Catcher Nick Hundley, along with friend and Red Sox pitcher Mark Melancon and Blue Jays outfielder/infielder Chris Woodward, spent five days in New Zealand providing instruction in a country where cricket and rugby reign supreme.
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January 26, 2012
You may have heard, but the Padres have a pretty good minor league system. In all seriousness, the Padres minor league system is one of the best, and most certainly one of the deepest, in all of baseball. Usually, in the same articles praising the Padres current organizational success, recently-departed Jed Hoyer is credited with building strong a system and almost as frequently...
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January 25, 2012
Now that it appears that the majority of the changes are done for the 2012 Padres, it seems a good time to look at the depth in the organization at all the positions. This is the time of year that the writers of Baseball America and the notable baseball writers and commentators in this country put out their top prospect lists and their top prospects at each position. Many of the...
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January 26, 2012
Last week we met Geoff Young from Ducksnorts over at Ballast Point Brewing (see part 1 and part 2).The last segment, comprising a rapid fire segment began with a 5 question warm-up. The responses did not require explanation. They were meant only to be quick, honest answers to get the brain moving.These questions were specifically designed to get inside the mind of Geoff Young. While...
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January 26, 2012
MLB released their top 100 prospect list yesterday for all baseball. Obviously it is a bit skewed in favor of big names like Matt Moore and Bryce Harper, but there are six Padres on the list which puts them in a tie for first. I personally don't agree with the entire list especially when the highest Padre is at #37 (Alonso) and Casey Kelly still makes the cut (#50). The...
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January 27, 2012
Happy Friday everyone! Hope you all aren't working too hard and getting ready for the weekend. We're heading to that doldrum part of each year in between football and baseball season where not a whole lot goes on. Of course I say that with respect to the fact that they are my two favorite sports. I do like college basketball though and can't wait to see how far...
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January 26, 2012
By now, you probably know I write a bi-weekly article for The Hardball Times. As I’ve mentioned before, it’s a great opportunity to write for a site with a rich history of producing awesome content.
This year I have a chance to write the San Diego Padres player comments for THT Forecasts, which you should probably buy. I’m taking over the duties from the venerable Geoff Young...
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January 25, 2012
The Padres have six players who rank among MLB.com's Top 100 Prospects, including Yonder Alonso, whom they obtained in a deal over the offseason that sent Mat Latos to the Reds.
Original Story:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?y...
