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 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:04:20 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Wade LeBlanc Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SODO) 60 For our last interview with Randy Smith we talked to him about the Padres’ newest affiliate in AAA, the Tucson Padres. The biggest difference that was instantly noticed by everyone is how much easier it was to hit in the thin desert air of southern Arizona as compared to the Pacific Northwest. http://padres.scout.com/2/1124707.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/1124707.html Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:57:00 GMT 1 315 San Diego padres Tim Hagerty has been affiliated with the Padres’ organization in one way or another since 2005. After spending a year with the short-season Pioneer League with the Idaho Chukars, a Kansas City Royals farm team, he took a new broadcasting position with the Mobile BayBears, then the San Diego AA affiliate. http://padres.scout.com/2/1124271.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/1124271.html Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:04:00 GMT 1 315 San Diego padres 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: Terry Kennedy, the former all-star catcher with the San Diego Padres in the 1980s, played fourteen years in the major leagues before becoming a minor league coach for a variety of organizations after his retirement in 1991. http://padres.scout.com/2/1086621.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/1086621.html Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:45:00 GMT 1 315 San Diego padres The San Diego Padres placed outfielder Brad Hawpe on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 19, with a strained middle finger on his right hand, selected left-handed-pitcher Josh Spence from Double-A San Antonio and recalled catcher Kyle Phillips from Triple-A Tucson. http://padres.scout.com/2/1081374.html 2047 MadFriars.com http://padres.scout.com/2/1081374.html Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:56:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres TUCSON: Notes and observations from the Tucson-Las Vegas series. http://padres.scout.com/2/1079422.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/1079422.html Tue, 14 Jun 2011 01:49:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres 2 shutouts, a clutch hit by Hunter, and the Storm kick the ball around. http://padres.scout.com/2/1070389.html 2047 Ben Davey http://padres.scout.com/2/1070389.html Sat, 07 May 2011 06:54:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres National: The best, and really only, national coverage of the minor leagues is on- line. Even the majority of Baseball America’s content, which publishes a bi-monthly magazine, appears on its web site before it ends up in print. http://padres.scout.com/2/1064376.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/1064376.html Thu, 14 Apr 2011 21:49:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres Washington, DC: Wade LeBlanc, 25, was drafted by the Padres in the second-round of the 2006 draft. After racing through his first two years in the minor leagues on the back of a dominant changeup, he hit a major roadblock at Triple-A and the major leagues in 2008 and the first half of 2009. http://padres.scout.com/2/985273.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/985273.html Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:24:00 GMT 1 315 San Diego padres The San Diego Padres are looking for big things from left-hander Cory Luebke. He showed a revamped delivery last year and found success. That has been apparent again this year. He might just find his next stop is the big leagues if he continues to progress as quickly as he has thus far. http://padres.scout.com/2/979700.html 2047 Denis Savage http://padres.scout.com/2/979700.html Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:29:00 GMT 1 315 San Diego padres John Conniff of MadFriars.com appeared on the San Diego Padres pre-game show on Sunday with Ted Mendenhall, predicting a solid start from left-hander Wade LeBlanc. http://padres.scout.com/2/963501.html 2047 MadFriars.com http://padres.scout.com/2/963501.html Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:23:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres Synopsis: The Portland squad, as it is most years, is really more of a taxi squad for the San Diego Padres than a prospect laden minor league team, but there is some talent. Lance Zawadzki could become the Padres second baseman in 2011 and pitcher Wade LeBlanc and outfielder Aaron Cunningham, both of whom barely missed qualifying for prospect status, should see time in San Diego during the season. http://padres.scout.com/2/959954.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/959954.html Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:12:00 GMT 0 315 San Diego padres Peoria, AZ: When a new pitcher comes into a game, one of the more useless pieces of information that we may hear is that he throws a “fastball, change and a breaking ball”; which gives you no clue of what he is able to do. http://padres.scout.com/2/958434.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/958434.html Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:33:00 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 Bob Cluck was a minor league pitching consultant for the San Diego Padres before retiring. He had a pulse on every pitching prospect in the system. We were lucky enough to talk to Cluck about many of the top names that hope to make an impact on the big league club. http://padres.scout.com/2/936782.html 2047 Denis Savage http://padres.scout.com/2/936782.html Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:10:00 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 Portland Beavers pitching coach Glenn Abbott was the man who prepped many of the young San Diego Padres arms in Triple-A. MadFriars.com caught up with Abbott to discuss many of the players who showed up in San Diego during the year. http://padres.scout.com/2/922120.html 2047 Denis Savage http://padres.scout.com/2/922120.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:01:00 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 Mike Couchee is in his sixth year as the Padres’ minor league pitching coordinator after previously working in the Los Angeles Angels organization for 15 years. http://padres.scout.com/2/910625.html 2047 John Conniff http://padres.scout.com/2/910625.html Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:44:00 GMT 1 315 San Diego padres