The Padres have shut down 24-year old righty swinging rookie 3B James Darnell for the rest of the season due to a shoulder injury. Darnell played in 18 games for the Padres this year and he is 10 for 45 (.222 avg, .627 OPS) with 2 runs scored, 1 homer, 7 RBIs and 1 stolen base. He has also played in 111 games in AA+AAA-ball this year and he is 131 of 422 (.310 avg, .953 OPS) with 82 runs scored, 23 homers, 79 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. Darnell came into this season as the Padres’ #12 prospect according to Baseball America, so he could have a bright future.

The Padres have lost 24-year old righty swinging 2B Logan Forsythe for the rest of the 2011 season due to knee surgery that he is going to have later today. Forsythe came into this season as the Padres’ #13 prospect according to Baseball America. Forstyhe played in 62 games for the Padres this year and he was 32 for 150 (.213 avg, .568 OPS) with 12 runs scored, 0 homers, 12 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. He also played in 46 games in AAA-ball this year and he was 58 for 178 (.326 avg, .973 OPS) with 41 runs scored, 8 homers, 34 RBIs and 8 stolen bases. The Padres hope that Forsythe will be ready to compete next spring for a job on the team in 2012.

The San Diego Padres have placed starting 3B Chase Headley and righty reliever Ernesto Frieri on the D.L. Headley has a broken left pinky finger and Frieri has a back injury. Headley has played in 107 games for the Padres so far this year and he is 107 for 366 (.292 avg, .787 OPS) with 42 runs scored, 4 homers, 43 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. Headley was having one of his better years with the Padres so they hope his finger heals up quickly. Ernesto Frieri has pitched in 46 games (0 starts) for the Padres so far this year and he is 1-2 with a 3.47 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP. He has whiffed 60 batters in his first 49 1/3 innings this year but he has also walked 29 batters which has gotten him into some trouble this year. The Padres hope Frieri heals up quick.

UPDATE: (8/9/2011) - The Padres will be without Chase Headley for the next 4-6 weeks.

The Padres have placed 31-year old righty swinging outfielder Chris Denorfia on the 15-day disabled list due to a strained right hamstring. Denorfia has played in 95 games for the Padres so far this year and he is 67 for 257 (.261 avg, .701 OPS) with 32 runs scored, 5 homers, 18 RBIs and 10 stolen bases. The Padres have called up 24-year old lefty swinging rookie outfielder Blake Tekotte to replace Denorfia on the active roster. Tekotte played in 12 games earlier this year for the Padres and he was 6 for 24 (.250 avg, .732 OPS) with 1 run scored, 1 RBI and 2 stolen bases.

The Padres have lost 32-year old lefty swinging 1B/OF Brad Hawpe for the rest of this season as he has had Tommy John surgery on his left elbow. Hawpe played in 62 games for the Padres this year and he was 45 for 195 (.231 avg, .645 OPS) with 19 runs scored, 4 homers and 19 RBIs. He whiffed an amazing 68 times for the Padres this year as pitches were missing his bat quite a lot in 2011. The Padres hold an option on Hawpe for 2012 but I think they will easily decline it.