San Diego Padres minor league players

Logan Allen

Logan Shane Allen (born May 23, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Allen was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the eighth round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft out of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. He signed with the Red Sox and made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Red Sox and also pitched one game for the Lowell Spinners.

On November 13, 2015, Allen along with Manuel Margot, Javier Guerra and Carlos Asuaje were traded to the San Diego Padres for Craig Kimbrel. He started his Padres career in 2016 with the Fort Wayne TinCaps.

Kyle Bartsch

Kyle Michael Bartsch (born March 10, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher in Minor League Baseball for the San Diego Padres' organization.

Bartsch attended L. D. Bell High School in Hurst, Texas, and played for the school's baseball team. He began his college career at West Texas A&M University, where he played college baseball for the West Texas A&M Buffaloes. He transferred to Howard College, and played for the Howard Hawks, and then to University of South Alabama to play for the South Alabama Jaguars. In 2012, Barsch had a 1–4 win–loss record with a 4.26 earned run average (ERA) and 10 saves with 39 strikeouts in 38 innings pitched for the Jaguars. In 2013, he had a 3–0 record with a 3.12 ERA and 12 saves, tying Michael Nakamura for the most in a single season and setting the new school record with 22. He was named second-team All-Sun Belt Conference. The American Baseball Coaches Association named Bartsch to their second-team South Central All-Region squad.

The Kansas City Royals selected Bartsch in the seventh round of the 2013 MLB draft. He played for the Idaho Falls Chukars of the Rookie-level Pioneer League in 2013, where he had a 2–1 win-loss record and a 2.45 ERA in 21 appearances. He pitched for the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League in 2014, where he had a 5–5 win-loss record and a 2.29 ERA in 41 appearances. On November 20, 2014, the Royals traded Bartsch to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Reymond Fuentes.

Ryan Butler

Ryan Jerome Butler (born February 23, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Butler originally attended Marshall University and played college baseball for the Thundering Herd. After one year he transferred to Northwest Florida State College. During the season he suffered a ulnar collateral ligament which required Tommy John surgery. Despite the injury, Butler was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 16th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. He did not sign with the Yankees and transferred to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Butler was then drafted by the San Diego Padres in the seventh round of the 2014 MLB draft. He signed with the Padres and made his professional debut with the Eugene Emeralds. He ended the season with the Fort Wayne TinCaps.

Franchy Cordero

Franchy Vargas Cordero (born September 2, 1994) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop in the San Diego Padres organization.

Cordero signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent in November 2011. He made his professional debut in 2012 with the Dominican Summer League Padres. In 2013 he played for the Arizona League Padres. Cordero started 2014 with the Fort Wayne TinCaps and was demoted to the Eugene Emeralds during the season. Cordero opened the 2016 season with the Lake Elsinore Storm of the California League. During July of the same season, he was promoted to the San Antonio Missions of the Double AA Texas League. The Padres added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.

Allen Córdoba

Allen Octavio Córdoba Pose (born December 6, 1995) is a Panamanian professional baseball infielder in the San Diego Padres organization.

Córdoba signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent in 2013. He was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 2016 Rule 5 draft.

Rafael De Paula

José Rafael De Paula Figueroa (born March 24, 1991) is a pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

In May 2009, De Paula was suspended a year after lying about his age. On November 19, 2010 he signed with the New York Yankees. Pitching for the Dominican Summer League Yankees 1 in 2012, he went 8–2 with a 1.46 earned run average and 85 strikeouts. In July 2013, he participated in the 2013 Futures All-Star game in Citi Field. De Paula tossed a scoreless fifth for the World Team in a 4–2 loss, allowing one hit and hitting a batter but registering a strikeout.

Prior to the 2013 season, Baseball America ranked him as the Yankees 10th best prospect.

On July 22, the Yankees traded De Paula and Yangervis Solarte to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Chase Headley.

Miguel Díaz

Miguel Angel Díaz (born November 28, 1994) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Díaz signed with the Milwaukee Brewers as an international free agent in 2011. He was selected by the Minnesota Twins with the first pick of the 2016 Rule 5 draft and was then traded to the San Diego Padres.

Michael Gettys

Michael Edward Gettys (born October 22, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the San Diego Padres organization.

Gettys attended Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Georgia. He was the Gainesville Times Player of the Year in 2012 and 2014. Gettys was at one point considered a potential first round pick in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. He was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the second round of the draft. He made his professional debut with the Arizona League Padres. In 52 games, he hit .310/.353/.437 with three home runs.

Ruddy Girón

Ruddy Aquino Girón (born January 4, 1997) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop in the San Diego Padres organization.

Girón signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent in July 2013. He made his professional debut in 2014 with the Arizona League Padres. He started 2015 with the Fort Wayne TinCaps.

