Married (Janet)…has one son named Brayden...Graduated from Moriarty (NM) High School, where he played baseball and basketball...Attended Yavapai (AZ) Junior College before signing with the Padres.
2016
A non-roster invitee to Giants spring camp last season, Blanks never suited up for San Francisco as he continued to deal with foot injuries...he missed all of 2016 to injury issues.
2015
Had season-ending surgery on both Achilles tendons in September.
2014
Was acquired by Oakland on May 15 for minor league outfielder Jake Goebbert and minor league pitcher Ronald Herrera...Was placed on 15-day DL on June 24 with a left calf strain and played just seven games on his rehab assignment before being transferred to the 60-day disabled list on August 24 due to left Achilles tendinitis.
2013
Began the season with Triple-A Tucson before being called up on April 14…set career-highs in games played (88), hits (68), runs scored (31), doubles (14), RBI (35) and walks (21) in 2013...Over his first 40 games with the Padres from April 14 - June 9, hit .298 (34-for-114) with seven doubles, six home runs, 21 RBI, 18 runs scored, a .383 on-base percentage and a .518 slugging percentage...Placed on the 15-day disabled list on July 12 with left Achilles tendinitis…played in four games on a rehabilitation assignment in August with Triple-A Tucson before being reinstated on August 31...Made a career-high 71 starts with SD going 38-33 (.535) in his starts…33 in RF, 21 at 1B, 16 in LF and one as the DH...On June 24 vs. Philadelphia, collected a career-high four hits, going 4-for-5 with three RBI and a run, including a two-run single with no outs in the ninth to bring the Padres within one run before scoring the game-tying run on a passed ball from third base...also had the game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning to give the Padres a 4-3 victory, his second career walk-off hit (also home run on August 17, 2009 vs. Chicago-NL)...Had a career-best eight-game hit streak from June 3-10 (.400, 12-for-30)…with RISP, he hit .329 (24-for-73).
2012
Played in just four games for the Padres before being
placed on the disabled list on 4/14 with a strained left shoulder,
missing the remainder of the season.
Underwent surgery on his left shoulder on 4/24 and was transferred
to the 60-day DL on 5/2.
On Opening Day roster for third time in his career(also, 2010-11).
Hit .325 (13-for-40) with three doubles, one home run, three RBI
and eight runs scored in 15 games during Spring Training.
2011
2011: Split his season between Double-A San Antonio, Triple-A Tucson and the Padres after recovering from Tommy John surgery that cut his 2010 campaign short ... Started the season on the disabled list...was removed and immediately optioned to San Antonio on 4/26...played in 44 games for the Missions before being promoted to Tucson (35 games) and ultimately to the Padres on 7/22 ... Spent the rest of the season in the Majors, making 45 starts between the outfield (35) and first base (10).
... Set career highs in games, hits and RBI for San Diego.
... Belted his first career grand slam and tallied a career-high-tying five RBI 8/6 at PIT...grand slam marked his second consecutive game with a home run (8/5), a feat he accomplished twice in 2011 (8/19-20) ... Combined to hit .312 (97-for-311) in 79 games between San Antonio and Tucson...named the PCL Player of the Week for 6/27-7/3.
2010
Played in just 33 games for the Padres before being
placed on the disabled list 5/20 (retroactive to 5/18) with a
strained right elbow...following a rehab assignment with Lake
Elsinore and Portland, was transferred to the 60-day disabled
list 7/29...had season-ending surgery on his right elbow...Collected a career-high three hits and five RBI 4/12 vs. ATL...one of
five multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games he would have before
being placed on the DL.
2009
Made his Major League debut, appearing in 54 games for the Padres before being placed on the DL
8/29 with a strained arch of his right foot...remained on the DL the rest of the season with plantar fasciitis...
spent the first part of the season at Triple-A Portland, where he played in 66 games for the Beavers.
... Had his contract selected from Portland 6/19 and made his Major League debut that night as a pinch-hitter.
