Bill Center, longtime sportswriter for U-T San Diego, is an employee of the Padres.
El Paso first baseman Cody Decker was named the Triple-A Pacific Coast League Player of the Week, and outfield prospects Travis Jankowski and Nick Torres extended their hitting streaks into double digits Monday.
Decker, 28, hit four home runs, including two grand slams, and drove in 15 runs last week for El Paso. Decker, who also had back-to-back four-hit games and two doubles, was 11-for-28 during the week, with a .393 batting average and a .893 slugging percentage.
Decker was the Padres' 22nd-round selection in the 2009 Draft out of UCLA.