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2015 MLB Prospect Rankings

San Diego Padres 2015 Top 20 Prospect Rankings

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By: JP Schwartz
Twitter: @Jaypers413

Every year around this time I like to rank each team’s top overall prospects. My criteria are based on A: Past Performance and B: Future Potential (50% of each per prospect)

Disclaimer: I am not a professional scout, nor did I attend any minor league games this year. These lists are the product of my own research of online scouting reports and scouting videos, as well as statistics, and are compiled purely for entertainment purposes.

Send your questions or feedback to me on twitter @Jaypers413

To qualify for these lists, a prospect must have no more than 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the Major Leagues.

SAN DIEGO PADRES

1: Austin Hedges C
2: Trea Turner SS
3: Matt Wisler RHP
4: Max Fried LHP
5: Rymer Liriano OF
6: Hunter Renfroe OF
7: Michael Gettys OF
8: Joe Ross RHP
9: Jose Rondon SS
10: Casey Kelly RHP
11: Taylor Lindsey 2B
12: Dustin Peterson SS
13: Jake Bauers 1B
14: Zach Eflin RHP
15: Cory Spangenberg 2B/3B
16: Jace Peterson 2B
17: R.J. Alvarez RHP
18: Tayron Guerrero RHP
19: Franchy Cordero SS
20: Rafael DePaula RHP

Prospect Rankings

San Diego Padres 2014 Top 20 Prospect Rankings

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By: J.P. Schwartz
Twitter: @Jaypers413

Every year around this time I like to rank each team’s top overall prospects. My criteria are based on A: Past Performance and B: Future Potential (50% of each per prospect)

Disclaimer: I am not a professional scout, nor did I attend any minor league games this year. These lists are the product of my own research of online scouting reports and statistics, and are compiled purely for entertainment purposes.

Send your questions or feedback to me on twitter @Jaypers413

To qualify for these lists, a prospect must have no more than 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the Major Leagues.

SAN DIEGO PADRES

1. Hunter Renfroe OF


2. Matt Wisler RHP


3. Max Fried LHP


4. Austin Hedges C


5. Casey Kelly RHP


6. Zach Eflin RHP


7. Keyvius Sampson RHP


8. Burch Smith RHP


9. Reymond Fuentes OF


10. Walker Weickel RHP


11. Rymer Liriano OF


12. Jace Peterson SS


13. Joe Ross RHP


14. Travis Jankowski OF


15. Franchy Cordero SS


16. Mallex Smith OF


17. Cody Spangenberg SS


18. Dustin Peterson SS


19. Jordan Paroubeck OF


20. Gabriel Quintana 3B

2012 Baseball Prospect Rankings

San Diego Padres 2012 Mid-Season Top 5 Prospect Rankings

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By: J.P. Schwartz
@Jaypers413

As we are now halfway into the season and the signing deadline for 2012 draft picks has passed, here is my revised list of top 5 prospects in the San Diego Padres organization.

Remember, a prospect must have fewer than 130 ABs or 50 IP in the Major Leagues to qualify.
(Stats through 7/31/2012)

1) Max Fried – P
Highest Level: Rookie League AZL Padres
2012 Stats:
MILB: 0-1, 5.63ERA, 8IP, 6BB, 8K, .200BAA

2) Jedd Gyorko – 3B
Highest Level: AAA Tucson Padres
2012 Stats:
MILB: .315, 24(2B), 23HR, 77RBI

3) Rymer Liriano – OF
Highest Level: AA San Antonio Missions
2012 Stats:
MILB: .272, 27(2B), 3(3B), 7HR, 49RBI, 27SB

4) Austin Hedges – C
Highest Level: Low-A Fort Wayne Tin Caps
2012 Stats:
MILB: .257, 22(2B), 8HR, 40RBI, 13SB

5) Casey Kelly – P
Highest Level: AAA Tucson Padres
2012 Stats:
MILB: 0-1, 3.71ERA, 17IP, 0BB, 19K

Send your questions or feedback to J.P. on twitter @Jaypers413

2012 Baseball Prospect Rankings

2012 San Diego Padres Top 15 Prospect Rankings

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By: J.P. Schwartz
@Jaypers413 on Twitter
JP’s FreedomCardboard Blog

