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 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:27:44 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > John Barbato Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SUMMIT) 60 Synopsis: Enjoy this team now if they are together for a full year then something is going wrong. The most balanced of all the Padres’ farm clubs for offense and pitching with potential stars in catcher Austin Hedges, starting pitcher Matt Wisler and a few that could join them very quickly. http://padres.scout.com/2/1280897.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/1280897.html Fri, 05 Apr 2013 03:27:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres Top prospect lists are fun to read and always among the most popular articles on the site. However, as has been stated in the past, they are not an apples-to-apples comparison but more of a grouping of some of the top players in the organization. http://padres.scout.com/2/1239299.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/1239299.html Tue, 13 Nov 2012 02:45:00 GMT 1 315 San Diego padres We caught up with Randy Smith, the Padres’ Director of Player Development and International Scouting from his headquarters in Peoria, Arizona for the third segment of our six part interview on the top prospects in the system. http://padres.scout.com/2/1225829.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/1225829.html Fri, 28 Sep 2012 01:50:00 GMT 1 315 San Diego padres Summary: Coming into the season the TinCaps were expected, based mainly on the total signing bonuses their roster had received, to be one of the more talented teams the Padres had sent out in many years. http://padres.scout.com/2/1225156.html 2047 MadFriars Staff http://padres.scout.com/2/1225156.html Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:05:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres Jason Ray and Jerry Sullivan shined out of the bullpen. Matt Wisler continues to perform in Fort Wayne along with his winter roommate Justin Hancock in Eugene and Josh Geer comes back to the pitchers of the month in San Antonio. http://padres.scout.com/2/1218624.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/1218624.html Thu, 06 Sep 2012 01:17:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres Both San Antonio and Lake Elsinore get pounded. While Tucson and Fort Wayne experience bullpen problems. http://padres.scout.com/2/1217345.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/1217345.html Sun, 02 Sep 2012 13:08:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres Keyvius Sampson bounces back and Matt Wisler continues to make the case that he was the best pitcher in 2012 on a talented staff in Fort Wayne. The one thing the T-Padres can produce are bullpen guys in Tucson and Lake Elsinore’s Burch Smith has another strong month. http://padres.scout.com/2/1210446.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/1210446.html Fri, 10 Aug 2012 23:41:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres Not a pleasant night as five of the Padres’ affiliates go down. The sixth, the AZL Padres, had the night off. Still some good performances in Lake Elsinore at the plate as former top 2009 draft pick Everett Williams continues his hot streak and the organization may have found a diamond in the rough from Utah State College in the twenty-seventh round of the 2012 draft. http://padres.scout.com/2/1206115.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/1206115.html Sat, 28 Jul 2012 14:51:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres Both the T-Padres and Missions go down late while the Storm and TinCaps get boost from prospects. Rymer Liriano is now hitting .293 and Fort Wayne's Matt Wisler is one of the better pitchers in the Midwest League. http://padres.scout.com/2/1191623.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/1191623.html Sun, 03 Jun 2012 12:50:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres FORT WAYNE, IN -- John Barbato was drafted in the sixth round by the San Diego Padres in the 2010 draft out of Varela High School in Miami, Florida. http://padres.scout.com/2/1189074.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/1189074.html Thu, 24 May 2012 04:01:00 GMT 1 315 San Diego padres The good news was Tucson's Casey Kelly pitched great in his two starts but hasn't returned to the mound as the team wants to be very careful with a sore elbow. A big reason for the Storm's winning record this month was the solid performances they got from their starters and maybe the best closer in the system. http://padres.scout.com/2/1184090.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/1184090.html Sun, 06 May 2012 00:54:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres FORT WAYNE, IN: The oldest pitchers in the TinCaps rotation are Cody Hebner and Frank Garces, both of whom are 22 and Hebner’s birthday was in November. Joe Ross and Matt Wisler were on the varsities of their high school teams last season and Adys Portillo, after three years in the organization, will turn twenty-one in December. http://padres.scout.com/2/1183002.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/1183002.html Wed, 02 May 2012 03:34:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres FORT WAYNE: The TinCaps rallied in the seventh inning on the back of three doubles, falling one short of the team record of eight in a game, to overtake the Peoria Chiefs 6-5 on a cold Saturday afternoon in the Summit City. http://padres.scout.com/2/1182056.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/1182056.html Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:33:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres Organization Summary: Another tough night for the Padres’ organization as only a Tucson win prevented another clean sweep. Some of the more heralded Padres’ position prospects are off to tough starts at the plate. http://padres.scout.com/2/1177496.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/1177496.html Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:49:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres Synopsis: The TinCaps will feature some high end arms in Joe Ross, Adys Portillo and Matthew Wisler, and an intriguing mix of position players whose athleticsm outshines their baseball ability, Donavan Tate and Jace Peterson, or whose athleticsm is attempting to catch up to their baseball skills, Casey McElroy and Travis Whitmore. http://padres.scout.com/2/1173596.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/1173596.html Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:09:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres Every year when the top prospect lists would come out I would immediately scan to see where certain players were ranked, disagreeing that the writer either put them too high or too low. http://padres.scout.com/2/1129870.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/1129870.html Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:50:00 GMT 1 315 San Diego padres Randy Smith is the Padres’ Director of Player Development and more than anyone else in the organization sees everyone, multiple times. Based out of Scottsdale, Arizona he was kind enough to take the time to speak with us on the prospects at each level of the system. http://padres.scout.com/2/1114284.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/1114284.html Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:50:00 GMT 1 315 San Diego padres When Emerald’s announcer Chris Fisher had to leave the team in mid-season because of personal reasons Matt Dompe, the team’s public address announcer took over the play-by-play duties. http://padres.scout.com/2/1113879.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/1113879.html Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:40:00 GMT 1 315 San Diego padres Summary: The Emeralds got the type of pitching one would expect from a team with the best record in the Northwest League: solid. John Barbato was considered the top prospect and, although he struggled with consistency at times, ended up showing flashes of the potential that earned him the big signing bonus in 2010. http://padres.scout.com/2/1113485.html 2047 MadFriars http://padres.scout.com/2/1113485.html Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:12:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres Eugene, OR: The Tri-City Dust Devils beat the Eugene Emeralds 2-0 after a poor defensive night. The Emeralds committed three costly errors, with two coming in the fifth. http://padres.scout.com/2/1092165.html 2047 Betsy Swanback http://padres.scout.com/2/1092165.html Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:40:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres