SAN DIEGO -- It wouldn’t be a proper Trade Deadline without Padres general manager A.J. Preller making a deal that stuns the baseball world and shakes up the entire trade market. He did it again on Thursday.

With the Trade Deadline looming later this week, prospects around Minor League Baseball are playing under as much of a microscope as they will all year. Who will switch organizations by week's end as part of a deadline deal? Now's the time prospects can make an impression without even knowing

ST. LOUIS -- The 19 members of San Diego’s 2025 Draft class are officially Padres. The team announced on Thursday that it has signed its entire 19-player Draft class -- plus 11 non-drafted free agents. Left-hander Kruz Schoolcraft headlined that class at No. 25 overall, and per MLB Pipeline’s Jim

The All-Star break is behind us and we're entering late July. You know what that means: the weather is warm and the ball is flying. That was true across the Minor League Baseball landscape on Sunday, when all the elite prospect performances came from hitters capitalizing on such favorable conditions.

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres continued their longstanding tradition of taking high school players in the first round of the Draft when they selected left-hander Kruz Schoolcraft at No. 25 overall. But on Day 2 on Monday, they skewed heavily toward the college ranks. Among the Padres’ 19 overall selections,

SAN DIEGO -- The fruits of recent Drafts are just about everywhere on this Padres roster. Playing center field? 2021 first-rounder Jackson Merrill. All-Star setup man Jason Adam? Acquired for ‘22 first-rounder Dylan Lesko. First baseman Luis Arraez? Acquired for ‘23 first-rounder Dillon Head.

Summertime is all about the bats. At least that's how it seemed to shake out around the Minor Leagues on Sunday as big performances at the plate took the spotlight to cap the first week of July. Among those were big hits from some of the top shortstop prospects in

The first day of July featured some early holiday fireworks, including a pair of Top 100 prospects tallying multihomer games at Triple-A. Carter Jensen and Joe Mack represented their catching brethren well, but they weren't the only heavy hitters. Midwest League sluggers Zyhir Hope and Josue Briceño tried to one-up

Saturday night was one for baseball's top prospects to shine brightest. From a walk-off single by Leo De Vries (Padres) to Max Clark (Tigers) filling up the box score with three hits, there was no lack of eye-catching performances in the Minors. Among other notables was Walker Jenkins (Twins) recording

The day began with fireworks as one of the sport's top international prospects had himself a game that will be hard to top. The Mets' Elian Peña did a few games' worth of damage in just seven innings, launching a trio of homers and driving in eight runs. But the

It was a busy night around the Minors filled with hard-hitting performances, ace-level pitching gems and even a milestone. A number of Top 100 prospects flexed their respective muscles, including Lazaro Montes on his first Double-A homer, Robby Snelling with arguably his best start of the season and a cycle

There was plenty of offense to go around with plenty of familiar names coming through at the plate, including a handful of Top 100 talent. Pirates teen sensation Konnor Griffin continued his hot-hitting ways at High-A while a pair of Big Apple youngsters flexed their muscles at Double-A. Out west,

Summer is near and with it comes some sizzling performances from the Minors' best prospects. Last year’s No. 3 overall Draft pick matched a career high at the plate. A trio of Top 100 teenagers put up big numbers at High-A -- including two who made excellent first impressions with

As the baseball season's halfway point approaches, the sample sizes for prospects continue to expand. The MLB Pipeline crew is taking the opportunity to dig a little deeper to highlight players who are balling out, but might still be flying under-the-radar. On the latest MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis and

A day that began with a tremendous pitching performance from a Top 100 prospect ventured into the offensive side of things as the night wore on. A Rangers outfielder made like a runaway train, riding it all the way to a cycle during a career-best performance while a Padres prospect

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres began a particularly grueling stretch on their schedule by calling on one of their top pitching prospects to reinforce their bullpen. Right-hander Bradgley Rodriguez had his contract selected by the Padres ahead of Friday’s series opener against the Pirates, the start of a stretch in

The stars were out across Minor League Baseball, with the sport's top prospect, Roman Anthony, leading the way. Fellow Top 10 prospects Bubba Chandler, Leo De Vries, Sebastian Walcott and Jac Caglianone all stood out, while a number of other Top 100s came through with big-time performances. All that and

SAN DIEGO -- Padres catching prospect Ethan Salas has a stress reaction in his lower back, general manager A.J. Preller announced Monday. Salas will miss around two months, Preller said, putting his expected return at some point in July.

It was an all-or-nothing type of day across Minor League Baseball. By which we mean, the top performers either tagged multiple homers at the plate or racked up big strikeout numbers from the mound. On Mother's Day, this Sunday's top prospect performers brought their "A" games:

We've seen a lot of incredible bat flips over the years. But not like the one Romeo Sanabria gave us upon launching a walk-off homer to lift the San Antonio Missions to a 2-1 victory over the Frisco RoughRiders on Saturday night.