 7th was a rough one. He gave up nine runs and walked four en route to a loss in Washington. He also had some trouble in Boston one start prior to that, allowing three runs and three walks before being pulled just two outs into the fourth inning and coming out with the loss. Erlin pitched much better at Petco Park, going 1-0 while allowing five runs in 13 combined innings, so tonight we'll see if he's overcome his initial struggles on the road as he makes his first career start at Chase Field.

His opponent on the mound tonight will be Wade Miley, who has been on a hot streak at home lately. He is 4-0 over his last five starts at Chase Field while posting a 2.39 ERA over that stretch. His last loss at home, however, came against this Padres team back in May. He was roughed up for seven runs in 3 2/3 innings for his third straight loss against San Diego. Each of those losses have taken place this season and Miley has posted a 7.36 ERA in those outings. Tonight he'll be looking to end that streak and help the Dbacks to a sweep with their fourth win in five games.

Watch at 6:40 tonight as the Padres try to avoid that sweep and put an end to their losing streak.

Birthday Card: Carlos Quentin Turns 31

0
0

Today's birthday card (see what I did there?) is of Carlos Quentin, who's turning 31. I have a decent amount of Quentin cards but chose his 2012 Topps Heritage (based on the classic 1963 Topps set) because there's something amiss on the front of the card. Take a look at it and see if you notice what's wrong.

Did you spot the screw-up?

If not, look closely at Quentin's jersey. See it now?

Yep, yet another example of Topps's faulty Photoshopping and awful airbrushing over the years. That jersey he's pictured in has actually never existed. Quentin came to the Padres the same offseason that they switched from the sand-colored drop shadow on the letters to an outline. Topps's digital manipulator got that part right but failed to add in the piping, or "headspoon". Oddly, they made the exact opposite mistake on Huston Street's card in the same set.

Snapshot_201303261_1189_medium
Happy birthday, Q!

Carlos Quentin Done For The Year, To Have Knee Surgery

0
0

Today the Padres made official what everyone already assumed: birthday boy Carlos Quentin will miss the rest of the season and eventually get some more knee surgery.

Quentin made it into 82 games this season, finishing with a .275/ .363/ .493 slash line after an atrocious start that saw him clawing for the Mendoza line for quite some time. He hit 13 homers, his lowest total since he hit 5 in 81 games for the 2007 Diamondbacks and his 21 doubles matched last year's total.

In 168 games with the Padres over the past two seasons, Quentin has hit 29 homers over 560 AB, and slashed .268/ .368/ .498, putting up an OPS+ of 145. Pretty good guy to have on your side half the time.

The Friars are still committed to Quentin for at least two more years. He's owed $9.5 million next year and eight million in 2015. There's a mutual option for ten million dollars for 2016, with a three million dollar buyout dependent on him playing 320 games from 2013-'15. That is not looking very likely.

Game #132, Diamondbacks 1, Padres 5

0
0

sdg_medium

Robbie Erlin
LHP, 1-2, 7.15
ari_medium

Wade Miley
LHP, 9-8, 3.60

Diamondbacks line-up

  1. A.J. Pollock, CF
  2. Adam Eaton, LF
  3. Martin Prado, 2B
  4. Eric Chavez 1B
  5. Aaron Hill, 2B
  6. Willie Bloomquist, SS
  7. Gerardo Parra, RF
  8. Wil Nieves, C
  9. Wade Miley, P

Yep, you read that correctly: no Paul Goldschmidt, for only the fourth time this season. I'm thinking Kirk Gibson must be playing SnakeLines under an alias, and after Goldie's good night took him to the brink of a "push", Gibson is holding him out of the line-up, so that "under" will win. Let's see: which SnakePitters went for that option last week? AJV19 and preston.salisbury are the chief suspects in question... Does seem kinda odd that they give Goldie the night off, and replace him at first base with Chavez, when there's a left-hander on the mound. It's only Eric's second such start of the season.

Could also make for an interesting night on defense, considering Chavez has exactly nine career starts at the position, in 15 seasons of major-league play. [He may not be the oldest player on the D-backs this year - that'd be J.J. Putz. But Chaxez made his debut in 1998, almost four years before the next most veterany man on the roster, whom you might be surprised to learn is Wil Nieves. One of Chavez's team-mates on that A's roster was Tom Candiotti...] Still, at least we're not the New York Yankees, who have introduced a new second-baseman for tonight's game in Toronto: Mark Reynolds. Yep, that Mark Reynolds. Web-gens ensue, I'm sure....

Elsewhere, the Dodgers have already beaten the Cubs, so our scoreboard watching this evening will largely be confined to the Reds taking on the Cardinals in St. Louis, which will be getting under way in a few minutes. Cincinnati are facing Adam Wainwright, so will have their work cut out for them there: if they lose, and we beat up on Erlin to complete the sweep over the Padres, Arizona would be only four games back of the Reds. That represents the closest we've been to them since August 2nd. However, as we saw last night, probably best to get the game in the books before we count it in the standings...