Javier Guerra

Javier Alexis Guerra [gayr'rah] (born September 25, 1995) is a Panamanian professional baseball shortstop in the San Diego Padres organization. Listed at 5' 11", 155 lb., Guerra bats left handed and throws right handed.

Guerra signed with the Boston Red Sox as an international free agent in 2012, coming to terms on a contract calling for a reported bonus of $250,000. At the time Guerra drew mixed reviews for his defense because he had fringy speed, but he showed a very quick first step and excellent range to both sides. He has very soft but lightning-quick hands and is very assured in the field, which complements with a huge arm, perhaps the strongest in the Red Sox system, and can make any throw look easy even from deep in the hole.

Guerra made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Red Sox in 2013, gaining successive promotions to the Gulf Coast Red Sox in 2014 and the Greenville Drive in 2015. During this time, Guerra improved significantly his offensive game.

In his debut with the DSL Red Sox, Guerra hit a .248 average with nine doubles and 23 runs batted in in 60 games appearances. He then batted .269 with two home runs and 26 RBI in the Gulf Coast League. His breakout season came after joining Greenville, where he displayed his highlight-reel defensive plays at shortstop with the surprising ability to drive the ball.

In 2015, Guerra exceeded expectations at the plate, hitting both for average and power, putting up a .279/.329/.449 slash line with 68 RBI, along with 23 doubles, three triples and 15 home runs in a career-high 116 games, while earning a selection to the South Atlantic League All-Star Game. In addition, Guerra ranked among the best hitters in the Red Sox system, ending second in home runs, third in RBI and total bases (195), fourth in slugging (.449) and fifth in runs scored (64).

On November 13, 2015, the Red Sox traded Guerra, Carlos Asuaje, Manuel Margot, and Logan Allen to the San Diego Padres for Craig Kimbrel. The Padres added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.

Justin Hancock

Justin D. Hancock (born October 28, 1990 in Defiance, Ohio) is a minor league baseball pitcher currently in the San Diego Padres organization.

Before playing professionally, he attended Defiance High School and then Lincoln Trail College, where he was named All-Great Rivers Athletic Conference in 2011. His fastball has been clocked at 98 miles per hour.

He was drafted by the Padres in the 9th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft and signed for a bonus of $100,000. After going 0–3 with a 7.09 ERA to begin his career, Hancock posted a 3.30 ERA in 28 games (16 starts) between the Eugene Emeralds and Fort Wayne TinCaps in 2012. In 2013, he was 8–8 with a 3.38 mark in 26 starts between Fort Wayne and the Lake Elsinore Storm. While with Fort Wayne, he went 5–1 with a 1.73. He went 3–2 with a 3.92 ERA in 15 games (14 starts) for the AZL Padres and San Antonio Missions in 2014. He was sent to pitch in the Arizona Fall League following the 2014 campaign.

He has consistently pitched at levels higher than his age level – in 2014, the then-23-year-old spent most of the year at Double-A. He was nearly 1.5 years younger than the average Double-A player.

Dinelson Lamet

Dinelson Lamet (born July 18, 1992) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres organization.

The Padres signed Lamet as an international free agent in 2014 for a $100,000 signing bonus. In 2016, Lamet began the season with the Lake Elsinore Storm of the Class A-Advanced California League. The Padres promoted Lamet to the San Antonio Missions of the Class AA Texas League and then to the El Paso Chihuahuas of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. Samet finished 2016 posting a 12-10 record with a 3.00 ERA.

Zechariah Lemond

Zechariah David Lemond (born October 9, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Lemond was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 50th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft out of Waltrip High School in Houston, Texas. He did not sign and played college baseball at Rice University from 2012 to 2014. He was both a starter and relief pitcher for the Owls. As a sophomore in 2013, he set a school record for saves in a season with 14. He finished his career with a 12–3 record, 1.90 earned run average (ERA), 155 strikeouts and 18 saves in 62 games (eight starts).

Lemond was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the third round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Padres and made his professional debut with the Eugene Emeralds. He also appeared in one game for the Double-A San Antonio Missions. He pitched in 12 games his first season with eight starts, going 2–3 with a 3.43 ERA and 36 strikeouts over 42 innings.

Walker Lockett

Andrew Walker Lockett (born May 3, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Lockett was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the fourth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft out of the Providence School in Jacksonville, Florida. The Padres added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.

Phil Maton

Phillip Louis Maton (born March 25, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Maton attended Glenwood High School in Glenwood, Illinois and played college baseball at Louisiana Tech University. He was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 20th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his professional debut that year with the Tri-City Dust Devils. In 2016 he pitched for the Fort Wayne TinCaps, Lake Elsinore Storm and El Paso Chihuahuas. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.

