As the Padres firm up their roster for 2010, it's becoming more clear which players will be in Portland to start the 2010 Pacific Coast League season.

Chad Huffman, who played both left field and first base for the Beavers in 2009, is officially headed back to Portland to start the 2010 season. Huffman has had a rough spring, going 1 for 23 in the Padres spring training lineup. Off season acquisitions by the Padres made the outfield a crowded place. Huffman's chance of getting any playing time from Adrian Gonzalez at first is next to none. He did hit 20 home runs for Portland last year, so he'll be back to provide some punch to the Beavers lineup.

Lefty starter Aaron Poreda is back in Portland this spring as well. He came over from the White Sox minor league system in 2009, but hasn't done well in finding the plate. Combined Triple-A stats for 2009 show an average of about 1 walk per inning pitched. In spring training, Poreda walked 7 batters in 2.1 innings. This is definitely a control issue for Poreda, because he also averages 8 strikeouts per 9 innings, so he's either on or not. 

Cesar Ramos is back in Portland, where he spent all of 2008 and most of 2009. Ramos did start a couple of games for San Diego in 2009, but his 2010 spring training showing suggests he's still not ready for the grind of pitching every 5 days in a Padres uniform.

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