Down on the Farm: The San Diego Padres – September 2026
Down on the farm: San Diego Padres
September 2026 – powered by OOPSY peak projections
1top 100 prospects
22.7avg prospect age
Ethan Salas#1 ranked prospect
Top 10 prospects
1
Ethan Salas
C MLB — Age 20
109.2 wRC+, 0.259/0.330/0.420, 17 HR, 13 SB, 72 Runs, 71 RBI — 3.4 WAR
Hit 60Power 50Speed 50
2
Jose Verdugo +59
SS A — Age 18
85.5 wRC+, 0.249/0.301/0.369, 13 HR, 30 SB, 64 Runs, 59 RBI — 1.7 WAR
Hit 50Power 45Speed 60
3
Elliot Lascelles +40
SS A — Age 18
97.1 wRC+, 0.246/0.317/0.390, 15 HR, 19 SB, 70 Runs, 64 RBI — 1.3 WAR
Hit 55Power 50Speed 55
4
Rosman Verdugo +149
3B AAA — Age 21
84.5 wRC+, 0.214/0.299/0.361, 17 HR, 3 SB, 64 Runs, 63 RBI — 1.1 WAR
Hit 45Power 50Speed 40
5
Gage Workman -229
3B MLB — Age 26
78.5 wRC+, 0.219/0.278/0.373, 16 HR, 19 SB, 68 Runs, 65 RBI — 1.1 WAR
Hit 20Power 50Speed 55
6
Eguy Rosario +3
SS MLB — Age 26
82.2 wRC+, 0.221/0.287/0.370, 17 HR, 17 SB, 64 Runs, 66 RBI — 1.0 WAR
Hit 40Power 50Speed 55
7
Jase Bowen -27
CF MLB — Age 25
80.9 wRC+, 0.224/0.282/0.377, 17 HR, 22 SB, 69 Runs, 64 RBI — 1.0 WAR
Hit 30Power 50Speed 55
8
Rodolfo Duran -170
C MLB — Age 28
74.2 wRC+, 0.223/0.271/0.366, 16 HR, 4 SB, 62 Runs, 65 RBI — 0.9 WAR
Hit 30Power 50Speed 45
9
Tucker Musgrove +13
RP AA — Age 24
3.79 ERA, 38 IP, 20 BB, 44 K, 10.5 K/9, 1.37 WHIP — 0.9 WAR
Stuff 55Command 45Power 70
10
Yimy Tovar -40
SS A+ — Age 20
77.7 wRC+, 0.234/0.291/0.350, 12 HR, 14 SB, 62 Runs, 57 RBI — 0.9 WAR
Hit 50Power 45Speed 50
11
Francisco AcunaSS
AAA — 26 — 73.9 wRC+, 0.209/0.297/0.317 — 0.8 WAR
Francisco AcunaSS
AAA — 26 — 73.9 wRC+, 0.209/0.297/0.317 — 0.8 WAR
12
Yonathan PerlazaRF
AAA — 27 — 93.9 wRC+, 0.237/0.308/0.390 — 0.8 WAR
Yonathan PerlazaRF
AAA — 27 — 93.9 wRC+, 0.237/0.308/0.390 — 0.8 WAR
13
Alcides HernandezDH
A — 21 — 73.2 wRC+, 0.212/0.296/0.318 — 0.7 WAR
Alcides HernandezDH
A — 21 — 73.2 wRC+, 0.212/0.296/0.318 — 0.7 WAR
14
Jorge QuintanaSS
A — 19 — 74.2 wRC+, 0.214/0.286/0.339 — 0.7 WAR
Jorge QuintanaSS
A — 19 — 74.2 wRC+, 0.214/0.286/0.339 — 0.7 WAR
15
Ty HarveyC
A — 19 — 75.8 wRC+, 0.217/0.289/0.342 — 0.7 WAR
Ty HarveyC
A — 19 — 75.8 wRC+, 0.217/0.289/0.342 — 0.7 WAR
16
Sean BoyleSP
AAA — 29 — 4.85 ERA, 128 IP — 0.7 WAR
Sean BoyleSP
AAA — 29 — 4.85 ERA, 128 IP — 0.7 WAR
17
Joe Tiroly2B
A — 21 — 90.7 wRC+, 0.233/0.296/0.394 — 0.7 WAR
Joe Tiroly2B
A — 21 — 90.7 wRC+, 0.233/0.296/0.394 — 0.7 WAR
18
Santiago VargasSS
CPX — 18 — 74.4 wRC+, 0.223/0.281/0.350 — 0.6 WAR
Santiago VargasSS
CPX — 18 — 74.4 wRC+, 0.223/0.281/0.350 — 0.6 WAR
19
Luis GutierrezSP
AAA — 22 — 4.90 ERA, 134 IP — 0.6 WAR
Luis GutierrezSP
AAA — 22 — 4.90 ERA, 134 IP — 0.6 WAR
20
Joshua MearsOF
AA — 25 — 75.8 wRC+, 0.199/0.267/0.373 — 0.6 WAR
Joshua MearsOF
AA — 25 — 75.8 wRC+, 0.199/0.267/0.373 — 0.6 WAR
21
Alex ConoverLF
A — 20 — 85.1 wRC+, 0.232/0.300/0.364 — 0.6 WAR
Alex ConoverLF