Adrian Morejón

Adrian Morejón Garcia (born February 27, 1999) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher.

Morejón played in the 2014 15U Baseball World Cup, and was named the tournament's most valuable player. He appeared in the Cuban National Series for Mayabeque that year. He defected from Cuba in October 2015. He agreed to a contract with the San Diego Padres for $11 million in July 2016.

Jorge Oña

Jorge Oña (born December 31, 1996) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder in the San Diego Padres organization.

At the COPABE 18U Pan American Championships 2014, Oña hit .636 with four home runs. In July 2015 he defected from Cuba to pursue a Major League Baseball career in the United States.

Oña signed with the San Diego Padres on July 21, 2016.

Chris Paddack

Christopher Joseph Paddack (born January 8, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Paddack attended Cedar Park High School in Cedar Park, Texas. He was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the eighth round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his professional debut that year with the Gulf Coast Marlins and started 2016 with the Greensboro Grasshoppers.

On June 30, 2016 Paddack was traded to the San Diego Padres for Fernando Rodney. On July 30, 2016 Paddack was diagnosed with a torn UCL. He underwent Tommy John surgery on August 15 and is expected to be out until the start of the 2018 season.

Buddy Reed

Michael Elliott Reed (born April 27, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the San Diego Padres.

Reed attended St. George's School in Middletown, Rhode Island. He played baseball, hockey and soccer. Reed was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 13th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and attended the University of Florida where he played college baseball for the Florida Gators.

As a freshman at Florida in 2014, Reed started 51 of 60 games, hitting .244 over 172 at-bats. After a 1-14 start his sophomore year in 2015, he started wearing glasses on the field. That year he started 69 of 70 games and hit .305/.367/.433 with four home runs, 47 runs batted in (RBI) and 18 stolen bases. After the season, he played for the United States collegiate national team during the summer.

José Ruiz

José Rafael Ruiz Aparicio (born October 21, 1994) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Ruiz signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent in July 2011. He started his career as a catcher, before converting into a pitcher during the 2016 season. The Padres added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.

Hudson Sanchez

Hudson Sanchez (born October 28, 1998) is an American baseball shortstop. He was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the first round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft. He attended Carroll Senior High School.

Seth Streich

Seth Thomas Streich (born February 19, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Streich played college baseball at Ohio University for the Bobcats from 2010 to 2012. He was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the sixth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Athletics and made his professional debut with the Arizona League Athletics and also played for the Vermont Lake Monsters. He played for the Beloit Snappers in 2013 and Stockton Ports in 2014.

On December 18, 2014, the Athletics traded Streitch and Derek Norris to the San Diego Padres in exchange for R.J. Alvarez and Jesse Hahn.

Luis Torrens

Luis Alfonso Sáez Torrens (born May 2, 1996) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Torrens signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent on July 2, 2012. He made his professional debut in 2013 for the Gulf Coast League Yankees 2. In 2014 he played for the Charleston RiverDogs, Gulf Coast Yankees and Staten Island Yankees.

In March 2015, Torrens had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder, which ended his 2015 season. He returned from the injury in 2016 and played in 52 games with Staten Island and Charleston.

In the 2016 Rule 5 draft, the Cincinnati Reds selected Torrens from the Yankees, and traded him to the San Diego Padres.

Christian Villanueva

Christian Iván Villanueva Limón (born June 19, 1991) is a minor league baseball third baseman in the San Diego Padres organization.

Villanueva signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent on August 17, 2008. He was traded to the Chicago Cubs along with Kyle Hendricks in 2012 in exchange for Ryan Dempster.

Baseball America rated Villanueva the 100th best prospect in baseball prior to the 2012 season. Villanueva is regarded as a glove-first third basemen. Fangraphs' Dan Farnsworth rated Villanueva the Cubs 21st best prospect prior to the 2015 season.

Villanueva broke his right fibula during spring training in 2016 and missed the whole 2016 season. He was non-tendered on December 2, and signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres.

Brad Wieck

Bradley Michael Wieck (born October 14, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Wieck attended San Jacinto Christian Academy in Amarillo, Texas. After high school he attended Frank Phillips College and was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 29th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft. He did not sign with the Phillies and transferred to Cisco College. After one year at Cisco, he transferred to Oklahoma City University and was drafted by the New York Mets in the seventh round of the 2014 MLB Draft.

Wieck made his professional debut with the Brooklyn Cyclones and started 2015 with the Savannah Sand Gnats. In June he was acquired by the San Diego Padres as the player to be named later in an earlier trade for Alex Torres. He pitched for the Fort Wayne TinCaps and Lake Elsinore Storm after the trade. Wieck pitched 2016 with Lake Elsinore and the San Antonio Missions. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.