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Padres Prospect Interview: Romeo Sanabria SAN ANTONIO -- To minimize travel in the sprawling Double-A Texas League, teams only play one series a year against the five teams outside their division. That means 108 of a team's 138 contests are

For our subscribers: We spoke with one of the Padres' top preseason prospects, Romeo Sanabria, about the biggest adjustments in the minors, specifically the jump from A-ball to Double-A. madfriars.com/2025/09/26/p...

Padres Farm System Manager Interview: Brian Burres LAKE ELSINORE — Brian Burres, 44, is in his third year with the San Diego Padres organization and has just completed his first season as the manager of the Lake Elsinore Storm.  Burres is from ...

For our subscribers: In the last of our system managerial interviews, we chat with first-year Lake Elsinore Storm manager Brian Burres about some of the prospects that were at the Diamond in 2025. madfriars.com/2025/09/25/p...

San Diego Padres Week in Review: September 16 – September 21 El Paso Chihuahuas (Won series at Sugar Land Space Cowboys, 4-2) Players of the Week: Francisco Acuna, 25, spent most of the year with the Double-A San Antonio, where he had a rather pedestrian...

We take a look at the final series of the last team standing, the El Paso Chihuahuas, for our final week in review segment of the 2025 season. madfriars.com/2025/09/23/s...

Padres Prospect Interview: Cardell Thibodeaux LAKE ELSINORE – At the end of the 2024 season, Cardell Thibodeaux was a 20-year-old undersized left fielder coming off a bad sophomore year at the University of Louisiana-Monroe, where he batted just ...

For our subscribers: Catch up with Cardell Thibodeaux, who went from hitting .143 as a sophomore to .439 as a junior and getting drafted. madfriars.com/2025/09/22/p...

San Diego Padres Daily Farm Report: September 21 Sugar Land Space Cowboys 12, Chihuahuas 6 (8 innings) Key Stats: 2B Ripken Reyes 1-for-5, 3B, 2 RBI; RF Tirso Ornelas 2-for-4, BB; CF Trenton Brooks 2-for-4, 2B, BB; SS Francisco Acuña 3-for-4, 2 R...

Luis Gutierrez shows well in his first PCL outing, and Tirso Ornelas finishes strong, while the final game of the year in the Padres' minor league system is cut short by rain.
We've got all the details in the Daily:
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San Diego Padres Daily Farm Report: September 20 Chihuahuas 5, Sugar Land Space Cowboys 3 Key Statistics: 1B Tim Locastro 1-for-4, BB; RF Yonathan Perlaza 1-for-4, BB; DH Luis Campusano 1-for-2; 3B Marcos Castañon 1-for-3, 3B, BB; LHP Jackson...

Jackson Wolf turns in a strong outing to pick up his seventh win of the year as the Chihuahuas go into the final day of the year hot. We've got the details in the Daily:
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Padres Prospect Interview: Dylan Grego LAKE ELSINORE – The Padres drafted switch-hitting middle infielder Dylan Grego in the 13th round of this year's draft out of Ball State University. Grego, a Kansas City native, had entered the transf...

For our subscribers: Between innings, read about Dylan Grego, a switch-hitting infielder from Ball State, who the Padres selected in the 13th round of this year's draft. madfriars.com/2025/09/20/p...

San Diego Padres Daily Farm Report: September 18 Sugar Land Space Cowboys 8, Chihuahuas 5 Key Statistics: RF Yonathan Perlaza 2-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI; CF Tirso Ornelas 2-for-3, 2 BB; 2B Ripken Reyes 1-for-2, R, BB, 2 RBI; RHP Matt Waldron 5 IP, 5

Yonathan Perlaza is on the verge of a feat that hasn't been accomplished in nearly 20 years, but his performance wasn't enough to get El Paso a victory. We've got the details in the Daily:
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San Diego Padres Daily Farm Report: September 18 Chihuahuas 5, Sugar Land Space Cowboys 1 Key Stats: LHP JP Sears 4 IP, ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 6 K; LHP Omar Cruz (W, 5-5) 2 IP, H, 4 BB, 2 K; RHP Sean Reynolds,

JP Sears stays sharp and Luis Campusano continues to excel down the stretch. That and more in the Daily:
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Padres Prospect Interview: Kannon Kemp LAKE ELSINORE —  Kannon Kemp may have been the Padres' eighth-round pick in the 2023 draft, but that doesn't fully tell the story of how he was seen coming out of high school in Texas. Then

For our subscribers: Continuing with our look at the Lake Elsinore Storm "basketball team", we chat with Kannon Kemp - an outstanding name for a pitcher and one of the Padres' top draft picks in 2023 - about his first full season on the mound. madfriars.com/2025/09/18/p...

