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SAN DIEGO PADRES 2017 SPRING TRAINING NOTES SAN DIEGO PADRES (0-2) at LOS ANGELES ANGELS (2-0) monday, february 27, 2017 • Tempe Diablo stadium • tempe, AZ rhp tyrell jenkins (0-0, -.-- ERA) vs. rhp JC Ramirez (0-0, -.-- ERA) Game 3 • Road Game 1 • fox sports san diego • 94.9 FM FAMILIAR FACES: The Padres hit the road today to take on the Los Angeles Angels in PROBABLE PITCHERS Tempe, AZ, and harbor seven former Halos on their Spring Training roster. • RHP’s Jered Weaver and Jhoulys Chacin, OF’s Nick Buss, Collin Cowgill and Rafael Ortega, INF Erick Aybar and C Stephen McGee have all made the trek from the Monday, February 27 at Angels (1:10pm) Angels’ organization to San Diego. RHP Tyrell Jenkins RHP JC Ramirez ON TO THE NEXT ONE: The Padres walked a total of 14 batters yesterday, including RHP Walker Lockett LHP Nate Smith four with the bases loaded, as they dropped their second Cactus League matchup to the RHP Miguel Diaz RHP Mike Morin Seattle Mariners 13-2. RHP Kevin Quackenbush • In his Padres debut, starting pitcher RHP Zach Lee allowed one run on two hits in 2.0 innings...the Padres tallied runs in both the fi fth and sixth innings on a ground-ball RHP Jose Ruiz single off the bat of SS Luis Sardiñas and a sacrifi ce fl y hit by 2B Carlos Asuaje… LHP Brad Wieck The club used eight pitchers in total, besting Sunday’s seven. RHP Jason Jester TWO DOWN, 195 TO GO: Today marks the third of 197 scheduled games for the Padres LHP Kyle McGrath this season, and their fi rst road Cactus League game of the Spring. RHP Phil Maton • The club will play 35 pre-season games, including four split-squad games...the RHP Jon Edwards Padres will compete in 33 Cactus League contests in addition to a home exhibition game against Team Mexico (March 7). • The Padres will play their fi nal pre-season game against the organization’s Single-A Tuesday, February 28 vs. Giants (1:10pm) affi liate, the Lake Elsinore Storm, on March 31 in Lake Elsinore. RHP Jhoulys Chacin LHP Madison Bumgarner RHP Barry Enright ON THE MOUND: Tyrell Jenkins takes the mound for his fi rst Cactus League start today.... LHP Keith Hessler spent the majority of the 2016 season with Triple-A Gwinnett and made his Major League debut with Atlanta on 6/22 at MIA. RHP Aroni Nina • Made eight starts and six relief appearances for ATL during two stints with the Braves LHP Buddy Baumann (6/16 - 8/19 and 9/17 - remainder of the season). • Made all eight of his starts for the Braves over consecutive appearances from 7/6 - 8/20, posting a 2-3 record with a 6.30 ERA (28 ER, 40.0 IP). Wednesday, March 1 vs. Athletics (1:10pm) • In his six relief appearances, went 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA (6 ER, 12.0 IP). TBA TBA • Acquired by the Texas Rangers along with LHP Brady Feigl from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for RHP Luke Jackson on 12/8...13 days later was designated for as- Wednesday, March 1 at Rockies (1:10pm) signment by TEX and was claimed off waivers by the Reds. • Entered the 2016 campaign ranked by Baseball America as the Braves’ No. 16 TBA RHP Tyler Chatwood prospect. LHP Harrison Musgrave RHP James Farris BABIES ON BOARD: Two Padres have welcomed new additions to their families so far this Spring Training . LHP Mike Dunn • Infi elder Ryan Schimpf and his wife had their son, Reed William Schimpf, yesterday. RHP Jason Motte • Right-handed pitcher Ryan Buchter and his wife had their daughter, Antonella Val- RHP Chad Qualls entina Buchter, on Sunday, February 19. HELLO, PEORIA: The Padres 2017 Spring Training campaign kicked off Saturday at PADRES RECORD the Peoria Sports Complex and showcased the debut of the stadium’s most recent addi- tion, the largest high-defi nition scoreboard in any Major League Spring Training stadium. Overall ............................................................................0-2 • The Padres and Mariners partnered with the City of Peoria to fund the 2,100 square- foot video board, which measures at 35-feet high by 61-feet wide. It is the fi rst time Peoria Sports Complex...................................................0-2 that 13HD LED technology has been used in a Spring Training facility, making it Home Record .................................................................0-2 easier for fans to see the board on sunny days and from any angle in the ballpark. Road Record ..................................................................0-0 The screen can be broken into multiple zones and programmed with a combination Day .................................................................................0-2 of statistics, graphics and images. • The complex also added an upgraded audio system and Peoria Cove, a kid’s play Night ...............................................................................0-0 area