College Splits: San Diego Padres 2010 Draft Recap

San Diego Padres 2010 Draft Recap

June 16, 2010

Pads second-rounder Jedd Gyorko had 73 PAs this year against left-handed pitchers. In 16 of those, he walked. In another 32, he got a hit, including 12 doubles and 5 home runs. That adds up to an OPS against lefties of 1.712. Small sample, sure, but he did post a 1.307 OPS in the same split last year. Wow.

Less inspiring is fourth-rounder Chris Bisson. Our metrics don't think much of him at second base, a total of five runs below average in his college career. His bat is solid, but only if he's on the defensive side of the defensive spectrum.

A guy our numbers like a lot better is center fielder Rico Noel. His bat didn't come to life until this year, but the rest of his game has been in place all along. In three years, he's been a wizard in the field; his 15 total runs above average in center is the sixth-best defensive mark of anyone (at any position!) in this draft class.

Draft Class Breakdown

Here's a general idea of who they took, and where they got 'em. To compare to other teams and MLB averages, check out this post at THT Live.

  Pos    4YR  JC  HS  Total  
  RHP      7   4   5     16  
  LHP      4   1   3      8  
  C        5   0   0      5  
  1B       2   0   1      3  
  2B       3   0   0      3  
  3B       0   0   2      2  
  SS       3   0   0      3  
  LF       0   2   0      2  
  CF       3   1   3      7  
  RF       0   0   1      1  
  Total   27   8  15

Splits for Padres Draftees

9 - Karsten Whitson, Chipley HS (FL)

59 - Jedd Gyorko, West Virginia

91 - Zack Cates, Northeast Texas CC

124 - Chris Bisson, Kentucky

154 - Jablonski Noel, Coastal Carolina

184 - John Barbato, Felix Varela Senior HS (FL)

214 - A.J. Vanegas, Redwood Christian HS (CA)

244 - Jose Dore, The First Academy (FL)

274 - Joshua Spence, Arizona State

304 - Houston Slemp, Eastern Oklahoma St JC

334 - Brian Guinn, California