Even with little sleep, CY still sharp

Even with a new baby at home, Catherine Elizabeth Young, and little sleep coming to Chris and Liz Young, CY looked as sharp as ever on Friday afternoon.

The big 6'10" right-hander threw 3 hitless innings, walking 1 and striking out 3, in a 6-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at the Peoria Sports Complex.

Offensively, Scott Hairston sent the first pitch he saw from DBacks left-hander Doug Davis and launched it over the 385 sign in left center, his first HR of the spring. Chase Headley broke a 3-3 tie in the 7th inning with a sac fly, Will Venable followed with a 2-run single to finish the scoring.

Next up for San Diego, they will be in Surprise, AZ to take on the Texas Rangers. Greg Maddux is scheduled to go 3 innings as is Wil Ledezma.

Edmonds out 2-3 weeks, may miss Opening Day

Edmonds pulled up lame on his way to first base on Thursday afternoon and the team originally thought it was a calf strain and scheduled the center fielder for an MRI earlier this afternoon.

According to doctors, the injury is worse than the team had first thought and could sideline Edmonds for the next 2-3 weeks or longer.

When asked if the Padres were going to look to make a trade to bring in another center fielder, Padres' GM Kevin Towers replied "We're not going to rush into it. We'll wait a week to 10 days to see how Jimmy is doing. It will give us a chance to look at these other guys to see how they handle center field."

Those other guys could include Jody Gerut, Callix Crabbe, Scott Hairston and Jeff DaVanon.

Wolf struggles again, Gerut continues to look strong

For the 2nd straight outing, left-hander Randy Wolf failed to get out of the first inning, giving up 4 runs on 3 hits and walking 2 in 2/3 of an inning of work in a 15-4 loss to the Oakland A's.

You have to wonder if Wolf is working on spotting different pitches or if the Padres have a legitimate reason to be concerned about their off-season acquisition.

Offensively, young outfielder Jody Gerut continues his hot spring, going 2-for-3 and a run scored, raising his batting average to .455. Edgar Gonzalez, older brother to Padres' 1st baseman Adrian Gonzalez, hit his first HR of the spring in the 7th inning.

The Padres will be home again tomorrow at the Peoria Sports Complex to face the defending National League Champion Colorado Rockies. Jake Peavy is scheduled to pitch 3 innings and should be followed by right-hander Glendon Rusch who is scheduled for 2 innings.

Maddux effortless in Padres' 9-6 win

At 41 years of age, Greg Maddux shouldn't be making it look this easy and absolutely effortless, but that's exactly what he did this afternoon in Peoria.

Maddux threw 2 scoreless innings in his first start of the spring, needing only 18 pitches to get through both innings as the Padres defeated the San Francisco Giants 9-6.

Offensively, the team was led by newcomer Tony Clark who had a 2-run double as well as Paul McAnulty who hit his 2nd HR in as many days. New addition Tadahito Iguchi also had 2 hits for the Padres today.

Next up for San Diego will be the Oakland A's at the Phoenix Municipal Stadium tomorrow afternoon. Randy Wolf will get the start for San Diego, he should be followed by Shawn Estes and Justin Germano. First pitch scheduled for 12:05pm.

CY to become first time Dad

3.4.08 10:10pm PST

Update on CY. At 10:25am this morning, the Youngs welcomed in their new addition Catherine Elizabeth Young. She weighed in at 8 lbs and 7 oz.

3.4.08 12:57pm PST

Chris Young, who pitched yesterday afternoon against Milwaukee, has an important date on Tuesday.

He and his wife Liz are expecting their first child, Catherine Elizabeth. Young says that he and his wife had sat down with the doctors to go over his pitching schedule and since CY is scheduled to pitch on Friday, the doctors decided to accomodate and induce labor a few days early.

As for what sports she might play: “You would expect her to be a pretty good athlete, but we're not going to put any pressure on her," says Young. "I just hope she takes after her mom and she's smart, and that's it.”

Former teammate and current Brewer Mike Cameron just couldn't help but put his cents in. “They're going to have like a 7-footer that can swim. He won't get any more sleep the rest of the spring.”

Hoffman struggles, Padres lose 6-2

In his spring training debut, Trevor Hoffman didn't look like the Trevor of old, giving up 4 hits and 2 earned runs in 1 inning of work.

Jake Peavy, who made the start for San Diego, pitched 2 innings, giving up 4 hits and 2 earned as well.

Chase Headley continued his hot start to the spring, going 2-for-2 with a couple of singles in 2 at bats. Khalil Greene, Chip Ambres and Scott Hairston all had doubles to lead the San Diego offense.

Tomorrow, the Padres will travel to take on the Brewers, Chris Young is expected to start for the Padres.

Headley leads offensive charge in 11-10 win

Another Padre pitcher couldn't get out of the first inning for the 2nd straight day. Left-hander Randy Wolf lasted just 2/3 of an inning, giving up 3 runs on 2 hits, eventually being pulled for right-hander Justin Germano who threw 2 1/3 scoreless.

The highlight for the Padres however, besides their 11-10 win over the Seattle Mariners, was top prospect Chase Headley. Headley had a 2-run HR and a 2-run double, showing the Padres' front office that he's going to try and win the LF job outright. Another bright spot was Rule 5 draftee Callix Crabbe who had the game winning double with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th.

Right-hander Cla Meredith pitched for the first time and had a scoreless inning, striking out the side. Another Padres prospect that impressed was left-hander Wade LeBlanc, who also had a scoreless inning today.

The Mariners and Padres will play again tomorrow at the Peoria Sports Complex. First pitch is scheduled for 12:05pm.