behind the grandstands along the third base line. vs. National League ........................................................0-0 • Peoria Stadium underwent a $9.5 million renovation starting in the summer of vs. American League ......................................................0-2 2014, including new, expanded ticket windows, a 2,400 square foot team store, new seats in the seating bowl and a new upper level terrace down the third base Current Streak .................................................................L2 line for group functions. • Saturday’s game kicked off the Padres’ 49th Spring Training as well as their 24th PADRES ATTENDANCE season at the Peoria Sports Complex…the Peoria Sports Complex is also used as Home Total ................................................................. 6,370 a year-round conditioning and rehabilitation center for the organization’s major & minor league players. Home Average ............................................................6,370 Road Total .....................................................................0-0 PADRES PROSPECTUS: Four of the Padres’ top 10 prospects, according to Baseball Road Average .................................................................0-0 America, are in camp this Spring. • That list includes OF Manuel Margot (2), OF Hunter Renfroe (3), INF Luis Urias (6), Total ...........................................................................6,370 and RHP Dinelson Lamet (9). Average ...................................................................... 6,370 • According to MLB.com, three of the Padres’ top 10 prospects are in camp, includ- ing two of the top three: OF Manuel Margot (2), OF Hunter Renfroe (3), and INF STARTS BY POSITION Javier Guerra (7). • By ESPN.com’s ranking, four of the Padres top 10 prospects are in camp, includ- Pos. Player ing: OF Manuel Margot (2), OF Hunter Renfroe (7), INF Javier Guerra (8), and INF C: Cruz (1), Hedges (1) Luis Urias (9). 1B: Myers (1), Wallace (1) • In addition, ESPN.com ranked four Padres in the top 50 prospects in all of baseball with RHP Anderson Espinoza (21), RHP Cal Quantrill (23), OF Manuel Margot (24) 2B: Asuaje (1), Spangenberg (1) and INF Fernando Tatis Jr. (47)...LHP Adrian Morejon also ranked 80th on the list, SS: Aybar (1), Sardiñas (1) and he, along with Espinoza, Quantrill, and Tatis Jr., are all in minor league camp. 3B: Solarte (2) • Baseball America included fi ve Padres prospects in their Top 100 prospects in all LF: Cowgill (1), Jankowski (1) of baseball with RHP Anderson Espinoza (21), OF Manuel Margot (24), OF Hunter Renfroe (44), RHP Cal Quantrill (97), and Adrian Morejon (98). CF: Margot (2) RF: Jankowski (1), Renfroe (1) ROSTER ROUND-UP: The Padres have 68 players in Major League camp...with a full DH: Blash (1), Pirela (1) 40-man roster and 28 non-roster invitees, the Padres squad features 36 pitchers (10 left-handers), seven catchers, 16 infi elders and nine outfi elders. P: Clemens (1), Lee (1) • Entering camp, the Padres have 22 players on the current 40-man roster that were not there at the beginning of 2016 Spring Training. • Of those 22 players on the current 40-man roster that were not at the beginning of 2016 Spring Training, 15 were not in the Padres organization at all at the begin- ning of last Spring. PADRES ON THE RADIO: In the fi rst year as the Padres’ new radio partner, FM 949 will broadcast 10 Cactus League games in 2017...FM 949’s sister stations, KSON 97.3 HD2 and KSOQ 92.1 HD2, will air an additional 14 games throughout the Spring. • The Padres will make 14 audio webcasts available for games that are not broadcasted on either FOX Sports San Diego or FM 949...the live audio stream will be available free-of-charge exclusively on Padres.com, beginning with the Padres taking on the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on February 27 in Tempe. PADRES MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT • Ted Leitner and Jesse Agler return to handle the play-by-play duties for the spring radio broadcasts. Shana Wilson: Director, Communications [email protected] LIGHTS, CAMERA, BASEBALL: 32 of the Padres’ 35 Spring Training games will feature Danny Sanchez: Manager, Communications broadcast coverage, including 14 televised games on Fox Sports San Diego. • Padres play-by-play broadcaster Don Orsillo returns to the booth for all spring tele- [email protected] casts...splitting time in the analyst seat will be former Padres starting pitcher Mark Darren Feeney: Manager, Player & Media Relations Grant and former Padre Mark Sweeney. [email protected] • FOX Sports San Diego’s coverage also will include the Padres vs. the Mexican national team on Tuesday, March 7, ahead of the World Baseball Classic. J.P. Nolan: Intern, Media Relations [email protected] SINGLE-GAME TICKETS: Single-game tickets for the Padres 2017 season are