2012 San Diego Padres Top 15 Prospect Rankings

Every year at this time I like to rank each team’s top prospects. My criteria is based upon both past performance and future potential to his parent team. This is my ranking of the 2012 San Diego Padres Top Prospects. If you have any questions about my rankings, feel free to shoot me a message on twitter @Jaypers413

To qualify, a prospect must have fewer than 130 at-bats or 50 innings in MLB

#1 Yonder Alonso 1B
Born: 4/8/1987
Highest Level Reached: MLB Cincinnati Reds (Traded From Reds)
2011 Combined Stats: MINORS: .296, 24(2B), 4(3B), 12HR, 56RBI
MAJORS: .330, 4(2B), 5HR, 15RBI (29 hits in 88 at-bats)

#2 Keyvius Sampson RHP
Born: 1/6/1991
Highest Level Reached: Low-A Fort Wayne Tin Caps
2011 Combined Stats: 12-3, 2.90ERA, 118IP, 49BB, 143K, .192BAA

#3 Cory Spangenberg 2B
Born: 3/16/1991
Highest Level Reached: Low-A Fort Wayne Tin Caps
2011 Combined Stats: .316, 17(2B), 1(3B), 3HR, 44RBI, 25SB (1st Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

#4 Casey Kelly RHP
Born: 10/4/1989
Highest Level Reached: Double-A San Antonio Missions
2011 Combined Stats: 11-6, 3.98ERA, 142.1IP, 46BB, 105K, .278BAA

#5 Rymer Liriano OF
Born: 6/20/1991
Highest Level Reached: Low-A Fort Wayne Tin Caps
2011 Combined Stats: .298, 31(2B), 9(3B), 12HR, 68RBI, 66SB

#6 Yasmani Grandal C
Born: 11/8/1988
Highest Level Reached: Triple-A Louisville Bats (Traded From Reds)
2011 Combined Stats: .305, 31(2B), 14HR, 68RBI

#7 Robbie Erlin LHP
Born: 10/8/1990
Highest Level Reached: Double-A San Antonio Missions
2011 Combined Stats: 9-4, 2.99ERA, 147.1IP, 16BB, 154K, .227BAA

#8 Austin Hedges C
Born: 8/18/1992
Highest Level Reached: Short-A Eugene Emeralds
2011 Combined Stats: .231 (6 hits in 26 at-bats), 1(2B), 1HR, 4RBI (2nd Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

#9 Jedd Gyorko 3B
Born: 9/23/1988
Highest Level Reached: Double-A San Antonio Missions
2011 Combined Stats: .333, 47(2B), 2(3B), 25HR, 114RBI, 12SB

#10 Joe Wieland RHP
Born: 1/21/1990
Highest Level Reached: Double-A San Antonio Missions
2011 Combined Stats: 13-4, 1.97ERA, 155.2IP, 21BB, 150K, .234BAA

#11 Joe Ross RHP
Born: 5/21/1993
Highest Level Reached: Rookie League AZL Padres
2011 Combined Stats: 0-0, 0.00ERA, 1IP, 0BB, 0K (1st Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

#12 Bradley Boxberger RHP
Born: 5/27/1988
Highest Level Reached: Triple-A Louisville Bats (Traded From Reds)
2011 Combined Stats: 2-4, 2.03ERA, 11 Saves, 62IP, 28BB, 93K, .152BAA

#13 James Darnell 3B
Born: 1/19/1987
Highest Level Reached: MLB San Diego Padres
2011 Combined Stats: MINORS: .310, 29(2B), 1(3B), 23HR, 79RBI
MAJORS: .222 (10 hits in 45 at-bats), 2(2B), 1HR, 7RBI

#14 Jaff Decker OF
Born: 2/23/1990
Highest Level Reached: Double-A San Antonio Missions
2011 Combined Stats: .236, 29(2B), 2(3B), 19HR, 92RBI, 15SB

#15 Reymond Fuentes OF
Born: 2/12/1991
Highest Level Reached: High-A Lake Elsinore Storm
2011 Combined Stats: .275, 15(2B), 9(3B), 5HR, 45RBI, 41SB

Disclaimer – I did not attend any minor league games this year, nor do I claim to have any scouting experience. These lists are the product of my own research of statistics and online scouting reports.

