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Down on the Farm: The San Diego Padres – July 2025

Down on the Farm: The San Diego Padres – October 2025

The San Diego Padres Top 30 Prospects!

Rank Name Position Level Age Projections
1 Leo De Vries SS A+ 18 121.0 wRC+, 0.251/0.339/0.449, 22 HR, 11 SB, 78 Runs, 78 RBI
2 Victor Figueroa 1B A 21 109.4 wRC+, 0.240/0.316/0.434, 24 HR, 2 SB, 72 Runs, 78 RBI
3 Ethan Salas C AA 19 98.4 wRC+, 0.238/0.313/0.391, 16 HR, 9 SB, 66 Runs, 66 RBI
4 Yonathan Perlaza LF AAA 26 92.0 wRC+, 0.227/0.300/0.383, 16 HR, 11 SB, 64 Runs, 68 RBI
5 Eguy Rosario 3B MLB 25 88.4 wRC+, 0.226/0.292/0.380, 17 HR, 17 SB, 64 Runs, 66 RBI
6 Romeo Sanabria 1B AA 23 91.7 wRC+, 0.241/0.305/0.374, 15 HR, 1 SB, 58 Runs, 62 RBI
7 Tirso Ornelas LF MLB 25 90.4 wRC+, 0.241/0.305/0.367, 13 HR, 6 SB, 59 Runs, 59 RBI
8 Rosman Verdugo 3B A+ 20 85.9 wRC+, 0.208/0.296/0.362, 16 HR, 4 SB, 65 Runs, 64 RBI
9 Trenton Brooks 1B MLB 29 86.9 wRC+, 0.223/0.307/0.350, 13 HR, 4 SB, 60 Runs, 58 RBI
10 Albert Fabian RF AA 23 83.0 wRC+, 0.222/0.276/0.382, 20 HR, 3 SB, 57 Runs, 71 RBI
11 Cobb Hightower SS A 20 87.0 wRC+, 0.224/0.312/0.342, 12 HR, 6 SB, 63 Runs, 53 RBI
12 Darian Castillo 2B DSL 18 85.4 wRC+, 0.228/0.309/0.339, 11 HR, 14 SB, 61 Runs, 51 RBI
13 Kasen Wells CF A 21 81.5 wRC+, 0.230/0.300/0.336, 9 HR, 30 SB, 62 Runs, 48 RBI
14 Ryan Jackson 3B A+ 23 87.2 wRC+, 0.224/0.327/0.319, 8 HR, 6 SB, 63 Runs, 44 RBI
15 Joshua Mears RF AA 24 74.2 wRC+, 0.186/0.256/0.374, 26 HR, 15 SB, 61 Runs, 74 RBI
16 Kale Fountain 3B A 19 80.9 wRC+, 0.215/0.295/0.341, 14 HR, 18 SB, 60 Runs, 56 RBI
17 Boston Bateman SP A 19 4.46 ERA, 0 IP, 0 BB, 0 K, 0.0 K/9, 0.00 WHIP
18 Eddson Martinez OF DSL 17 82.1 wRC+, 0.213/0.308/0.326, 11 HR, 17 SB, 60 Runs, 51 RBI
19 Jose Verdugo SS DSL 17 81.4 wRC+, 0.224/0.294/0.345, 13 HR, 12 SB, 58 Runs, 55 RBI
20 Yimy Tovar SS A 19 80.2 wRC+, 0.236/0.283/0.358, 14 HR, 9 SB, 54 Runs, 58 RBI
21 Braedon Karpathios RF A+ 22 81.4 wRC+, 0.202/0.307/0.325, 12 HR, 2 SB, 62 Runs, 54 RBI
22 Brandon Lockridge LF MLB 28 76.2 wRC+, 0.230/0.295/0.321, 6 HR, 40 SB, 61 Runs, 43 RBI
23 David Morgan RP MLB 25 3.77 ERA, 44 IP, 18 BB, 45 K, 9.1 K/9, 1.18 WHIP
24 Tyson Neighbors RP AA 22 3.67 ERA, 41 IP, 19 BB, 47 K, 10.2 K/9, 1.17 WHIP
25 Brandon Valenzuela C AAA 24 80.4 wRC+, 0.217/0.291/0.345, 14 HR, 2 SB, 58 Runs, 58 RBI
26 Omar Cruz SP AAA 25 4.03 ERA, 79 IP, 34 BB, 75 K, 8.5 K/9, 1.23 WHIP
27 Lamar King Jr. C A 21 79.4 wRC+, 0.224/0.292/0.341, 10 HR, 8 SB, 62 Runs, 54 RBI
28 Marcos Castanon 3B AA 26 77.5 wRC+, 0.214/0.273/0.362, 17 HR, 1 SB, 54 Runs, 66 RBI
29 Fabian Alcantara SS DSL 19 72.0 wRC+, 0.187/0.266/0.349, 22 HR, 13 SB, 56 Runs, 67 RBI
30 Brandon Butterworth SS A+ 22 73.9 wRC+, 0.220/0.266/0.357, 15 HR, 12 SB, 64 Runs, 59 RBI

Projected organization depth!

Below are the top projected players at peak for each position at the MLB level.

C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF
Projected Starter Luis Campusano Luis Arraez Xander Bogaerts Leo De Vries Manny Machado Yonathan Perlaza Jackson Merrill Fernando Tatis Jr.
Projected Backup Ethan Salas Victor Figueroa Darian Castillo Cobb Hightower Eguy Rosario Tirso Ornelas Kasen Wells Gavin Sheets
Depth Jack Mathey Jake Cronenworth Jose Iglesias Jose Verdugo Ryan Jackson Brandon Lockridge Donte Grant Oscar Gonzalez

Starting Pitchers

Projected #1 Dylan Cease
Projected #2 Michael King
Projected #3 Joe Musgrove
Projected #4 Nick Pivetta
Projected #5 Yu Darvish
Depth Stephen Kolek
Depth Boston Bateman
Depth Omar Cruz
Depth Jhony Brito
Depth Kash Mayfield

Relief Pitchers

Projected Closer Adrian Morejon
Projected Setup #1 Jeremiah Estrada
Projected Setup #2 Robert Suarez
Next Up Jason Adam
Next Up David Morgan
Next Up Tyson Neighbors
Depth Bradgley Rodriguez
Depth Wandy Peralta
Depth Eduarniel Núñez
Depth Reiss Knehr

Top prospects by tool!

Hit Power Speed
Leo De Vries – 55 Joshua Mears – 60 Brandon Lockridge – 70
Victor Figueroa – 50 Victor Figueroa – 55 Kasen Wells – 60
Ethan Salas – 50 Fabian Alcantara – 55 Kai Roberts – 60

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