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Padres Top 20 Prospects: 2010

March 4, 2010
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MadFriars.com has released their yearly list of the Top 20 Padres prospects. Read the list, and hear a companion podcast with MadFriars’ John Conniff:

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Donavan Tate: This Is Your (New) Life

August 19, 2009
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ShareDonavan Tate has been the big fish throughout his athletic career, the best player on the field.  That changed Tuesday at Petco Park, when Tate took batting practice with the Padres prior to their game against the Cubs.  Tate looked the part of a big leaguer physically, but was jamming himself  repeatedly in the cage, [...]

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The Courage To Dare

June 10, 2009

ShareI possess self control, self knowledge, 
Self respect, and the courage to dare.
—Buddhist Prayer
For the past decade, the Padres have suffered through a string of unfortunate first round draft picks.  Mark Phillips was a bust in 2000.  Jake Gautreau suffered from a rare intestinal disease and never panned out.  Khalil Greene made the big leagues but [...]

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