Hot links for Wednesday, July 2

The Padres have signed four of the top 10 Latino prospects on the first day the class of 2008 became eligible. ... Baseball America says the Padres made a splash with the signings. ...

ESPN.com has scouting reports of all the top Latino prospects. ... The MadFriars report on the Padres' signings is up for all to read, not restricted to subscriber. ...

Padres executive/blogger Paul DePodesta has the insider's take on the international signings. He throws out the $5 million figure, so I guess Friar John can, too. DePo also offers a personal reminiscence about Tiger Stadium. ...

The promotion of RHP Clay Hensley to the Majors leaves the Padres with only 12 position players -- four a game on the bench. ... INF Luis Rodriguez might be up soon to refortify the infield. ...

RHP Mike Adams is emphasizing pitch efficiency. ...

Scouts will be watching LHP Randy Wolf tonight. ...

The Padres rotation is in flux. ...

Coverage of the Padres' 4-0 loss at Colorado on Tuesday night comes from padres.com, the Rockies web site, the Associated Press, the Union-Tribune, the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post. ...

Double-A San Antonio OF Chad Huffman tweaked a hamstring. ...

Minor league games:
Sacramento 9, Portland 3: More from the Sacramento Bee.
San Antonio 10, Tulsa 2
Lake Elsinore 4, Visalia 3
West Michigan 9, Fort Wayne 4
Eugene 12, Salem-Kreitzer 2
AZL Padres 9, AZL Cubs 2
DSL Nationals2 2, DSL Padres 1 ...

Yahoo! hands out midterm grades to all Major League teams. The Padres here have something in common with John "Bluto" Blutarsky. ...

The Friar will be helping with safety tips on Lindbergh Field video screens. ...

Rockies CF Willy Taveras injured his left quadriceps. ...

The Rockies called up LHP Cedrick Bowers and sent RHP Ryan Speier to the minors. ...

Colorado closer Brian Fuentes has suffered a hiccup. ... That hasn't diminished the Rays' interest in trading for him. ...

Rockies manager Clint Hurdle has kept his cool, no meltdowns. ... Although, Hurdle did say that if fans don't like the baseball his team is playing they should "stop coming". ...

Hurdle got a vote of confidence from the team owner. Uh oh. ...

The Rockies bats are coming around.

FJ