The latest news from Scout.com. The Scout.com Network covers college, NFL, MLB, high school, recruiting, and much more http://www.scout.com/ http://media.scout.com/media/rss/scout.gif http://www.scout.com/ en-us Copyright © 2013 Scout.com and Scout.com. All rights reserved. This website is an unofficial and independent source of news and information, and is not affiliated with any school, team or league. info@scout.com info@scout.com Mon, 20 May 2013 12:08:37 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Aaron Poreda Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SCOUTWEB6) 60 Summary: There really isn’t any other way to put it; Tucson is a rotten place to pitch. But the scary part is that there are actually better places to hit in the PCL including Colorado Springs, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City to name a few. In other words, pitching statistics where the ball doesn’t sink or come down should be taken with a big grain of salt. http://padres.scout.com/2/1123826.html 2047 MadFriars http://padres.scout.com/2/1123826.html Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:23:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres TUCSON: Matt Buschmann had his best outing of the year for the Tucson Padres going six strong innings and giving up a single run despite not working one clean frame the whole night and giving up ten hits. http://padres.scout.com/2/1079189.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/1079189.html Mon, 13 Jun 2011 06:51:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres TUCSON: 2b Craig Stansberry, the all-time leader in hits and games played for the former Padres’ AAA affiliate Portland Beavers, led off the game with a home run to left off of TPadres’ starter Will Inman to put the Las Vegas 51ers up 1-0. http://padres.scout.com/2/1078816.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/1078816.html Sat, 11 Jun 2011 05:52:00 GMT 1 315 San Diego padres 2 Padres' prospects were named as their leagues hitter/pitcher of the week, while a few others were more than deserving. Either way it was a great end to a stellar first week+ for the Padres affiliates. The actual games though were BAD. Another 0-4 day (0-5 with the Padres 1-0 loss). http://padres.scout.com/2/1065711.html 2047 Ben Davey http://padres.scout.com/2/1065711.html Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:39:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres One of the cornerstones in the Jake Peavy trade with the Chicago White Sox last season, left-hander Aaron Poreda came to the San Diego Padres with great upside after having been drafted 25th overall in the 2007 amateur draft. http://padres.scout.com/2/992031.html 2047 Bill Seals http://padres.scout.com/2/992031.html Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:09:00 GMT 1 315 San Diego padres Synopsis: The best pitching in the system, led by Simon Castro, will be helped out by the organization’s best defensive shortstop in Beemer Weems for the San Diego Padres Double-A squad. At the plate, look for James Darnell and Logan Forsythe to try to conquer the foreboding Nelson Wolff Stadium and Cedric Hunter and Kellen Kulbacki need to rebound from disappointing seasons. http://padres.scout.com/2/959955.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/959955.html Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:16:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres Peoria, AZ: The San Diego Padres Double-A and Triple-A teams were home on Thursday, and it was pitching that ruled the day with impressive performances from quite a few. http://padres.scout.com/2/957143.html 2047 Denis Savage http://padres.scout.com/2/957143.html Fri, 26 Mar 2010 05:48:00 GMT 1 315 San Diego padres Peoria, AZ: The Padres Triple-A team defeated the Kansas City Royals Triple-A team 7-4 before a crowd of coaches, pitchers killing time and a lowly scribe. http://padres.scout.com/2/956543.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/956543.html Wed, 24 Mar 2010 05:14:00 GMT 1 315 San Diego padres San Diego Padres roving minor league infield instructor Gary Jones moved to behind the bench when Randy Ready went to the bigs. He saw the progression of Cesar Carrillo, Mike Ekstrom in relief, what he told Wade LeBlanc, thoughts on newbies Aaron Poreda, Adam Russell and Ryan Webb, and where Cesar Ramos is today. http://padres.scout.com/2/954647.html 2047 Denis Savage http://padres.scout.com/2/954647.html Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:38:00 GMT 1 315 San Diego padres With Jason McLeod assuming control of the Padres’ scouting and minor league development, after a successful tenure with the Boston Red Sox in a similar capacity, he will inherit a system that has substantially improved each year since the last change in 2005. http://padres.scout.com/2/950141.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/950141.html Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:42:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres When ranking prospects, you have to look both at what a prospect is capable of doing, and what they have already done. The goal of any prospect ranking is not just to organize players by the best numbers, or who has the highest ceiling, but who has the best chance to not only make the majors but become a season vet. Ben Davey is the lead Padres minor league writer for FriarForecast.com. http://padres.scout.com/2/944257.html 2047 Ben Davey http://padres.scout.com/2/944257.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:04:00 GMT 1 315 San Diego padres Glenn Abbott provided a pipeline of pitchers to the San Diego Padres. What was his thoughts on new guys Aaron Poreda, Adam Russell, Ryan Webb and Sean Gallagher, as well as the improvements of Cesar Ramos and Tim Stauffer. http://padres.scout.com/2/939989.html 2047 Denis Savage http://padres.scout.com/2/939989.html Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:27:00 GMT 1 315 San Diego padres The Portland Beavers suffered another difficult year, finishing the year with the worst record in the Pacific Coast League. A big part of Portland’s projected offense, Kyle Blanks and Will Venable, ended up spending more time in San Diego than the minor leagues. coupled with disappointing seasons by returning players such as Matt Antonelli and Peter Ciofrone. http://padres.scout.com/2/935058.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/935058.html Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:29:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres San Diego Padres prospect Aaron Poreda had a rocky start to his career with the club but worked hard in the team’s Instructional League to become a better performer heading into 2010. http://padres.scout.com/2/932283.html 2047 Denis Savage http://padres.scout.com/2/932283.html Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:33:00 GMT 1 315 San Diego padres Bob Cluck was a minor league pitching consultant with the San Diego Padres before retiring at the end of the year. His advice was touted as instrumental by the coaching staff in the development of many of the young prospects in the system. MadFriars.com caught up with Cluck to discuss many pitching prospects. http://padres.scout.com/2/927118.html 2047 Denis Savage http://padres.scout.com/2/927118.html Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:23:00 GMT 1 315 San Diego padres We caught up with Matt Eddy, the associate editor of Baseball America and in-house San Diego Padres’ maven on the eve of the release of their top ten prospects for 2010 to gain his views on some of the players that will be featured. http://padres.scout.com/2/925361.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/925361.html Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:22:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres Ranking prospects is always the highlight for anyone that covers a major league team’s minor league system, in this case the San Diego Padres, and while it is the most viewed and discussed, it is also the most misunderstood. http://padres.scout.com/2/920856.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/920856.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:39:00 GMT 1 315 San Diego padres 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! http://padres.scout.com/2/917979.html 2047 Denis Savage http://padres.scout.com/2/917979.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:07:00 GMT 1 315 San Diego padres Summary: The Beavers obviously didn’t have a very good year and one of the main reasons was the pitching wasn’t very good. Wade LeBlanc and Josh Banks showed some life, but overall they gave up too many walks, finishing third in the league, and didn’t strike out that many, 13 out of 16 teams in the PCL. http://padres.scout.com/2/912463.html 2047 John Conniff/Denis Savage http://padres.scout.com/2/912463.html Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:12:00 GMT 1 315 San Diego padres The San Diego Padres used their Triple-A team as replenishing stock for the big league club, routinely taking away their best prospects. Does that mean the cupboard in Portland was left bare? Padres vice president of scouting and player development Grady Fuson answered those questions and more. http://padres.scout.com/2/912169.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/912169.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:28:00 GMT 1 315 San Diego padres