The Padres have likely lost rookie outfielder Kyle Blanks for the season due to a partial tear of the plantar fascia in his right foot. The 22-year old righty swinging Blanks played in 54 games this season for the Padres and he was 37 for 148 (.250 avg, .868 OPS) with 24 runs scored, 10 homers and 22 RBIs. He was starting to show why he was considered the Padres’ top prospect coming into this season according to Baseball America. Blanks will probably be the starting LF for the Padres next season unless they do something dumb like trading Adrian Gonzalez in which case he would start at 1B for them. Blanks will need to work on making more contact at the plate as he whiffed 55 times for the Padres this season in only 148 ABs if he is going to truly realize his full potential.

Veteran RF Brian Giles is currently on the D.L. and that’s a good thing for the Padres right now based on his play this season. Giles has played in 61 games for the Padres this season and he is 43 for 225 (.191 avg, .548 OPS) with 18 runs scored, 2 homers and 23 RBIs. Hindsight is always 20/20 but maybe the Padres should have bought out Giles’ option year over the winter.

The Padres have lost #1 starter Jake Peavy for at least 1 month and possibly as much as three months due to a severe ankle injury. Peavy has started 13 games this season for the Padres and he is 6-6 with a 3.97 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP. This comes at a very bad time for the Padres as they were getting ready to listen to all offers for Peavy. Peavy has pitched in 212 games (all starts) in his 8 years with the Padres and he is 92-68 with a 3.29 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP. Peavy also has 1,348 whiffs in 1,342 2/3 innings with the Padres which shows just how nasty his stuff has been in his career.

The Padres have placed outfielder Scott Hairston on the 15-day disabled list due to strained left biceps. He has played in 43 games for the Padres this season and he is 48 for 147 (.327 avg, .956 OPS) with 21 runs scored, 8 homers, 23 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. The Padres have recalled Will Venable to take Hairston’s place on the active roster. He has played in 53 games in AAA-ball this season and he is 52 for 200 (.260 avg, .849 OPS) with 33 runs scored, 12 homers and 30 RBIs. This is a huge blow to the Padres as Hairston was the only other player besides Adrian Gonzalez who was ripping the baseball.

The Padres have placed rookie shortstop Everth Cabrera on the 15-day disabled list with a broken left hand. He will miss at least the next two months. Cabrera played in 6 games for the Padres so far this season and he is 4 for 13 (.308 avg, .742 OPS) with 4 runs scored. This injury is a shame as Cabrera was likely to get more playing time with Luis Rodriguez struggling.