Minor League Baseball News

VIDEO: San Diego Padres Prospect Miles Mikolas Eats A Lizard In The Peoria Javelinas Bullpen

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The folks at MetsMinorLeagueBlog.com first posted this video of San Diego Padres pitching prospect Miles Mikolas eating a small lizard, perhaps a gecko, in the Peoria Javelinas bullpen during a recent Arizona Fall League game. Not sure if eating lizards is the best way to get your name out there, but if the numbers Mikolas put up in 2011 (4-0, 1.38ERA, 21 Saves between High-A Lake Elsinore & Double-A San Antonio) are any indication, the lizards in San Diego better get out while they can.

Prospect Rankings

2011 San Diego Padres Top 15 Prospects Post Season Report Card

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With the 2011 minor league season complete we check in on the progress of each of the San Diego Padres preseason Top 15 prospects as ranked by our prospect ranker J.P. Schwartz. The post season grading report was done by the publisher of Top Prospect Alert, not Mr. Schwartz, and reflects only the 2011 season and not future upside or downside of the individual prospect. Our 2012 preseason rankings will be published in the coming months.

#1 Casey Kelly GRADE: B-
Kelly went 11-6 with a 3.98ERA for the Double-A San Antonio Missions. He walked 46 and struck out 105 in 142.1 innings. Opposing batters hit .278 off Kelly on the season.

#2 Simon Castro GRADE: C
Castro went a combined 7-8 with a 5.63ERA between Double-A San Antonio and the Triple-A Tucson Padres. He walked 34 and struck out 94 batters in 115 innings. Opposing batters hit .286 off Castro.

#3 Anthony Rizzo GRADE: A-
Rizzo batted .141 with 8 Doubles, 1 Triple, 1 Home Run and 9 RBI’s for the big league Padres. He walked 21 times and struck out 46 times in 49 games. Rizzo was a monster at Triple-A Tucson batting .331 with 34 Doubles, 1 Triple, 26 Home Runs and 101 RBI’s in just 93 games.

#4 Cory Luebke GRADE: A
Luebke went 6-10 with a 3.29ERA for San Diego. He walked 44 and struck out 154 in 139.2 big league innings. Major league hitters batted just .209 against Luebke.

#5 Donavan Tate GRADE: C
Tate batted a combined .288 with 10 Doubles, 4 Triples and 22 RBI’s between the Short-A Eugene Emeralds and Low-A Fort Wayne Tin Caps. He also stole 19 bases. Tate played in just 39 games due to injury and a 50 game suspension for a second failure of a drug test. If he can ever stay healthy and away from issues, he showed glimpses of what he could be.

#6 Rey Fuentes GRADE: B
Fuentes batted .275 with 15 Doubles, 9 Triples, 5 Home Runs, and 45 RBI’s for the High-A Lake Elsinore Storm. He also stole 41 bases. Fuentes walked 44 times and struck out 117 times in 124 games.

#7 Jedd Gyorko GRADE: A+
Gyorko batted a combined .333 with 47 Doubles, 2 Triples, 25 Home Runs and 114 RBI’s between High-A Lake Elsinore and Double-A San Antonio. He also had 12 stolen bases on the season. Gyorko walked 64 times and struck out 114 times in 140 games.

#8 Jaff Decker GRADE: B
Decker batted .236 with 29 Doubles, 2 Triples, 19 Home Runs and 92 RBI’s for Double-A San Antonio. He also stole 13 bases. Decker walked 103 times and struck out 145 times in 133 games.

#9 Edinson Rincon GRADE: A-
Rincon batted .329 with 24 Doubles, 1 Triple, 8 Home Runs and 50 RBI’s for High-A Lake Elsinore. He walked 32 times and struck out 59 times in 74 games.

#10 Matt Lollis GRADE: C
Lollis went 4-8 with a 5.35ERA for High-A Lake Elsinore. He walked 45 and struck out 114 in 119.1 innings of work. Opposing batters hit .285 against Lollis on the season.