A — 20 — 85.1 wRC+, 0.232/0.300/0.364 — 0.6 WAR
22
Marcos Castanon3B
AAA — 27 — 81.0 wRC+, 0.232/0.282/0.381 — 0.6 WAR
Marcos Castanon3B
AAA — 27 — 81.0 wRC+, 0.232/0.282/0.381 — 0.6 WAR
23
Jesus A. CastroSP
A — 19 — 4.94 ERA, 130 IP — 0.5 WAR
Jesus A. CastroSP
A — 19 — 4.94 ERA, 130 IP — 0.5 WAR
24
Kerrington Cross3B
AA — 24 — 85.3 wRC+, 0.210/0.309/0.346 — 0.5 WAR
Kerrington Cross3B
AA — 24 — 85.3 wRC+, 0.210/0.309/0.346 — 0.5 WAR
25
Omar CruzSP
MLB — 27 — 4.41 ERA, 76 IP — 0.4 WAR
Omar CruzSP
MLB — 27 — 4.41 ERA, 76 IP — 0.4 WAR
26
Ryan GeretyN/A
A+ — 22 — 85.7 wRC+, 0.223/0.311/0.346 — 0.4 WAR
Ryan GeretyN/A
A+ — 22 — 85.7 wRC+, 0.223/0.311/0.346 — 0.4 WAR
27
Jack MatheyC
AAA — 22 — 75.9 wRC+, 0.210/0.297/0.325 — 0.4 WAR
Jack MatheyC
AAA — 22 — 75.9 wRC+, 0.210/0.297/0.325 — 0.4 WAR
28
Gabriel TeranN/A
DSL — 18 — 85.7 wRC+, 0.209/0.323/0.332 — 0.4 WAR
Gabriel TeranN/A
DSL — 18 — 85.7 wRC+, 0.209/0.323/0.332 — 0.4 WAR
29
Lamar King Jr.C
A+ — 22 — 71.8 wRC+, 0.225/0.286/0.333 — 0.4 WAR
Lamar King Jr.C
A+ — 22 — 71.8 wRC+, 0.225/0.286/0.333 — 0.4 WAR
30
Romeo Sanabria1B
AAA — 24 — 91.5 wRC+, 0.244/0.309/0.385 — 0.4 WAR
Romeo Sanabria1B
AAA — 24 — 91.5 wRC+, 0.244/0.309/0.385 — 0.4 WAR
Future depth chart (peak projections)
C
Ethan Salas
Freddy Fermin
Rodolfo Duran
1B
Ty France
Romeo Sanabria
Leandro Cedeno
2B
Jake Cronenworth
Niko Goodrum
Joe Tiroly
SS
Xander Bogaerts
Jose Verdugo
Elliot Lascelles
3B
Manny Machado
Luis Rengifo
Miguel Andujar
LF
Ramon Laureano
Dustin Harris
Austin Hays
CF
Jackson Merrill
Jase Bowen
Forrest Wall
RF
Fernando Tatis Jr.
Yonathan Perlaza
Braedon Karpathios
Projected rotation and bullpen
Starting rotation
SP1Nick Pivetta3.83 ERA, 167 IP, 175 K
SP2Michael King4.23 ERA, 175 IP, 161 K
SP3Joe Musgrove4.24 ERA, 152 IP, 131 K
SP4Yu Darvish4.25 ERA, 162 IP, 150 K
SP5Casey Mize4.45 ERA, 162 IP, 133 K
DepthGriffin Canning4.49 ERA, 130 IP, 115 K
DepthWalker Buehler4.58 ERA, 154 IP, 128 K
DepthRobbie Ray4.72 ERA, 167 IP, 154 K
DepthRandy Vasquez4.76 ERA, 145 IP, 101 K
DepthJP Sears4.81 ERA, 151 IP, 119 K
Bullpen
CloserMason Miller1.96 ERA, 34 IP, 54 K
SetupAdrian Morejon2.51 ERA, 35 IP, 42 K
SetupJeremiah Estrada3.18 ERA, 31 IP, 39 K
Next upBradgley Rodriguez3.27 ERA, 36 IP, 38 K
Next upTucker Musgrove3.79 ERA, 38 IP, 44 K
DepthDavid Morgan3.81 ERA, 39 IP, 40 K
DepthHunter Stratton4.01 ERA, 38 IP, 34 K
DepthWandy Peralta4.12 ERA, 35 IP, 28 K
DepthKyle Hart4.14 ERA, 63 IP, 56 K
DepthJason Adam4.17 ERA, 30 IP, 27 K
Top prospects by tool
Hit
Ethan Salas 60
Elliot Lascelles 55
Carlos Rodriguez 55
Power
Joe Tiroly 55
Joshua Mears 55
Ethan Salas 50
Speed
Ryan Wideman 70
Kai Roberts 70
Conner Westenburg 70
Stuff
Tucker Musgrove 55
Omar Cruz 50
Garrett Hawkins 50
Command
Logan Gillaspie 80
Sean Boyle 70
Ian Koenig 70
Power (arm)
Tucker Musgrove 70
Omar Cruz 50
Garrett Hawkins 50
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