Bradley on TinCaps pitching prospects

Tom Bradley coached the Fort Wayne TinCaps pitching staff in 2009, handling a staff that featured a first half ERA champ, a 16-game winner, a no-hit hurler, and a plethora of other talented young arms within the San Diego Padres system.    Full Story

MadFriars.com annually ranks the top 60 San Diego Padres Prospects, and the best news is it gets harder and harder to do every season. That is a credit to the strengthening of the farm by the San Diego Padres’ front office and development staff. Take advantage of our Buy One Month, Get One Month Free promotion - EXTENDED through WEDNESDAY midnight!   Full Story

San Diego Padres vice president of scouting and player development Grady Fuson discusses the prospects that saw action with the Eugene Emeralds in 2009.   Full Story

Summary: A mix of collegiate arms and second-year players looking to make their mark dotted the San Diego Padres short-season affiliate in the Northwest League in 2009. Some showed promise while others experienced growing pains.   Full Story

Eugene, OR: San Diego Padres prospect Emmanuel Quiles has made significant strides in year two. His hitting has improved, as he no longer swings for the fences on every pitch and waits for his pitch to hit, and his English has improved tenfold.   Full Story

Eugene, OR: There is little that San Diego Padres prospect Nick Greenwood didn’t accomplish in his first professional season. He proved he could work as a starter and out of the bullpen, adjusting quickly and continuing his mastery of the opposition.   Full Story

Despite having lost 17 of 21 games to the Fort Wayne TinCaps this year and needing to win two straight road games against them to advance in the postseason, the South Bend Silver Hawks still have the mentality of a team that can orchestrate an upset.   Full Story

Four Fort Wayne pitchers combined to two-hit the South Bend Silver Hawks in a 3-1 victory to begin the Midwest League playoffs. TinCaps starter Simon Castro did not allow a hit in 6.2 innings of work. Silver Hawks shortstop Reynaldo Navarro broke up the team no-hitter with an eighth-inning RBI single, but it was too little too late.   Full Story

Dayton, OH – South Bend scored four times in the top of the tenth inning, rallying to beat the Dayton Dragons 6-2 on Friday night. With the win, the Silver Hawks have jumped ahead of Dayton in the Wild Card standings, leading by one-half game in the final weekend of the season.   Full Story

Aaron Poreda has another wild outing. Simon Castro has another strong outing. Sawyer Carroll hits his first Double-A homer in a loss. James Darnell notches three hits in another Lake Elsinore win. Dexter Carter doesn’t have much success again. Jorge Reyes picks up the win and Nick Greenwood looks to lock up the Northwest League ERA title.   Full Story

Wade Miley, the 43rd overall pick of the 2008 draft, and Eric Smith, the 60th overall selection in this year's draft, both advanced in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization this weekend. Miley joins the Visalia Rawhide while Smith takes Miley's place with the South Bend Silver Hawks.   Full Story

A 23-6 mark with a 2.39 ERA for the Fort Wayne TinCaps is tough to beat. They also held the opposition to a ridiculous .209 average. The only category they didn’t win outright was strikeouts, with the Lake Elsinore Storm staff tying them with 252 K’s. Was there a challenger in the individual ranks? John Conniff sorts it all out.   Full Story

Keizer, OR: What does an American League scout think of the talent in Eugene? And who caught his eye last year – guys who have moved on to play in Fort Wayne and beyond? Breathing techniques are one of many tricks of the trade. Ryan Hinson is working on stuff in the bullpen.   Full Story

Chad Huffman is 1-for-2 and Scott Patterson allows a run. Corey Kluber gives up four in a loss. Nick Schumacher does his work in relief while Blake Tekotte continues to sizzle. Nick Greenwood is dynamite again and Jason Codiroli and Edinson Rincon contribute. Cameron Monger is hitting well and John Hussey struggles with command. Yair Lopez does it with offense and defense.   Full Story

Eugene, OR: Is the work in batting practice making it into games? What are they working on in the pen? Nate Freiman catching? Is Bo Davis done for the season? What goes through a closer’s mind after blowing a save? Is the National Anthem played before game two? We have the answers.   Full Story

Eugene, OR: The transformation of swings is one of the first steps to being successful in professional baseball. There are few major leaguers who can grip it and rip it. There is a method and rhythm to the madness. Those teachings are occurring daily in the land of Emeralds.   Full Story

Matt Buschmann has another outing with five or more runs in. Mat Latos was perfect over five but pulled due to pitch count. Wynn Pelzer does not allow a run over six. Drew Cumberland scored four times in another TinCaps win. Nick Greenwood is solid in his start and Bo Davis has a true walk-off. Manuel Nuno gets the game winner in the 12th.   Full Story

San Diego Padres prospect Nick Greenwood has given up one run over his first three starts with the Eugene Emeralds. His ability to enduce contact and challenge hitter is one of the reasons the Padres took him in round 14.   Full Story

Matt Buschmann takes loss number nine. Mat Latos exits after four innings and the offense never shows. Wynn Pelzer pitches well but takes the loss. Anthony Bass picks up another win and Jaff Decker returns with a bang. Nate Freiman homers twice in a Eugene shutout. Juan Herrera gets banged up in a loss.   Full Story

Eugene, OR-- After squeaking by the Everett Aquasox (5-5) 5-4 in Sunday’s series opener, the Ems (4-6) beat the Aquasox 4-3 Monday night for their third consecutive win.   Full Story

Cory Luebke tossed five innings of one-run ball to pick up the win in his Double-A debut. Wynn Pelzer gave up two runs but took the loss. Nate Freiman’s bat has come alive in Eugene. Yair Lopez drove home the winning run in the 10th.   Full Story

Stephen Faris allows one run in a complete game but still is stuck with the loss. Nick Greenwood has a solid debut performance in Eugene but Mario Tabachnik takes the loss. Severino Perez has a quality start but the DSL Padres offense is dormant.   Full Story

The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Eric Smith 60th overall in this week's draft. The 20-year old sinkerball pitcher enjoyed a breakthrough junior season at Rhode Island University that moved him up draft boards and has him excited about the prospect of turning pro.   Full Story

The Arizona Diamondbacks selected three third basemen under 20 and a 17-year old shortstop among their eight Day One draft picks. Two college outfielders and two college pitchers rounded out their selections. The organizational need for power has been addressed.   Full Story

The other Los Angeles team visits Orlando to battle the Magic   Full Story