After reeling off three wins in a row, Miley has returned three no-decisions in a row, despite all three games being quality starts, and a fairly respectable 3.86 ERA over those performances. One of those was the 16-inning marathon in Pittsburgh, and we'll be hoping not to see its like again tonight [or, at least, I suspect the recapper isn't!]. Trevor Cahill is available out of the bullpen tonight if necessary, according to Jack Magruder, who also added this little tidbit:

Holmberg to come back for that? He is on the 40-man roster now, so it wouldn't require any additional moves to accomodate him. We'll see next week what that means.

Preview: Game #132, Diamondbacks vs. Padres

0
0

sdg_medium

Robbie Erlin
LHP, 1-2, 7.15
ari_medium

Wade Miley
LHP, 9-8, 3.60

Diamondbacks line-up

  1. A.J. Pollock, CF
  2. Adam Eaton, LF
  3. Martin Prado, 2B
  4. Eric Chavez 1B
  5. Aaron Hill, 2B
  6. Willie Bloomquist, SS
  7. Gerardo Parra, RF
  8. Wil Nieves, C
  9. Wade Miley, P

Yep, you read that correctly: no Paul Goldschmidt, for only the fourth time this season. I'm thinking Kirk Gibson must be playing SnakeLines under an alias, and after Goldie's good night took him to the brink of a "push", Gibson is holding him out of the line-up, so that "under" will win. Let's see: which SnakePitters went for that option last week? AJV19 and preston.salisbury are the chief suspects in question... Does seem kinda odd that they give Goldie the night off, and replace him at first base with Chavez, when there's a left-hander on the mound. It's only Eric's second such start of the season.

Could also make for an interesting night on defense, considering Chavez has exactly nine career starts at the position, in 15 seasons of major-league play. [He may not be the oldest player on the D-backs this year - that'd be J.J. Putz. But Chaxez made his debut in 1998, almost four years before the next most veterany man on the roster, whom you might be surprised to learn is Wil Nieves. One of Chavez's team-mates on that A's roster was Tom Candiotti...] Still, at least we're not the New York Yankees, who have introduced a new second-baseman for tonight's game in Toronto: Mark Reynolds. Yep, that Mark Reynolds. Web-gens ensue, I'm sure....

Elsewhere, the Dodgers have already beaten the Cubs, so our scoreboard watching this evening will largely be confined to the Reds taking on the Cardinals in St. Louis, which will be getting under way in a few minutes. Cincinnati are facing Adam Wainwright, so will have their work cut out for them there: if they lose, and we beat up on Erlin to complete the sweep over the Padres, Arizona would be only four games back of the Reds. That represents the closest we've been to them since August 2nd. However, as we saw last night, probably best to get the game in the books before we count it in the standings...

After reeling off three wins in a row, Miley has returned three no-decisions in a row, despite all three games being quality starts, and a fairly respectable 3.86 ERA over those performances. One of those was the 16-inning marathon in Pittsburgh, and we'll be hoping not to see its like again tonight [or, at least, I suspect the recapper isn't!]. Trevor Cahill is available out of the bullpen tonight if necessary, according to Jack Magruder, who also added this little tidbit:

Holmberg to come back for that? He is on the 40-man roster now, so it wouldn't require any additional moves to accomodate him. We'll see next week what that means.


Carlos Quentin injury: Padres OF out for year with knee strain

0
0

The San Diego Padres will go the remainder of 2013 without outfielder Carlos Quentin as he was ruled out for the year, reports MLB.com's Corey Brock.

More Padres coverage: Gaslamp Ball

The Padres have been without Quentin since Aug. 10, when he was placed on the disabled list with a strained right knee. Quentin received several lubricant injections in his knee and Manager Bud Black said he was showing "marked improvement" on a treadmill as recently as Aug. 24. At the time, the Padres delayed making a decision on whether Quentin would return this season.

San Diego is currently 59-73 and in no danger of threatening for a playoff spot, so it makes sense that the team wouldn't rush Quentin back and risk further injury. He is signed through 2016 and is a key part of the Padres future. Quentin is expected to undergo offseason surgery on his knee.

Quentin, 31, played in just 82 games during an injury-marred 2013 campaign. He will finish the season with 13 homers and a .275/.363/.493 batting line.

More from SB Nation MLB:

Say goodbye to the poor man's Mariano Rivera

The best bullpen in the world, two years running

Why don't we trust Jim Crane?

So much for Byrd’s T-shirt night in New York | #Lookit

Neyer: Ryan Howard and the stupid people

Diamondbacks 1, Padres 5

0
0

The Diamondbacks were looking for a sweep against San Diego, but found their bats shut down by Robbie Erlin. With Paul Goldschmidt on the bench, Arizona didn't get a runner in scoring position until the fourth inning and didn't see their first extra base hit until they were already down to their final out in the bottom of the ninth. The sole run on the night came in the sixth inning, where, after a two out walk, Eric Chavez advanced to third on a single from Aaron Hill and was brought in to score by Willie Bloomquist.

