Someday the "Searching for Jay Bruce..." series will be collected in a fine, leather-bound commemorative edition and shipped at no cost to people who buy PLUS leagues. It's our gift to you, a way of expressing thanks for your ongoing support.

Until that day arrives, however, you can only experience the series here, on Fridays, one potential call-up at a time.

The San Diego Padres are very good...at making outs.

Their team on-base percentage is .318, second-lowest in the National League.

But you really have to hand it to the Padres, because when they do reach base, they...well, no, nothing happens. They've scored the second-fewest runs in baseball (253), and they have the second-lowest team slugging percentage (.372).

They're just not a very productive lineup.

That would seem to create an opportunity for 24-year-old Chase Headley, a left-fielder hitting .303/.383/.543 at Triple-A Portland. Headley has 23 doubles and 12 home runs after 254 minor league at bats. Thanks to a brief, eight-game appearance with San Diego last season, Headley is already in the Yahoo! player pool, and he's eligible at third base.

The switch-hitter is only 0.2 percent-owned, but you can expect him to be called-up soon, and to find himself quickly batting near the heart of the Padres' order. Headley should be on someone's roster in NL only leagues, and he's of interest in larger-than-public mixed leagues.

On Tuesday, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported the following:

General Manager Kevin Towers said Triple-A left fielder Chase Headley remains on track for a promotion, but the club is "still contemplating the date for the call-up," which will not happen during the Padres-Dodgers series.

It didn't, but maybe by June 20, the beginning of a nine-game homestand.