The San Diego Padres released veteran 2B Orlando Hudson yesterday. It came as no surprise as Hudson was a bust in San Diego since signing a two-year deal with them two winters ago. The O-Dog’s O-Ffense was nothing to write home about. In a year and a half in a Padres’ uniform, Hudson hit .238/.313/.344 [...]
The San Diego Padres have demoted Brad Brach and have activated Mark Kotsay from the 15-day disabled list. Their Depth Chart has been updated to reflect these changes. How Kotsay has been able to last this long in the Major Leagues is puzzling to me. He’s been around for 16 years and his last productive [...]
Joe Wieland, one of the top prospects in the San Diego Padres’ organization made his Major League debut on Saturday and just like so many other who made their Major League debut, Wieland struggled. Against a red hot Los Angeles Dodger team, Wieland was the victim of falling behind hitters and leaving too many pitches [...]
Last night in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Aaron Harang struckout nine consecutive San Diego Padres at one point. It was quite the performance considering Harang isn’t considered much of a strikeout pitcher. Harang’s strikeout streak was all-time worthy. The nine consecutive strikeouts were one short of the Major League record. Here are the [...]
Last April we took a look at Edinson Volquez’s first inning struggles with the Cincinnati Reds. His first inning struggles were nothing new to Volquez has he had a 9.00 ERA in the first inning in 2009 and a 6.17 first inning ERA in 2010. Volquez finished the 2011 season with a 10.35 first inning [...]
Despite finally beating the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday 8-4, the San Diego Padres have gotten off to a rough start this season. They lost their first three games to the Dodgers by a combined score of 17-8. The unit that has really struggled for the Padres is their starting rotation. Edinson Volquez walked four [...]
