San Diego Padres Minor League Organizational Report
January 14, 2009
It’s Hot Stove time in the majors – daily rumors of signing and deals. But the news and notes are not as busy as during the season.
What do die-hard fans do during the winter? Prospecting. Prospectors review the minor leagues looking for the next studs. Several websites are now huge databases of minor league statistics. Other websites go into prospect mode with their lists. Grades are being thrown around, and if you are lucky, some websites have videos of the prospects.
When looking at who to select for my teams, I always find it hard to decide between ten B+ prospects or the twenty 4-stars. One question that goes through my mind constantly is “What’s better: a B+ hitter or a B+ pitcher?”
Lately, I have been looking at organizations to help decide.
Does the organization develop players or acquire top prospects?
Does the prospect have a clear path to the majors at his position or will he have to spend time developing at a new position?
I started to put together “Depth Charts” to help answer the questions above. I started with the team I know the best.
SAN DIEGO PADRES
Catcher
Mitch Canham
1st Base
Kyle Blanks
Allan Dykstra
2nd Base
Matt Antonelli
Eric Sogard
Shortstop
Andrew Cumberland
Jonathan Galvez
Stephen Figueroa
3rd Base
James Darnell
Logan Forsythe
Outfield
Kellen Kulbacki
Jaff Decker
Cedric Hunter
Chad Huffman
Blake Tekotte
Mike Baxter
Left Handed Starter
Wade LeBlanc
Steve Garrison (labrum surgery)
Nick Schmidt
Cesar Ramos
Michael Watt
Right Handed Starter
Mat Latos
Will Inman
Jeremy McBryde
Jeremy Hefner
Wynn Pelzer
Cesar Carillo
Adis Portillo
Matt Buschmann
Drew Miller
Anthony Bass
Simon Castro
Chris Wilkes
Reliever
Luke Gregerson
Greg Burke
Edwin Moreno
Edward Mujica
Mark Worrell
Chad Reinke
Carlos Guevara
Ivan Nova
Will Startup
Graduates include: Chase Headley, Will Venable, Nick Hundley
