Luhnow on the Cardinals System: Part Three

The St. Louis Cardinals farm director covers a variety of subjects in the third of four interviews. Segment three includes Jeff Luhnow’s take on the 2005 draft class, compensation picks, the loss of Jarrett Hoffpauir and Rule 5 preparations, the status of many injured players and several away from personal reasons.   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

It was one of the great Junior College clashes of the season. Kilgore going on the road to play favored Navarro to see who plays for the Championship of the Conference. It was a great game and we have the highlights and interviews from the game   Full Story

Summary: With multiple promotions throughout the system, several hitters in Lake Elsinore saw time elsewhere. Because of the movement, only two players had over 50 RBI while with the San Diego Padres High-A affiliate.   Full Story

While people vilify former San Diego Padres vice president of scouting and player development Grady Fuson for his draft choices, they may want to look at the Lake Elsinore Storm roster where they may have put together the best starting five ever assembled. That doesn’t even take into account the hitters. MadFriars.com spoke with Fuson about the Storm prospects.   Full Story

In part two of our interview, San Diego Padres roving infield instructor Gary Jones reviews the infielders at the A-ball level and has some comments on outfielders Jaff Decker and Dan Robertson.   Full Story

In Part Two of our season opener preview, Ryan Van Bibber of Turf Show Times answers five of Doug Farrar's questions. What's the deal with Kyle Boller, how is Jason Smith adjusting to the NFL, and do the Rams have any offensive threats beyond Steven Jackson?   Full Story

Lake Elsinore, CA: Nick Schmidt, who has been shelved to limit his innings, was on the hill pitching live batting practice.   Full Story

Eugene, OR: San Diego Padres vice president of scouting and player development Grady Fuson is extremely happy with the direction of the club’s Latin American prospects. He also has surprises throughout the system and disappointments, as well as a player that needs more tweaks than originally thought.   Full Story

John Keim reports on the Redskins training camp. How did Justin Tryon respond in practice to his bad outing? Has Mike Williams improved? Did Orakpo learn from the game? How did Antwaan Randle El look today? All this and more is right here.   Full Story

Which DB had a nice rebound today in practice? What is the real story with Randy Thomas' knee? How are all the various receivers looking? All this and more is right here.   Full Story

Dan Sepulveda called his first performance "silly" good. Darnell Stapleton remains in MRI limbo.   Full Story

John Keim reports on the Redskins' fifth day of training camp. What is going on with Haynesworth? Who is dropping passes? All this and more is right here.   Full Story

We caught up with Grady Fuson, the San Diego Padres vice president of scouting and player development, to get his thoughts on the draft, prospects, and the system at the mid point of 2009. Although there have been some disappointments, overall the Padres’ minor league teams have made forward progress.   Full Story

Tim Stauffer grabs a win in his first start; Peter Ciofrone contributes to a doubleheader sweep. Cedric Hunter nets four hits; Brian Joynt hits a grannie. Beamer Weems continues his streak. Stiven Osuna tosses five scoreless; Dan Robertson has three RBI. Bo Davis has three hits; Chris Wilkes takes his second loss. Five unearned push Simon Berroa to loss two. Hans Wilson has three hits.   Full Story

Sean Kazmar and Matt Antonelli spawned a ninth-inning comeback. Michael Collins had four hits and four RBI in a key San Antonio win. Ali Solis hits a grand slam and Danny Payne continues his hot-hitting ways. Erik Davis is clobbered in the second, ending any thought of a win. Chris Wilkes is perfect through four but not the fifth. John Hussey returns to the hill in the AZL.   Full Story

Brian Lawrence returns – and earns a win in Portland. Nathan Culp is money across seven and is backed by Eric Sogard. Corey Kluber strikes out 14 but still takes the loss. Fort Wayne clinches, seeing Allan Dykstra and Blake Tekotte go deep. The DSL Padres are swept – and two losses can be attributed to Jairo Gomez.   Full Story

The Scout.com Pre-season State Rankings for the Class of 2010 will be released over the next two weeks. Today, California, Mississippi, North Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin are unveiled.   Full Story

Walter Silva has a no-hitter through five and Matt Antonelli has a big day. Nathan Culp ran his scoreless streak to 14 with another formidable outing. Corey Kluber sees three unearned cross on his watch while Beamer Weems extends his streak to 22. Zach Herr is the beneficiary of Kevin Hansen’s timely hitting.   Full Story

Coach Briles took time out to answer some questions on Sunday. See what he had to say regarding football camps, evaluations of players, what it means to be on campus, and the importance of satellite camps only inside at BearsIllustrated.com.   Full Story

Josh Banks posts a solid start and Eliezer Alfonzo goes yard for the third straight game. Ernesto Frieri gives up three runs while Mitch Canham drives in one during a San Antonio loss. Logan Forsythe hits the game winner – one of three extra base hits for him. Jaff Decker piles on five RBI and Allan Dykstra homers.   Full Story

The San Diego Chargers failed to address the offensive tackle position during the draft, but the team may have found a steal in undrafted free agent Dan Gay IV. Samantha Fillerup checks in with a pair of Baylor experts from BearsIllustrated.com, Steve Brischke and Chris Bullajian, to learn more about this promising young lineman.   Full Story

Will Venable hammers two balls out of the yard and Craig Stansberry goes deep for the third straight game but Portland loses. Craig Cooper has three more RBI but Ernesto Frieri has his worst start to date. Wynn Pelzer does not like pitching to High Desert. Stiven Osuna is pummeled – recording just four outs in a thrashing.   Full Story

Hitting coach Shane Spencer is happy with the work of Beamer Weems and Luis Martinez this season. Jeremy Hefner ditches a pitch and gets a tip. Yefri Carvajal continues to work in right field and Carlos Lezcano is stressing defense.   Full Story

SDBoltReport.com's Michael Kranzler continues his exclusive Q&A with rookie OT Dan Gay, this time for Insiders only. Hear from Gay about playing on the same offensive line as Jason Smith, fulfilling his untapped potential and much more.   Full Story