Wade Miley took the loss for Arizona, struggling in the first inning and and giving up a run to a Will Venable double before he notched an out. Venable scored on a two out single, but Miley did settle in after that. That was all of the scoring San Diego would see until the eighth, where Heath Bell gave up two home runs to his old team, and gave the Padres the 5-1 lead that would be the final score.

Padres 5, Dbacks 1: Erlin Excels in Edinson's Place

0
0

Tonight our Padres will board a plane to Los Angeles, where they will spend their off day tomorrow before their series against the Dodgers. In order to make that flight a happy one, they had to salvage the series finale at Chase Field. And with some fantastic pitching performances and a couple of offensive bursts, they were able to do just that.

San Diego got the scoring started right off the bat (pun intended) with a leadoff single by Chris Denorfia on the second pitch of the game from Arizona starter Wade Miley. Will Venable (of course) followed with a line drive double to center field to score Deno. He remained at second base while Jedd Gyorko and Yonder Alonso recorded two outs. Then Jesus Guzman brought him home with a line drive single to right to give the Padres an early 2-0 lead.

Robbie Erlin's return to the big league rotation was an impressive one. He retired the first five Diamondbacks in order before allowing a single to Willie Bloomquist, who then proceeded to steal second. But Erlin eliminated the threat and got out of the inning unscathed. The lefty ended his night after six innings of work, having allowed just one run on six hits. That run came in the bottom of the 6th when Erlin ran into a bit of trouble. With two outs, he walked Eric Chavez and then allowed a single to Aaron Hill. After a coaching visit at the mound, Erlin still couldn't get that last out. Bloomquist notched his third hit of the day, an RBI single to Chris Denorfia in right field, to put the Dbacks on the board at last. Finally Erlin got Gerardo Parra to ground out to end the inning, and his night. All in all, Erlin's six-hit six-inning performance was a welcome sight after the young southpaw's struggles on the road this season.

Tim Stauffer came in to pitch the 7th inning. He allowed back-to-back 1-out singles, but the runners would be left on base as Stauffer became Stawesome and recorded the next two outs.

In the 8th inning, our Padres blew the game open against their former teammate, Heath Bell. Ezekiel couldn't help the Cartographer as he allowed three straight hits to start the inning. First a single to Deno, his second of the game. Then he allowed Venable to notch his second hit of the game and his 20th home run of the season, a bomb to right field to increase San Diego's lead to three runs. Gyorko followed with a single, but was thrown out when Yonder Alonso grounded into a double play. Guzman was bummed because he really wanted that third run to come home that inning, so he took matters into his own hands and homered to center field on the first pitch he saw.

Stauffer threw another shutout inning and then the Padres were retired in order in the top of the 9th by Eury De La Rosa. Bud Black gave the ball to Huston Street in the bottom of the 9th for the non-save situation. He allowed a two-out double to A.J. Pollock, but then got Eaton to fly out to end the game.

Overall it was a solid effort on both sides of the ball. It was another marvelous outing for Venable, which we've now come to expect over the past month, but the real key in tonight's victory was the pitching. It was great to see Erlin back on the team and pitching like the number 15 pitching prospect he is, and the bullpen team of Stauffer and Street did a marvelous job in the final three innings.


Final - 8.28.2013 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RHE
San Diego Padres2000000305110
Arizona Diamondbacks0000010001100
WP: Robbie Erlin (2 - 2)
LP: Wade Miley (9 - 9)

Complete Coverage >



Again, our Padres will be off tomorrow because for some reason someone thought five off days in August would be a good idea. But they'll be back at it against our NL West rival just up the 5 at Chavez Ravine on Friday.

Roll Call Info
Total comments120
Total commenters9
Commenter listHormel, Ivan Verastica, Ron Mexico, TheThinGwynn, chris.callahan.7777, jodes0405, johnlichtenstein, mrbarneydangles, podpeople
Story URLs

Like Venable and Denorfia with the Padres offense tonight, Ron Mexico and Ivan Verastica carried the GLB offense in the game thread with 38 and 34 comments, respectively. Gaslamp Ballers as a whole started out strong in the beginning, tapered off and died down in the middle innings, and then rallied at the end.

Diamondbacks 1, Padres 5: The Bell Tolls

0
0

Record 68-64. Pace: 83-79. Change: +3.

August. Phoenix. I'd been here for a while, but these summer days never quite sat right with me. Long, bright afternoons. Plenty of sunshine. A hot town. But my time as a recapper has taught me that you can never quite trust those impressions. No matter how hot a town was, that didn't mean their team wasn't about to go cold. And on that Wednesday afternoon, I could see clouds on the horizon, gathering. Looked like a storm. It reminded me of what someone had once told me. "The storm clouds are gathering," he said. They damn well were, Jeremy. They damn well were.

