Subtitle: You can’t tell me to stop writing, Hacksaw. In this Hotcake Hot Takes, we’ll examine a few ways the All Star Game could use some sprucing up…and yes, we’ll gripe a bit more on why there weren’t more Padres. Padres fans will be the first to tell you that this year’s All Star Game…
Well, the All-Star Game rosters have finally been announced, and the Padres going to Cleveland are… Kirby Yates. Yes, the lone representative from San Diego will be the closer, which at this point must be written into the MLB rules somewhere. Now, I don’t want to downplay Kirby’s accomplishments, because he’s been incredible and absolutely…
Well, here we are. Somehow the Padres have already played 81 games and we are officially at the halfway mark of the season. We’ve largely passed the point of small sample sizes and we know who the 2019 Friars are. They’re a solidly .500 team, which would sound much less impressive if they hadn’t lost…
It’s always been tough to respect an organization that includes Joe West, Angel Hernandez, and C.B. Bucknor. but the MLB Umpires Association has well and truly crossed the Rubicon today. After Manny Machado was ejected from Saturday’s game against the Rockies, MLB hit him with a one game suspension for touching home plate ump Bill…
Friars on the Farm Episode 50 is ready for your ears! It’s been a busy week around the minor leagues. Donavan and I got together to recap a bunch of news around the Padres affiliates, including the following topics: Fernando Tatis Jr. is back! We celebrate his return and take a moment to appreciate Ty…
Yesterday the Padres selected three players through the first two full rounds of the 2019 draft. As fans, we want to get excited about players right away and forecast how they can fit into future plans. We want to look at first-rounder CJ Abrams and see a young Kenny Lofton or Dee Gordon. With sports…
With the 78th selection in the 2019 MLB draft, the Padres turned their focus away from high school fields by selecting a catcher from George Mason University. A decorated college junior, Driscoll is known as an above-average defender with a solid bat. You can take my word for it, or you can read Baseball America’s…
After taking an elite high school athlete in the first round of the 2019 MLB draft, the Padres selected another toolsy high schooler in the second round. Joshua Mears is a 6’3″, 235lb outfielder who hits and throws from the right side. You read those numbers correctly, this is a teenager with size that already…
Entering the 2019 MLB draft, the general consensus was that a group of six players encompassed the “cream of the crop” available for selection. The Padres have selected pitchers with their first pick in several recent drafts, but the top-end talents this year were position players. Among those players was a lefty-hitting shortstop with top-of-the-scale…
As I’m sure you’re all aware by now, All-Star Game voting has opened. MLB is doing something a little different this year, with voting going through June 21 before heading into a runoff election. In that second vote, the top three finishers for each position will vie for the starting gig in Cleveland. You can…