San Diego padres Daily Farm Report: September 17 Chihuahuas 13, Sugar Land Space Cowboys 2 Key Stats: DH Luis Campusano 2-for-5, R, RBI, BB; 2B Clay Dungan 2-for-6, 2B; RF Yonathan Perlaza 3-for-5, R, 2 RBI, BB; CF Tirso Ornelas 2-for-5, HR (10) ...

Victor Lizarraga delivers five solid innings and Tirso Ornelas launches a grand slam to turn the Chihuahuas win into a laugher. We've got that and more in the Daily:
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Padres Prospect Interview: Alex McCoy LAKE ELSINORE -- In an organization that has become renowned for finding talent in the ranks of undrafted free agents, Alex McCoy, 23, has the potential to emerge as one of the Padres' scouting depart...

For our subscribers: Between innings, catch up with one of the Padres' better undrafted free agent signings, 6-foot-7, 275-pound outfielder Alex McCoy, who led the Storm with a .903 OPS in 2025. madfriars.com/2025/09/17/p...

San Diego Padres Week in Review: September 9 – 14 With the two Single-A teams already done for the year and instructional league work getting underway in the desert, we've still got plenty going on across the site. Subscribers have a profile on Jagge...

Garrett Hawkins finished a strong campaign with another stellar week, Rodolfo Durán stays hot down the stretch, and another bullpen arm is emerging. That and plenty more in the weekly review: madfriars.com/2025/09/16/s...

San Diego Padres Daily Farm Report: September 13 Chihuahuas 16, Albuquerque Isotopes 3 Key Statistics: 2B Clay Dungan 1-for-4, BB, SB (30); DH Luis Campusano 1-for-4, 4 BB, 3 R; C Rodolfo Durán 4-for-5, 2B, 3B, GS HR (14) BB, 7 RBI; LF Tim

Rodolfo Durán hits for the cycle, Matt Waldron leans on the knuckleball in a victory, and Eguy Rosario homers again. That and more in the Daily:

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Jagger Haynes: Making the Jump SAN ANTONIO -- For years, people in minor league baseball said the toughest leap for a young player was from High-A to Double-A. Shifts in league alignments and smaller rosters that force players to m...

For our subscribers: We catch up with our old friend Jagger Haynes on making the jump to Double-A with the Missions this season. madfriars.com/2025/09/13/j...

San Diego Padres Daily Farm Report: September 12 Albuquerque Isotopes 9, Chihuahuas 0 (6 innings) Key Statistics: RF Yonathan Perlaza 1-for-2; LF Trenton Brooks 1-for-2; RHP Logan Gillaspie (L, 1-3) 3.1 IP, 6 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 2 K; RHP Clay Edmondso...

The Chihuahuas drop a rain-shortened contest with Albuquerque while the Missions fall in Miguel Mendez's final start of the year. That and more in the Daily madfriars.com/2025/09/13/p...

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San Diego Padres Daily Farm Report: September 11 Chihuahuas 4, Albuquerque Isotopes 2 Key Stats: RHP Victor Lizarraga (W, 1-0), 5 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 2 HBP, 5 K; RHP Bradgley Rodriguez IP, BB, K; RHP Sean Reynolds (S, 5), IP,

Both El Paso and San Antonio got strong outings from newly-promoted starters before lock-down relief to pick up victories. We've got all the details from both games in the Daily:
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San Diego Padres Daily Farm Report: September 10 Alburquerque Isotopes 21, Chihuahuas 10 Key Stats: C Luis Campusano 2-for-5, BB; RF Yonathan Perlaza 2-for-2, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 BB; LF Tirso Ornelas 2-for-6, 2 RBI; CF Clay Dungan 2-for-5, 2B, R, RBI, B...