The crowd was jawing as I walked into the joint, even before first pitch. Paul Goldschmidt wasn't playing tonight. Paulie was named right, golden boy of the team and the fans alike, but he'd been carrying this outfit for too long. He needed a break, but was this the right time? I was no boardwalk fortune teller, but seeing the lineup card without his name on it left my gut in a knot.

It didn't get any better with the first pitch. Before I could even get the bartender's eye to order my drink, the hit was on. Bam, bam! A single for Chris Denorfia, and a double for Will Venable. Wade Miley was getting shook up early. Two outs followed, but Jesús Guzmán smacked him with another single to score Venable. Guzmán got himself gunned down at home by A.J. Pollock to end the inning, but the Padres took a 2-0 lead before you could even blink.

Say this for Miley, though- the kid's no glass-jaw. The Padres started the second off with two singles, and while some pitchers might have decided to dust out after something like that, Miley knuckled down. It wasn't easy, but three outs later, including a swinging K of Venable, and he was headed back to the dugout.

The Diamondbacks offense didn't do much to help the poor mook out, though, going down 1-2-3 in the first, as meek as a mook dragged in front of his grandma. A hit in the second by Willie Bloomquist might have given a little cheer, but he was cut down trying to steal second base. Good ol' TOOTBLAN Willie, getting right back to what we remember him for.

Miley stuck at it. A two out walk in the third was stranded, and he showed the goons what he could do in the fourth and fifth, sending them down 1-2-3. Guzmán showed up again in the sixth, singling with one out. He took second on a wild pitch, but as the throw skittered into center, he got greedy and tried to take third. His mistake. Willie Bloomquist threw him out easily, and the Padres couldn't score.

The bottom of the sixth inning was when the DIamondbacks started putting the screws to Robbie Erlin. He may have been green as George Washington's face in your wallet, but he'd been keeping our boys off the scoreboard. With two outs, Eric Chavez drew a walk, and scampered to third on Aaron Hill's single. Ol' Bloomquist showed up again, singling right to score Chavez. Gerardo Parra ended the inning with a ground out, but the team seemed to have a bit of luck left yet, and it was 2-1, Padres.

Or so I hoped. But it may have been a fool's hope, for all the good it did us in the seventh. Ronny Cedeno got on base with a dropped third strike, but he got caught napping like he thought first base was a flophouse, and was picked off easily. Tim Stauffer took over for Erlin on the mound, and our boys had a little luck of their own. Tony Campana pinch hit and reached on a single off the third base bag, and then A.J. Pollock singled off the pitcher to give us two on and one out. But it was all a waste. A pop out and a ground out later, and they hadn't moved an inch.

And then the eighth inning happened. And then, Heath Bell happened. He went out to the mound and the Padres made him look like a sucker.

It didn't even start well. Denorfia singled again, and Venable slammed a pitch to deep right to bring them both around for a home run. Jedd Gyorko followed that with a single, and Bell looked like he might escape for a second, getting a Yonder Alonzo ground ball double play. But Guzmán stepped up and hammered his pitch to left center, leaving us all feeling like we needed a drink.

After that, it was just a trudge until the game was over. We got a single in the eighth, and a double with two outs in the ninth. But nothing came of it. The Padres had beaten us, broken up the sweep, and we were left out in the rain with the loss.

Source: FanGraphs
Big Cheese: Wade Miley (+12.3%), Willie Bloomquist (+11.9%)
Right Gee: Tony Campana (+5.4%), A.J. Pollock (+5.3%)
Patsy: Heath Bell (-21.4%), Adam Eaton (-20.3%)

Plenty of palookas bumping gums in the GDT tonight, making it past 400 comments. BulldogsNotZags was the big dog, and imstillhungry95 scrapping past cole8865 for second place. We also heard from 4 Corners Fan, AJV19, AzRattler, Dbacks4eva10101, Diamondhacks, Fangdango, FatBoysEatMeat, GuruB, Husk, Jim McLennan, JoelPre, Louchart45, Rockkstarr12, The so-called Beautiful, TolkienBard, Zavada's Moustache, asteroid, azshadowwalker, cheese1213, coldblueAZ, ford.williams.10, hotclaws, onedotfive, rd33, romangod, soco, and txzona. No comment went green on the thread, and the one that got the most recs was mine, so I'll just take this moment to remember the words of Troy Barnes: "Yeah.... I'm funny."

No game tomorrow, so keep your nose clean and don't get pinched, and we'll see you back for Friday's match.

Prospect of the Day: Reymond Fuentes, OF, San Diego Padres

0
0

The San DIego Padres promoted outfield prospect Reymond Fuentes to the major leagues this week. A year ago, Fuentes was struggling badly in Double-A and looked like a potential prospect bust, but 2013 has revived his career and brought him to the big leagues. Can he stay there? Let's take a look.

Reymond Fuentes was originally drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the first round in 2009, from high school in Manati, Puerto Rico. The 28th overall pick in the draft, he hit .290/.331/.379 with nine steals in 40 games for the Gulf Coast League Red Sox after signing. Skipping the New York-Penn League, he moved up to Low-A Greenville in the South Atlantic League in 2010, hitting .270/.328/.377 with 42 steals and good reviews for his defense.