#11 James Darnell GRADE: A
Darnell batted a combined .310 with 29 Doubles, 1 Triple, 23 Home Runs and 79 RBI’s between Double-A San Antonio and Triple-A Tucson. He walked 68 times and struck out 78 times in 111 games. In the big leagues with the Padres, Darnell batted .222 with 2 Doubles, 1 Home Run and 7 RBI’s in 18 games.

#12 Everett Williams NO GRADE
Williams tore his ACL 6 games into the season at Low-A Fort Wayne and missed the remainder of the 2011 season.

#13 Zach Cates GRADE: C+
Cates went 4-10 with a 4.73ERA for Low-A Fort Wayne. He walked 53 batters and struck out 111 in 118 innings. Opposing batters hit .244 of Cates on the year.

#14 Juan Oramas GRADE: B+
Oramas went a combined 10-6 with a 3.49ERA between Double-A San Antonio and one start at Triple-A Tucson. He walked 29 and struck out 106 in 108.2 innings. Opposing batters hit .255 against Oramas on the season.

#15 Drew Cumberland RETIRED
Cumberland retired due to complications from concussions and a rare inner ear disease. You can Follow This Link to learn more about Cumberland’s condition.

Minor League Baseball News

Video: The Lake Elsinore Storm Have One Of The Best Gameday Experiences In Minor League Baseball

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If your ever in Southern California during the baseball season, make sure you get to a Lake Elsinore Storm game. These folks put on one of the best game day experiences in all of minor league baseball. From Charlie Sheen Night (complete with a Charlie Sheen Bobblehead giveaway), to the Grounds Crew Gorilla’s in game antics to All You Can Eat Wacky Weenie Wednesdays and so much more the Storm continue to draw fans in droves to Lake Elsinore Diamond to see the San Diego Padres High-A affiliate play. The Storm are among the teams up for the 2011 Larry MacPhail Award for outstanding promotional work that will be awarded at the 2011 Baseball Winter Meetings in Dallas. The video below is a highlight reel of the team’s marketing and promotions initiatives from the 2011 season and is a blast to watch.

Major League Baseball News

Cardinals Third Baseman David Freese Doesn’t Plan To Quit Baseball Ever Again

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After a storied high school career at Lafayette High School outside of St. Louis, David Freese decided to call it quits. He enrolled at the University of Missouri but did not play baseball despite the pleas of the the Mizzou coaching staff. Following his freshman year at Mizzou, Freese returned to his home town and decided to give baseball another shot. He decided to play junior college ball at Meramec Community College and later at the University of South Alabama before being ninth round pick of the San Diego Padres in 2006 before being traded to the Cardinals in the Jim Edmonds deal. In the story link below, Freese talks about losing and then regaining his love for baseball, playing for his home town Cardinals, and enjoying the team’s playoff push. It’s a good read.

Freese has coming-out party — Columbia Tribune

Minor League Baseball News

Padres Prospect Anthony Rizzo Talks About His Major Big League Struggles After Monster Minor League Season

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He’s only 21, his the future is very bright and his minor league past was very successful, but for Anthony Rizzo, the present which involves hitting major league pitching has been a huge struggle thus far. In 93 minor league games for the Triple-A Tucson Padres, Rizzo batted .331 with 34 Doubles, 26 Home Runs and 101 RBI’s. In two separate stints with the Padres, Rizzo has been a shell of his minor league self betting just .144 with 8 Doubles, 1 Home Run, and 9 RBI’s. In the story link below, Rizzo participates in a Q&A with Dan Hayes, @NCTPadres of the North County Times, in which he talks about his big league struggles and his battle to overcome them.

SHOOTING THE BREEZE: A Q&A with Padres first baseman Anthony Rizzo

Minor League Baseball News

San Diego Padres Farmhand Josh Geer Ready To Return Following Battle With Cancer

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San Diego Padres pitcher Josh Geer had his 2011 season derailed in April after being diagnosed with Stage III Melanoma. He is set to resume throwing during the Padres Instructional League in October. In the story link below, Geer talks about his battle with the cancer, the negative side effects of his treatment, working his way back to the mound, and now being cancer free.

Geer progressing back after fighting cancer — MLB.com