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Reuters
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Padres place Gavin Sheets on paternity list, call up Luis Campusano
July 13 - The San Diego Padres placed outfielder/designated hitter Gavin Sheets on the paternity list prior to Sunday's home game against the Philadelphia Phillies. San Diego recalled catcher Luis Campusano from Triple-A El Paso in a corresponding move. Campusano is batting seventh and serving as the designated hitter against the Phillies. Sheets can miss up to three games while on the paternity list. He'll likely just miss Sunday's game with the All-Star break beginning Monday. Sheets, 29, has been a surprise strong contributor after the Padres signed him as a free agent shortly before the start of spring training. He has 14 homers and 50 RBIs in 92 games with his career bests being 15 and 53, respectively, for the Chicago White Sox in 2022. Sheets' .265 average also is on track to be a career high. Sheets is now a fixture in left field after the Padres had trouble getting production from the spot earlier this season. Overall, Sheets is batting .237 with 60 homers and 225 RBIs in 527 career games with the White Sox (2021-24) and Padres. Campusano, 26, was hitless in 18 at-bats with nine strikeouts in nine games with the Padres earlier this season. All seven of his starts during that stint were at designated hitter. Campusano was rated the No. 4 prospect in the San Diego organization in 2020. But he experienced troubles on the defensive side and there were reports claiming many Padres' pitchers were less than enamored with the way he called a game and with his overall catching abilities. Campusano's bat showed life in 2023 when he batted .319 in 49 games but he threw out just one of 30 base stealers. He got a more extended shot last season. But he batted just .227 with eight homers and 40 RBIs in 91 games and threw out just eight of 49 base stealers. San Diego has received very little offensive production from the catching position this season. Elias Diaz is batting .198 with four homers and 12 RBIs in 75 games and Martin Maldonado is hitting .178 with four homers and 10 RBIs in 56 games. --Field Level Media
New York Times
25-06-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Prospects to watch for fantasy baseball based on minor league Statcast metrics
Statcast data is available for minor leaguers. Maddeningly, it's offered for Triple A and Single A, but not Double A — the most important level for prospecting. But let's not let perfect be the enemy of good and be grateful for what we have. Let's assess some intriguing hitters and pitchers down on the farm, starting with the batters. Advertisement I focus on expected stats — specifically xwOBA, which is the best proxy for overall hitting ability. I'm not saying all of these players are due for a promotion, but they're hitting, and they're not too old for us to ignore them. I eliminated all players with a 24% or higher K rate because, if you're striking out in Triple A, what hope do you have in MLB? Samuel Basallo (BAL, C) has been the second-best hitter in Triple A behind the now-promoted Roman Anthony. He was the Eastern League (Double A) MVP in 2024 and is Baltimore's top prospect. His actual stats are .271/.378/.590 with 28 walks and 46 Ks. He's played first base nearly as much as he's caught in Triple A in his age-20 season. I'm not sure what the point is in keeping him in the minors. It seems like he has nothing left to prove. Luis Campusano (SD, C) is crushing it — .408 xwOBA, 14% Ks, 16.6% walks, and he's throwing out 33% of would-be basestealers. Elias Diaz has been terrible for San Diego, and the Padres' offense as a whole hasn't been good — 18th in runs per game. I don't understand why Campusano hasn't been given a fairer chance. Sure, this year he was 0-for-18 in nine MLB games (but with six walks). However, he already posted a 131 OPS+ (31% above average) in 174 plate appearances for the Padres in 2023. And he has a 1.016 OPS in Triple A this year, his age-26 season. Jorbit Vivas (NYY, 2B) may be the answer if the Yankees don't upgrade second base via a trade. He's a Luis Arráez type, meaning almost no Ks or power. But he's walking twice as much as he's striking out for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. His xwOBA is almost .400. And DJ LeMahieu seems washed. Vivas could be a guy to boost your average a couple of points in the second half of the season. Ryan Ritter (COL, SS) is another hitter who is struggling in his first taste of MLB — 21 strikeouts in 56 plate appearances. But the 24-year-old has power, and who knows how long Ezequiel Tovar (oblique) will be out. What is the point of playing Orlando Arcia if you're Colorado? Maybe Ritter had park factors in his favor, but he has them at Coors, too. I can get behind a .330 ISO in MiLB (about twice the average) with just 20.4% Ks and 13.9% walks. Advertisement Before moving on to the pitchers, I have to mention Kansas City's Jac Caglianone, who has been insanely unlucky. He's available in just over half of Yahoo leagues. He should be hitting .306 with a .536 slugging. His bat speed is about the best in baseball at 77.3 mph. His barrel rate is 11.8% (average is 7.1%). His Ks are below average (on the good side) at 19.1%. Okay, the launch angle is bad (5.0 degrees). But that's