July 24, 2009
There’s not much to see at the top of the Padres’ farm system. In fact, most of Triple-A is already in the big leagues. But is there hope at the lower levels? John Conniff joins us from MadFriars.com and Baseball America to talk about the class of 2008, the rehab of Nick Schmidt, and what the Padres are doing right and wrong in player development:
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July 23, 2009
Brian Matusz helped lead the Toreros to back-to-back regional appearances before being selected as the 4th overall pick in the 2008 draft by Baltimore. In this 619 Sports interview, Baseball America and MadFriars.com reporter John Conniff gives us his scouting report on Matusz after watching him recently in person. How close is Matusz to major-league ready?
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