Fuentes was traded to the Padres in the big December '10 Adrian Gonzalez deal. San Diego sent High-A Lake Elsinore in the California League in 2011, where he hit .275/.342/.369 with 41 steals. Moving up to Double-A San Antonio for 2012, he was overmatched by Texas League pitching, hitting just .218/.301/.302. He drew 52 walks and stole 35 bases in 44 attempts, but he also fanned 133 times in 473 at-bats, an unacceptably awful strikeout rate considering the complete lack of power production.

The Padres logically sent Fuentes back to San Antonio for 2013 to try again. He performed much more effectively, hitting .316/.396/.441, drawing 41 walks with 71 strikeouts in 345 at-bats. He stole 29 bases. Promoted to Triple-A Tucson, he put up a ridiculous .418/.515/.491 line in 14 games, with a 10/10 BB/K in 55 at-bats, plus six more steals, before moving up to the big leagues this week.

Fuentes is a left-handed hitter and thrower, listed at 6-0, 160, born February 12, 1991. Pure athleticism and speed are his best attributes. Although his arm isn't very strong, he gets good reviews for his outfield defense due to his plus range and solid instincts, though he'll make an occasional gaffe of inexperience. The Padres have played him at all three outfield positions this year to enhance his versatility. He is an aggressive and dangerous baserunner who can be a significant stolen base threat if he gets on base enough.

Getting on base has been a problem at times. His pitch recognition was substandard early in his career and he would often chase pitches outside the strike zone. His eye has gradually improved: his walk rates have trended upward every year, but he was unable to make sufficient contact against Double-A pitching last season.

That got a lot better this year, with a reduction in his strikeout rate, much better scouting reports about his strike zone judgment, and a 40-point increase in isolated power. His numbers after his promotion to Tucson were goosed by an unsustainable .511 BABIP, but the general consensus is that he made real improvements in his hitting approach this year, combining with physical maturity to produce much better results: .330/.413/.448 combined at the two levels.

Generally a line drive spray hitter, Fuentes is never going to be a big home run guy, although interestingly five of his six homers this season were pulled to right field. The hope is that he'll have enough wippy strength to be a threat for doubles and triples, along with the high batting average/OBP and plenty of steals. If his bat maxes out, he can be a regular center fielder. If it doesn't, his speed and defense should still make him useful as a fourth outfielder.

Padres teams' 60th wins

0
0

It took the Padres 133 games to win their 60th.  That's a long time, but considering two teams in 1973 and 1974 completed the feat on the last day of the season and four Padres teams never reached the milestone at all, it doesn't look as bad.  The 1969, 1972, 1981 and 1994 teams never saw 60.  Of course the 1981 and 1994 teams suffered from strike shortened seasons, but at the rate they were playing they may not have made it anyway.