Eguy Rosario helped the Missions to a victory in his first appearance with the club in nearly four years while Marcos Castañon continued his hot start despite El Paso getting blown out. That and more in the Daily:

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San Diego Padres Daily Farm Report: September 9 Chihuahuas 15, Albuquerque Isotopes 7 Key Statistics: CF Tirso Ornelas 2-for-4, 2 R, HR (9), 2 RBI, BB; RF Yonathan Perlaza 2-for-5, 2 R, RBI, SB (14); C Rodolfo Durán 2-for-4, 3 R, BB, RBI; 1B

Marcos Castañon continued his early assault on the PCL as the Chihuahuas put up double-digit runs while Romeo Sanabria stayed hot going into the Missions' final week. That, transaction news, and plenty more in the Daily: madfriars.com/2025/09/10/s...

San Diego Padres Week in Review: September 2-September 7 El Paso Chihuahuas (Split Series at Salt Lake, 3-3) Players of the Week:  Marcos Castañon, 26, made the most of his Triple-A debut on the road in Salt Lake City with four extra-base hits, inclu...

It was a rough final week for the Single-A clubs, but Alex McCoy and Maikel Miralles impressed, while Luis Campusano just kept hitting for El Paso. We've got all the details in the weekly:
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San Diego Padres Daily Farm Report: September 7 Chihuahuas 10, Salt Lake Bees 6 Key Stats: RF Yonathan Perlaza 2-for-5, HR (18), 2 RBI; 3B Marcos Castañon 2-for-4, 2B, BB, 4 RBI; 2B Nate Mondou 1-for-2, 3 BB; CF Tirso Ornelas 1-for-4, BB, 2

The TinCaps and Storm limp to the finish line of a disappointing season, Albert Fabian and Braedon Karpathios power the Missions to a walk-off win, and Marcos Castañon finds the PCL to his liking. That and plenty ore in the Daily:
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Padres Prospect Interview: Kash Mayfield LAKE ELSINORE – Kash Mayfield finished his first full professional year with an ERA of 2.97 in 60.1 innings for the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm. The Padres' first pick and the 25th overall in 2024,

For subscribers, @JohnConniff catches up with Kash Mayfield at the end of his first professional season. The lefty reflects on the highlights and looks ahead to offseason goals.
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San Diego Padres Daily Farm Report: September 6 Salt Lake Bees 6, Chihuahuas 5 Key Statistics: RF-IB Tim Locastro 2-for-5, SB (28); C Luis Campusano 2-for-3, RBI, BB; 1B-2B Nate Mondou 2-for-5; DH Rodolfo Durán 2-for-4; 3B Marcos Castañon 2-for-...

Kruz Schoolcraft debuts for Lake Elsinore, Marcos Castañon finds the PCL to his liking, and Luis Gutierrez finishes a strong breakout campaign. That and more in the Daily:

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A Healthy Lamar King Jr. is Making Big Strides When the Padres drafted catcher Lamar King Jr. out of high school in Baltimore in the fourth round back in 2022, they recognized that he would need significant time to develop. While he showed the ...

For our subscribers: David Jay chatted with Lamar King, Jr. just before he was promoted to the Summit City, about staying healthy, catching, and learning to deal with the ups and downs of the minor league season. madfriars.com/2025/09/06/h...

San Diego Padres Daily Farm Report: September 5 Salt Lake Bees 8, Chihuahuas 7 Key Statistics: 1B Tim Locastro 2-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI; DH Luis Campusano 2-for-4, 2B, RBI; C Rodolfo Durán 2-for-4, 2 R; 3B Marcos Castañon 1-for-3, 2 R, HR (1), 2

The TinCaps get homers from a pair of 2025 draftees, Victor Lizarraga and Maikel Mirales deal, and the catchers in El Paso continue to rake. That and plenty more in the Daily:
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Padres Prospect Interview: Truitt Madonna LAKE ELSINORE – The San Diego Padres allocated nearly 85% of their 2025 draft bonus pool to three high school players: First-rounder Kruz Schoolcraft and catchers Ty Harvey and Truitt Madonna. Brea...

For our subscribers: We caught up with Truitt Madonna, one of the top Padres draft picks in 2025, on his transition from starting the year playing high school ball in Washington state and ending the season with the Lake Elsinore Storm. madfriars.com/2025/09/05/p...