Who are the middle infield prospects?

[Aztec89]

Watching Bartlett boot everthing hit his way, and Hudson living on the DL, Makes me wonder, who do the Padres have in the minors, at 2nd and SS, and haw fast will they get here? You need to be solid up the middle. Maybin is really coming into his own in center. Any thoughts?

[untitled]

we're a little thin at both spots in players ready to jump to the majors. Forsythe is obviously the top prospect for 2nd, and Everth Cabrera is still down there somewhere on the farm for SS, but beyond that it gets pretty young. Belnome at AA looks like a good hitter, but for some reason nobody ever gives him much love. Drew Cumberland's retirement leaves us especially thin at SS, unless I'm forgetting someone.

[AztecBill]

Aug 17, 2011 5:37:05 GMT -8 Aztec89 said:

Watching Bartlett boot everthing hit his way, and Hudson living on the DL, Makes me wonder, who do the Padres have in the minors, at 2nd and SS, and haw fast will they get here? You need to be solid up the middle. Maybin is really coming into his own in center. Any thoughts?

Both Hudson and Bartlett are signed for 2012. Both are to make $5.5 Million. I am not sure the Padres can trade either and I don't think they will have better options in 2012. Hopefully they can improve on their backups. They do control Alberto Gonzalez for another 3 years.

[AztecBill]

Aug 17, 2011 7:20:16 GMT -8 untitled said:

we're a little thin at both spots in players ready to jump to the majors. Forsythe is obviously the top prospect for 2nd, and Everth Cabrera is still down there somewhere on the farm for SS, but beyond that it gets pretty young. Belnome at AA looks like a good hitter, but for some reason nobody ever gives him much love. Drew Cumberland's retirement leaves us especially thin at SS, unless I'm forgetting someone.

Belnome will hit but his fielding is the question - lack of range. He may be better at 3B but the Padres are full of 3B.

[aztecmusician]

Of all the middle infielders the Padres brought up this season, IMO Logan Forsythe has the most potential. He plays smart and has a nice compact swing.

[AztecBill]

In 2 to 3 years we could get a Short Stop who will be a very exciting player. Letting Corriea walk last year gave us a draft pick with which we took a raw player who has a very big upside at SS - Jace Peterson, Oregon.

Jace Peterson

Stats - Note: he improved every month.

Baseball America rated him the #5 prospect in the Northwest League.