Padres teams' 60th Wins

Year

Game #

Date

Outcome

Opponent

Home/Away

Runs

Runs Against

W-L

Season Win %

1998

94

14-Jul

W

COL

@

8

7

60-34

60.49

2010

100

29-Jul

W

LAD


3

2

60-40

55.56

1984

102

28-Jul

W

HOU


1

0

60-42

56.79

2007

110

5-Aug

W

SFG


5

4

60-50

54.6

1992

111

7-Aug

W

HOU


4

2

60-51

50.62

1982

111

8-Aug

W

CIN


3

1

60-51

50

2004

112

10-Aug

W

CHC

@

8

6

60-52

53.7

1996

113

4-Aug

W

FLA


6

4

60-53

56.17

1985

113

14-Aug

W

CIN


4

1

60-53

51.23

2006

117

13-Aug

W

HOU

@

7

2

60-57

54.32

1978

118

13-Aug

W

CIN


3

2

60-58

51.85

2001

120

16-Aug

W

NYM


6

5

60-60

48.77

1983

120

17-Aug

W

PHI


5

4

60-60

49.69

2005

121

19-Aug

W

ATL

@

12

7

60-61

50.62

1995

121

6-Sep

W

NYM


6

5

60-61

48.61

1989

121

17-Aug

W

NYM

@

6

2

60-61

54.94

1976

122

16-Aug

W

STL

@

11

7

60-62

45.06

1997

123

16-Aug

W

CHC


4

3

60-63

46.91

1988

123

21-Aug

W

NYM


1

0

60-63

51.55

1991

124

25-Aug

W

CHC

@

12

9

60-64

51.85

2000

125

21-Aug

W

NYM


5

4

60-65

46.91

1990

126

27-Aug

W

MON

@

4

1

60-66

46.3

1975

129

24-Aug

W

PHI


7

6

60-69

43.83

2012

130

27-Aug

W

ATL


3

0

60-70

46.91

2011

130

23-Aug

W

SFG

@

7

5

60-70

43.83

1986

130

30-Aug

W

MON

@

5

4

60-70

45.68

1999

132

30-Aug

W

CHC


8

4

60-72

45.68

2013

133

28-Aug

W

ARI

@

5

1

60-73

45.11

2009

136

4-Sep

W

LAD

@

2

0

60-76

46.3

1977

136

2-Sep

W

CHC


5

0

60-76

42.59

2002

139

4-Sep

W

HOU


5

1

60-79

40.74

1980

139

7-Sep

W

NYM


5

2

60-78

44.79

1979

143

8-Sep

W

ATL

@

9

2

60-83

42.24

1987

145

16-Sep

W

ATL


3

0

60-85

40.12

2003

152

18-Sep

W

SFG

@

7

3

60-92

39.51

2008

155

20-Sep

W

WSN

@

6

1

60-95

38.89

1970

155

23-Sep

W

ATL

@

2

0

60-95

38.89

1971

157

24-Sep

W

HOU


5

4

60-97

37.89

1993

158

28-Sep

W

CIN


11

4

60-98

37.65

1974

162

2-Oct

W

SFG

@

9

5

60-102

37.04

1973

162

1-Oct

W

PIT

@

4

3

60-102

37.04

Longest Padres games

0
0

Sunday's 15 inning epic against the Cubs was the 5th longest game in Petco Park history and the 15th longest game in Padres history.  At 5 hours and 13 minutes it's tied with a game in Philly from 1980.

The second longest game ever was a frustrating battle with Colorado in 2008.  To refresh your memory that was the game cursed by "Jeff" the Ram's Head.  Here's the Game Thread from that game.  It's also somehow appropriate that the Game Recap is probably the shortest one ever.

Padres games over 5 hours long

Year

Date

Home/Away

Opponent

Runs

Runs Against

Outcome

Innings

Time

1980

15-Aug


HOU

1

3

L

20

6:17

2008

17-Apr


COL

1

2

L

22

6:16

1979

25-Aug


PIT

3

4

L

19

6:12

2008

25-May


CIN

12

9

W

18

5:57

2009

7-Jun


ARI

6

9

L

18

5:45

1977

21-May

@

MON

11

8

W

21

5:33

1970

23-May

@

SFG

17

16

W

15

5:29

1971

24-Sep


HOU

1

2

L

21

5:25

1989

27-Jun

@

LAD

5

3

W

17

5:21

1982

13-Sep

@

LAD

3

4

L

16

5:20

2001

19-Jun


SFG

4

3

W

15

5:16

1990

15-Aug


MON

3

5

L

17

5:15

2009

16-May


CIN

6

5

W

16

5:14

1996

22-Jun


CHC

6

9

L

16

5:14

2013

25-Aug


CHC

3

2

W

15

5:13

1980

21-Aug

@

PHI

8

9

L

17

5:13

1992

8-Sep

@

SFG

5

6

L

16

5:04

1996

8-Jun


PIT

8

9

L

14

5:03

1997

13-Jun

@

ANA

8

7

W

14

5:03

1980

26-Aug

@

NYM

8

6

W

18

5:01

1992

24-Apr


CIN

6

7

L

16

5:01

1982

26-Jun

@

SFG

7

6

W

15

5:00

2008

19-Sep

@

WSN

11

6

W

14

5:00

Conversely you may remember that back on May 18th of this year that the Padres played their 3rd shortest game at Petco Park.

Here's a table of the longest and shortest game for each Padres season. It's crazy that there were 5 seasons where the longest game wasn't even 4 hours long. Those were the good ol' days of baseball.

Longest and Shortest games for each season

Year

Shortest

Longest

1969

1:41

3:55

1970

1:46

5:29

1971

1:19

5:25

1972

1:50

4:30

1973

1:30

3:51

1974

1:38

4:35

1975

1:37

4:41

1976

1:31

4:18

1977

1:29

5:33

1978

1:33

3:35

1979

1:52

6:12

1980

1:50

6:17

1981

1:50

4:28

1982

1:49

5:20

1983

1:59

4:36

1984

1:38

4:24

1985

1:49

3:47

1986

1:57

4:41

1987

1:58

4:10

1988

1:59

4:24

1989

2:01

5:21

1990

1:52

5:15

1991

1:59

4:44

1992

1:28

5:04

1993

1:26

4:30

1994

2:08

4:57

1995

1:55

4:29

1996

1:59

5:14

1997

1:16

5:03

1998

1:54

4:31

1999

1:39

3:39

2000

2:04

4:49

2001

1:59

5:16

2002

1:55

4:51

2003

2:14

4:08

2004

2:07

4:05

2005

1:53

4:19

2006

2:02

4:42

2007

2:04

4:55

2008

1:58

6:16

2009

2:11

5:45

2010

2:02

4:27

2011

2:03

4:19

2012

1:58

4:45

2013

2:01

5:13


Dodgers vs. Padres TV schedule & starting pitching matchups

0
0

The Dodgers finish off their homestand this weekend with a series against the Padres, their first action against the National League West in seven weeks. Here is a look at the schedule and starting pitching matchups for the three-game series at Dodger Stadium.

