PEORIA, Ariz. – Kruz Schoolcraft is hard to miss on the Peoria backfields. For starters, he’s 6-foot-8, a full head and shoulder above many of the other Padres prospects in camp. And then there’s the grunt. Every pitch is delivered with a tennis-style audio effect. The 2025 25th overall pick

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Padres insist that -- despite all those recent trades, which have thinned their farm system -- they still have a talented group of prospects. Later this month, they’ll get to make that case on the field. MLB released the rosters for its third annual Spring Breakout

Many fans might think more about who's not in the Padres farm system anymore than who still is. After all, last year's aggressive moves at the Trade Deadline, which notably included moving No. 4 overall prospect Leo De Vries to the A's in a deal for all-world reliever Mason Miller,

PEORIA, Ariz. – Last April 23, Garrett Hawkins was summoned out of the bullpen for High-A Fort Wayne. He initially worked out of a jam but eventually yielded four hits and a pair of runs across his outing and was saddled with the loss. He had allowed seven earned runs

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Sure, the Padres’ farm system has thinned significantly with recent trades. But they’ve torn down their farm before, only to build it back up, and they’re confident they’re on their way to doing it again. In the meantime, there are still a handful of intriguing prospects in

The Padres have made history on the international market over the past few years due to the high-ranking nature of their signees. After landing the then-No. 1 players in their respective classes, Ethan Salas in 2023 and Leo De Vries in ‘24, the club was heavily involved in the Roki

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres’ rotation depth is thin. That’s not exactly a secret. Even with Michael King returning, Dylan Cease signed with the Blue Jays, and Yu Darvish is slated to miss the entire 2026 season following elbow surgery. But the question marks extend beyond that. The Padres have

SAN DIEGO -- In need of pitching anywhere they can find it, the Padres made sure on Tuesday that two of their most promising young arms would not be left exposed to next month’s Rule 5 Draft. San Diego added right-handers Miguel Mendez and Garrett Hawkins to its 40-man roster

PEORIA, Ariz. – Baseball has a way of writing a family’s story. This one begins with James Passilla, a right-handed-hitting shortstop who started his professional career in the Cincinnati Reds' system in Moultrie, Ga., in 1956. Stints in New York, New Mexico, Washington, Florida, Illinois and South Carolina were to

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GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Braedon Karpathios’ path to the Arizona Fall League has been one of the most unique in this year’s class, but it’s led him to the same destination as some of the game’s top prospects. Soon, it could lead him to San Diego. Hailing from Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County,

There's fatherly advice, and then there's fatherly advice that comes from the status of being a first-round pick in the NFL and five seasons of experience as a defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks. So when Lamar King Jr. sought help while dealing with shoulder problems and eventual surgery in

The Arizona Fall League is underway, and the Padres have eight prospects set to play for the Peoria Javelinas. Over the next several weeks, those prospects will compete alongside, and against, some of the best young players from around baseball. Here's a look at three intriguing Padres storylines for the

The road to World Series glory can be paved in a myriad of ways. Each of the 12 teams hoping to be the last ones standing in this year’s postseason have been constructed in very different ways. There are the super-homegrown squads, like the Guardians and Tigers, leading the way

In a world of big tools and top prospects, these Minor Leaguer players stood out amongst the rest in 2025. They were the names that could be found atop the statistical leaderboards all summer, the top performers over the marathon that is the Minor League season. Here are the Minor

On Wednesday, Padres beat reporter AJ Cassavell conducted an AMA (ask me anything) on Reddit. You can read the full transcript here. But these are the highlights (edited lightly for clarity and brevity):

While the San Diego Padres are battling to stay neck and neck with the Dodgers in the race for the NL West division crown, the Rookie-level DSL Padres Gold team set an example for its parent club by winning a league title. DSL Padres Gold outslugged the DSL Athletics, 12-5,