BLAKE TEKOTTE RUMORS

Press release provided by the San Diego Padres media department: SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The San Diego Padres today announced they have reinstated outfielder Carlos Quentin from the 15-day disabled list and have optioned outfielder Blake Tekotte to Triple-A Tucson. Executive Vice President/General Manager Josh Byrnes made the announcement. Quentin, 29, will make his Padres...

Press Release Provided by the San Diego Padres Media Department: SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The San Diego Padres today announced they have placed outfielder Mark Kotsay on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 13, with a lower back strain and have recalled outfielder Blake Tekotte from Triple-A Tucson. Executive Vice President/General Manager Josh Byrnes made the announcement...

Outfielder Blake Tekotte joined the San Diego Padres yesterday, his third stint with the team since last season. The Padres sent OF Jeremy Hermida to the 15-day DL with a groin injury as the corresponding move. So, what will Tekotte’s role be? Most likely, the Padres see him as a straight replacement for Hermida. He’ll see action every few days, getting 1-2 starts per week. He...

Tucson:#TPads fight back, but fall short tonight, losing 5-4. Blake Tekotte (1) and Davis (1) went big fly.San Antonio:The Wolff was playing nice tonight as Nate Freiman (2) and Jason Hagerty (1) went yard. Line on Robbie Erlin 2.2IP, 6H, 2ER, 3K, 0BBLake Elsinore:Storm were working on all cylinders tonight. Matt Andriese 4IP, 3H, 1ER, 4K 0BB on the mound. E. Williams with three...

Synopsis: Offensively the T-Padres will be led by James Darnell, Matt Clark and Blake Tekotte while on the mound Casey Kelly and Joe Wieland are as good as anyone in the PCL. With the system’s all-time saves leader Brad Brach closing out games this will be a strong team as long as the talent sticks around.

Blake Tekotte was a 3rd round pick in 2008. After being named a Cal League All Star in 2010, he finished the year with a great .276/.367/.478 line with 18 HR and 28 SB. He followed it up with an even more impressive 2011 campaign, which saw him earn his 1st big league promotion in late May. Tekotte had 2 hits in his 1st 2 big league AB, and managed to make a name for himself among Padre fans.

How many times are you going to see that? In a minor league battle of a world series starting pitcher verse a former big leaguer who has missed the last 11 months recovering from cancer who would have guessed that the Padres would win the contest? Chris Dinorfria and Blake Tekotte provide the offensive spark and after Geer left the bases loaded in the 1st, it was smooth sailing.

The 2011 season was something of a whirlwind for outfielder Blake Tekotte, who began the season with Double-A San Antonio and played 19 games in the big leagues with the Padres before heading back to San Antonio to help the Missions win the Texas League title.

In 2009 the Fort Wayne TinCaps were one of the best teams in the minor leagues winning 100 games behind a prospect laden team featuring Jaff Decker, Blake Tekotte, Simon Castro, Anthony Bass and Brad Brach.