Friday, 7:10 p.m. (Prime Ticket)

Normally a 2.84 ERA in five starts with 28 strikeouts and just three walks would be worthy of endless praise, but Hyun-jin Ryu's August has been lost in the sea of great Dodger pitching. Ryu is well behind rotation mates Clayton Kershaw (1.01 ERA in August), Zack Greinke (1.23) and Ricky Nolasco (1.64) but having a fine month in his own right, even though he has lost his last two starts. Eric Stults is 1-2 with a 4.50 ERA against his old team, but has hit more home runs (one) at Dodger Stadium in 2013 than Matt Kemp and A.J. Ellis combined.

Saturday, 6:10 p.m. (Prime Ticket)

Taking the long view, Chris Capuano has 45 strikeouts and just nine walks to go with his 4.35 ERA in 12 starts since returning from the disabled list on June 19, numbers perfectly acceptable for a fifth starter. But in his last four starts Capuano has a 6.98 ERA with 16 runs and 32 hits allowed in 19⅓ innings. Andrew Cashner and his big fastball, with an average of 94.4 mph that ranks sixth in MLB, has six quality starts in his last seven games, with a 3.00 ERA during that span. He has lasted seven innings in each of his last three starts and in four of his last five games.

Sunday, 1:10 p.m. (Prime Ticket)

Zack Greinke came within one out of a shutout in his last start, on Monday against the Cubs, but had the audacity to allow two runs. That pushed his total to 12 runs allowed over his last 10 starts, with a 1.49 ERA during that span. Tyson Ross rejoined the Padres' rotation on July 23 and allowed just five total runs in his next five starts, with 36 strikeouts and 10 walks in 34 innings. But Ross has allowed 11 runs in 12⅓ innings in his last two starts, both Padres losses. He has lasted at least six innings in each of his last seven starts.

Chase Headley claimed off waivers, will remain with Padres, per report

0
0

Chase Headley was placed on revocable waivers and claimed but he will remain with the Padres after being pulled back off waivers, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports.

Headley has been the subject of trade rumors throughout the 2013 season following a breakout season last year where he hit .286/.376/.498 last season with 31 home runs, but there has never been any indications that San Diego truly intended to move him this season. The Yankees inquired on him in July, but there was little movement towards any potential deal according to reports from Heyman at that time. Instead, it appears the Padres are hoping to sign their top star to what may be a franchise-record deal this off-season. At the very least, he is unlikely to be moved this year since he cannot be placed on revocable waivers again this year.

Headley is currently making $8.6 million this year, his third arbitration eligible season. He is a super-two player, so he will still have one more arbitration season after this one and then become a free agent after the 2014 season. Heyman  cites one speculative estimate that puts a price tag of five years and $75 million on a possible extension. That would easily exceed the three year, $52 million deal the Padres gave Jake Peavy, which is currently the largest salary in the team's history.

Headley is having an off year this season after struggling with a hand injury to start the season. He is currently hitting .240/.331/.368 with just eight home runs in 501 plate appearances.

More from SB Nation MLB:

Yasiel Puig benched in Dodgers’ win | Gains clubhouse respect

Listen to Brandon Phillips cussing out reporter

When Brandon Phillips wasn’t likeable

Exploring the best baseball song ever written

The Cardinals still have a shortstop problem

FSSD Will Pay Tribute to Fans in September

0
0

Today, Fox Sports San Diego announced that September will be Fan Appreciation Month in San Diego. The initiative, dubbed Bring It Home, will feature fan giveaways, events throughout the community, and special television programming on FSSD. Here's a breakdown of some of the things going on next month:

GIVEAWAYS:

  • During the five home games from September 3rd-8th, the FSSD Girls will be giving away Padres Rally Cards to fans near the Padres Live Set (aka the abomination in the Park at the Park).
  • At each game during the weekend of September 20th-22nd, the FSSD Girls will be giving away Padres Pride t-shirts. They say "Padres Pride" on them and have the FSSD logo. Not too flashy, but they're free so what can you really expect? You can get one of these shirts by going up to the FSSD Girls near the Padres Live set prior to the game and show them, using your smartphone, that you follow Fox Sports San Diego and/or the FSSD girls on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.
  • A Padres Prize Pack will be given away every Tuesday in September. They don't specify what will be included in the prize pack, but you just need to watch the game those nights and participate in Social Media Tuesday for a chance to win.
  • A Chase Headley bobblehead will be given away each day to a follower of one of FSSD's social media sites (Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram). I assume this will be the bobblehead that was given away at the beginning of the season to commemorate his career year in 2012. Maybe this will remind Padres fans of the Headley we all know and love and they can get off his case a little for having a not-so-great season in 2013. But more likely they'll all just make snide remarks about how they don't WANT a bobblehead of a player who regressed after an unpredictable second-half push last year, even though they were all clamoring for his extension in the offseason.
  • Finally, FSSD will give away trips to the final Sycuan Daycation of the season on Sunday, September 29th. Winners will get round-trip transportation for themselves and a guest to a viewing party at the Sycuan Casino GameDay Sports Bar to watch the season finale between the Padres and Giants (as well as the Chargers-Cowboys game) that afternoon. There will also be prizes given away at the viewing party. Just follow FSSD on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram to find out how you can win.