... Started in left field and tallied his first Big League hit on 6/20, going 1-for-3 with a single...first Major League home run 7/21
vs. FLA (off Nunez)...averaged a home run every 9.80 at-bats (10 HR/98 AB) from the time of his first homer until injuring
his foot 8/28 at FLA, ranking third in the Majors over that stretch.
... Played in 54 games for the Padres, including 21 starts in right field, 13 starts in left field and four starts at first base...38
starts overall.
... Walk-off home run 8/17 vs. CHI (off Gregg)...connected for an inside-the-park home run the following day (8/18) vs. CHI...
ITP homer was the 16th by a Padre, the first by a Padre at PETCO Park and the first by a Padre since Sean Burroughs on
5/16/03 vs. ATL.
... Appeared in 66 games for the Beavers, including 59 at first base and 15 in left field...hit .301 as a first baseman and .125
as a left fielder...hit .370 (20-for-54) with three doubles, one triple, three home runs, 11 RBI and 10 runs scored in 16
June games.
2008
Named Padres Minor League Player of the Year and Topps Texas
League Player of the Year, hitting .325 (160-for-492) with 20 home runs
and 107 RBI in 132 games with Double-A San Antonio...ranked as the
No. 10 prospect and best power hitter in the SD system by Baseball
America prior to the season.
... Finished among Texas League leaders in average (3rd), RBI (2nd), hits (2nd),
total bases (2nd, 253), on-base percentage (4th, .404) and slugging percentage
(5th, .514)...led TL first baseman with a .993 fielding percentage, committing
eight errors in 1,117 totals chances...107 RBI placed tied for seventh among
all minor league batters.
... Topped all Padres minor leaguers in RBI...ranked third in home runs and
fifth in batting average.
... Selected to the Texas League Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star
teams...also named a Baseball America Double-A All-Star.
... Garnered both Texas League and Padres Minor League Player of the Month
honors for August...hit .377 (43-for-114) with six doubles, seven home
runs, 33 RBI and 20 runs scored in 29 contests during the month.
... Named Texas League Player of the Week for 8/25-8/31, batting .515 (17-for-33) with
15 RBI during that span.
... Became the third San Antonio player and 13th Texas League batter to record nine RBI
in a game, going 5-for-6 with a walk, two doubles, a home run and two runs scored in a
21-3 win over Corpus Christi on 8/25...the nine RBI were the most by a Missions player
since Charlie Grant accomplished the feat 6/16/48.
... Following the season, played for the Peoria Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League (.254,
18-for-71, 13 RBI, 20 BB).
2007
Spent the entire season with Single-A Lake Elsinore and finished
among California League leaders in home runs (T-4th, 24), RBI (4th,
100) extra-base hits (4th, 59) and total bases (4th, 251).
... Named to both the Cal League Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star squads...
also selected as a Baseball America High-A All-Star.
... Received Cal League Player of the Week honors for 5/14-20...hit .462 (12-
for-26) with three homers, 11 RBI and 10 runs over five games during that
span.
... Hit .316 (12-for-38) with three home runs, 10 RBI, 10 runs and nine walks
in 12 playoff games with the Storm...the team dropped the deciding Game
5 of the Cal League finals to lose the title.
2006
Played 86 games with Single-A Fort Wayne before a left ankle infection shut him down for the rest
of the season...named the best power hitter in the Padres organization in Baseball America's 2006 Best
Tools survey.
... Earned a spot on the Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star team.
... Ranked third on the Wizards in home runs (10).
... Tallied a season-high, 10-game hitting streak 7/10-21 (.457, 16-for-35).
... Placed on the disabled list 7/22 and missed the remainder of the season.
2005
Signed as a draft-and-follow 5/28 and played his first pro season at Rookie-level Peoria.
... Led the Arizona League in home runs (7) and home runs per at-bat (1/23.43)...finished third in slugging (.500).
... Paced all first basemen in fielding percentage (.997) and double plays (41).
... Went 3-for-4 in his professional debut, with a double, home run and six RBI, 6/22.