less meaningful at this point than everything else I cited. I pulled data for starting pitchers (min. 750 pitches) with 25% or more strikeouts, 10% or fewer walks and an xwOBA under .300 (approximately .330 is the average). Joe Boyle (TB) had one start for the Rays in April and was great. In Triple A, he's crushing it with 81 Ks in 64 innings and a 1.83 ERA. The Rays have no openings in their rotation, however, and there is another similarly aged (mid-20s) hurler he's pitching with in the minors who also seems to be deserving of a promotion by meeting all of my benchmarks. Boyle is at 32.3% Ks and 10% walks with an xwOBA of .248. If you see a Rays pitcher get hurt, pre-emptively pick up Boyle. Ian Seymour (TB) has been a dominant lefty in the minors and had just one appearance for the Rays, whiffing two and allowing no earned runs in two frames. He's at 30.3% Ks and just 6.5% walks for Triple-A Durham. He may be behind Boyle in the pecking order if an injury strikes a Tampa Bay starter, but Seymour seems more ready, given his better control. Plus, I give all tiebreakers to lefties … but that's me. Blade Tidwell (NYM) got an emergency start for the Mets last week due to injuries, but he seems deserving of a longer look as New York battles injuries and tries to get rehabbing hurlers back on track. Tidwell's at 27.7% Ks and 9.5% walks for Triple-A Syracuse, with an xwOBA of .274. Advertisement Michael McGreevy (STL) started last week for St. Louis and was effective before a rough outing on June 24 against the Cubs, where he gave up five runs in 4.2 innings with only one strikeout. But he's just 10% rostered. The 24-year-old wasn't a top prospect heading into 2025, but he dominated in Triple A with a 26.2% K rate and sterling walk rate of just 4.9%. I would still take a chance on McGreevy in all formats. His xwOBA in MiLB was just .269. Jack Perkins (ATH) was just called up by the A's and worked in long relief, more to get his feet wet and not necessarily as his planned role in the near term. His fastball looked dominant, befitting a prospect with a 38.4% K rate in Triple A. He's not a ranked prospect and has control issues (11.3% walks), but his xwOBA for Triple-A Las Vegas was an excellent .255. The team and park hurt him, of course. (Photo of Samuel Basallo: Richard Rodriguez / Getty Images)
Reuters
17-06-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Padres add OF Bryce Johnson, send RHP Yu Darvish to 60-day IL
June 17 - The San Diego Padres selected the contract of outfielder Bryce Johnson from Triple-A El Paso and optioned catcher Luis Campusano. To make room om the 40-man roster for Johnson, right-hander Yu Darvish (elbow) was transferred to the 60-day injured list. Darvish, 38, made one rehab appearance at El Paso in May but has not pitched in the majors this season because of elbow inflammation. A veteran of 12 major league seasons, Darvish is 110-88 with a 3.58 ERA in 282 starts for the Texas Rangers (2012-17), Los Angeles Dodgers (2017), Chicago Cubs (2018-20) and Padres (2021-24). Johnson, 29, is set to make his 2025 debut after batting .303 with three home runs in 42 games at El Paso. In parts of three seasons with the San Francisco Giants (2022-23) and Padres (2024), he is a career .177 major league hitter with one home run and nine RBIs in 88 games. Campusano, 26, did not have a hit in 18 at-bats this season. In parts of the last six seasons with the Padres, he is a career .241 hitter with 17 home runs and 77 RBIs. --Field Level Media
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Chihuahuas face Kershaw, beat Comets 13-4
The El Paso Chihuahuas trailed 3-0 in the fifth inning Wednesday night but came back to beat the Oklahoma City Comets 13-4 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. It was the first game of El Paso's six-game road trip in Oklahoma City. Three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw pitched four shutout innings on MLB Injury Rehab for the Comets before allowing three runs in the fifth inning on a solo home run by Luis Campusano and a two-run home run by Mike Brosseau. It was Kershaw's second career start against the Chihuahuas, after pitching three shutout innings in a rehab start on July 13, 2024 at Oklahoma City. Chihuahuas right fielder Yonathan Perlaza went 2-for-5 with two RBI singles that brought in three total runs. It advanced his hitting streak to 20 games, which is nine games shy of Alex Dickerson's team record 29-game hitting streak that was set in 2016. Advertisement Chihuahuas designated hitter Nate Mondou went 3-for-4 with a walk Wednesday and had a .436 on-base percentage in April. El Paso sent 11 batters to the plate in a five-run ninth inning to add to their lead. San Diego Padres pitcher Sean Reynolds got the win in his 1.1 inning scoreless MLB Injury Rehab appearance. El Paso 13 Oklahoma City 4 – Wednesday WP: Reynolds (1-0) LP: Gamboa (0-1) S: None Time: 2:58 Attn: 3,085 Box Score: Gameday: Chihuahuas 13, Comets 4 Final Score (04/30/2025) Team Records: El Paso (13-15), Oklahoma City (19-9) Next Game: Thursday at 11:05 a.m. Mountain Time at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. El Paso LHP Austin Krob (0-1, 5.50) vs. Oklahoma City RHP Bobby Miller (1-1, 2.65). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and Advertisement Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTSM 9 News.