COMMUNITY EVENTS:

  • FSSD will provide Fan Express trips to Padres games multiple times during the month. These will benefit local non-profit organizations, including After-School All-Stars and STAR/PAL, and each of the trips will include 50 free tickets and a ride to the game.
  • Luke Gregerson will hold his Charity Poker and Blackjack Tournament to benefit San Diego Youth Services. The event will be held at the Fox Sports Grill across from Petco Park following the game on Sunday, September 8th. You have to register/pay for this event, but all proceeds will go to SDYS.

Aside from all the Padres-related promos during Fan Appreciation Month, there will also be Chargers and Aztecs football giveaways, events, and programming. Click here for the full schedule of the Bring It Home initiative.

For More About FSSD: Fox Sports San Diego

Top 10 most watched Padres games on Fox Sports San Diego

0
0

I've been seeing the Fox Sports Fan Express Bus everywhere in the past few weeks. Every time I see it I think to myself how fun it'd be to drive. I dream of a day when the Fan Express Bus is driven for the fans and by the fans. I've even went so far as to look at the different California Commercial Driver Licenses to make sure my C/M1 class license didn't somehow make me eligible. Not surprisingly it didn't. It looks like you need a Class B or an Class A license. I'm going to have to look into taking a class, unless the guy who drives the bus now already is a fan, then nevermind.

Anyway, I've been sitting on these ratings since just after the Yankees series. I think they're probably still accurate since there haven't been any highly anticipated games since then. Looking at the table, I'm a little surprised that the Phillies game at the end of June did so well. I'm trying to imagine myself back then when the Padres were just coming off a hot streak.  I remember I still had a semblance of hope for their future but even then I still wouldn't be that excited to watch the Phillies and yet apparently we were.

As you may notice most of these games took place in our magical June (15-13), we just couldn't get enough of the Padres back then.

Top 10 Highest Rated Padres Games on Fox Sports San Diego

Rating

Game #

Day

Date

Home/Away

Opponent

Outcome

Runs

Runs Against

Win

Loss

5.18

112

Sunday

4-Aug


NYY

W

6

3

Kennedy

Hughes

4.9

71

Tuesday

18-Jun

@

SFG

L

4

5

Machi

Thayer

4.79

110

Friday

2-Aug


NYY

W

7

2

Cashner

Sabathia

4.46

70

Monday

17-Jun

@

SFG

W

5

3

Vincent

Mijares

4.37

67

Friday

14-Jun


ARI

W

2

1

Stults

Cahill

4.27

15

Wednesday

17-Apr

@

LAD

W

7

2

Brach

Kershaw

4.2

79

Wednesday

26-Jun


PHI

L

5

7

Savery

Layne

4.08

73

Thursday

20-Jun


LAD

W

6

3

Vincent

Guerrier

3.96

76

Sunday

23-Jun


LAD

L

1

3

League

Street

3.94

59

Wednesday

5-Jun

@

LAD

W

6

2

Marquis

Kershaw

Chase Headley claimed, then pulled off waivers, won't be traded this season

0
0

Baseball teams tend to put most of their players on the waiver wire each year, just to see if they'll clear or if a decent trade presents itself when the player is claimed.  If the team decides they don't like the deal, they'll just pull out.

A guy I played baseball with was a staunch believer and recommended the ol' pull out method even after three unplanned pregnancies, but that's neither here nor there.

Chase Headley was claimed by an unknown team sometime in the last few days and the Padres pulled him back making it impossible to trade him for the rest of the season.  CBS writer Jon Heyman was so excited and in such a hurry to break this news he wrote:

Chase Headley pulled off waivers, will remain with Padres - CBSSports.com

Headley by rules won't be able to go back on revocable winters thiss season, and thus will remain with San Diego for now.

I thought eventually an editor or Heyman himself would revisit his article overnight but I guess this is the price you pay for timely news.

In the latter half of the article Heyman retells the story of how Padres Chairman Ron Fowler made it public that he wanted to make Headley the highest paid Padre ever but failed to deliver, which went against his ownership motto of "We will say far less and do far more."

But Headley refusing a mid-season extension may have been the best thing that could have happened to the Padres after the 2013 season he's had.

Chase Headley claimed off waivers, will remain with Padres, per report - SBNation.com

Headley is having an off year this season after struggling with a hand injury to start the season. He is currently hitting .240/.331/.368 with just eight home runs in 501 plate appearances


GABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLG
2013 - Chase Headley117438481052828365212762.240.331.368

Viewing all 2658 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images