Quote from MrPadre19 on June 8, 2026, 1:52 pm

I'm looking more at the .379 OBP and the .897 OPS and 37 Steals for a leadoff hitter....along with "70" hits in 55 games.

This kids scored 41 runs in those 55 games.

He also has 29 XBH's......18 2B's,6 3B's and 5 HR's

Too bad he isn't closer cause a leadoff hitter that can get on base and run like the wind is one of the things this team desperately needs....and has for years.

Obviously I'm not saying he would have those same numbers in MLB but if he keeps progressing he may be that guy.

Unless he's traded for a Closer at the deadline that is......lol

 

Quote from Randy Manese on June 9, 2026, 8:31 am

Very encouraged by what Wideman has done so far this year at Lake Elsinore in only 249 plate appearances but concur with Fenn that we need to see more of him at the plate to determine whether or when he is ready for a promotion to Fort Wayne - definitely not San Antonio, a very difficult hitters park.

Closer examination of Wideman's stats indicate a modest walk rate, 6.4%, so his OBP is mainly fueled by his BA thanks to a BABIP of .374.  While he has 18 doubles and 6 triples, he only has 5 HRs, which indicates that these extra-base hits are attributed mainly to his excellent speed and not explosive hard hit rates.  Further, his contact rate is likely unsustainable at over 81%, which was the concern going into this season when his rate was less than 70% in his debut last year.  Padres have done a good job with making changes in his swing and he has taken well to those adjustments.

Agree that he could be a nice leadoff hitter, but needs to translate current success to the next level before we get too excited about him.  I personally think that Harvey is a better hitter than Wideman and the former will be a more valuable player for the Padres because of the position he plays.  Lake Elsinore is an exciting team to watch, even without Harvey and Fountain in the line-up, and they could soon be joined by some good hitting prospects on their ACL team likely after the draft in July.

Wouldn't rule out Wideman being traded - he's at least 3 years away from contributing at the major league level and Preller doesn't have too many chips to put in play.

Quote from MrPadre19 on June 9, 2026, 5:02 pm

I realize AJ wouldn’t move Wideman 2 levels….was mostly tongue in cheek due to our lack of offense or a decent leadoff hitter that can run.

That and hoping something positive will happen

 

Quote from MrPadre19 on June 10, 2026, 7:29 pm

Nice to see two of our best pitchers in the system this year aren’t even in our top 30.

Winyer Chourio and Jesus Castro should change the next list.

That Lake Elsinore team is loaded with a lot of guys who should be San Diego Padres in 2-3 years

 

Quote from Jeremy Hill on June 11, 2026, 11:33 am

As noted in the site's daily write up, The Storm have a 1 game lead in the South Division heading into the final stretch of the first half. I think we'll see a wave of promotions ahead of the second half. Let the current group try to secure a playoff spot before moving guys up.

Quote from fenn68 on June 11, 2026, 11:49 am

Agree that a number of LE players have earned a move to FW ... notably the college types that are outperforming that competition level.

That also will make for an interesting domino effect for players in FW (released? promoted? demoted? development list?) ,,, players in the ACL who could get promoted.

ACL ends late July (soon after the draft) but players still hang around supplemented by draft picks in a development phase. In that gap between June promotions and the draft picks arriving ... will the Padres add some of the better performers from the DSL? Some are doing quite well in the second go around.

 

Quote from Randy Manese on June 11, 2026, 3:19 pm

College types Westenburg and Frye have come back to earth with their stats but Wideman, Cross and Cantwell all could be up for promotion on the position player side.  Falter may the only college type pitcher to move up although Balzer and Chourio, non-college types, have an outside chance despite being relatively young and inexperienced.

I think you can find room at Hi A for the position players by moving Cunningham and Wells up to San Antonio and releasing Linares.

In the ACL, I like Willis to be promoted and Padres may move up a couple of the older guys like Vincent and Thibodeaux to help compete for the league title instead of younger guys like Vargas and Valdez, who have more potential.

Quote from LynchMob on June 12, 2026, 12:09 pm

https://www.mlb.com/milb/news/2025-draft-top-performer-for-each-team?t=mlb-draft-coverage

Padres: Ryan Wideman, OF (No. 7)
Wideman showed plus-plus speed and plus raw power during his days at Western Kentucky, but concerns about his hitting mechanics caused the 6-foot-4 outfielder to fall to the third round, where the Padres signed him below slot for $650,000. He’s shorter to the ball now without so big of a leg stomp, enabling him to cut down nicely on his swing-and-miss, and he’s handled Single-A ball well with a .314/.379/.516 line and five homers in 55 games for Lake Elsinore. His 37 steals are tied for most in the Minor Leagues. With that foundation set, it can’t be long before he sees High-A for the first time.

Quote from MrPadre19 on June 19, 2026, 6:14 am

Gotta love when you have two guys hitting the ball like crazy that aren't even in your top 30.

How high will Kerrington Cross and Jake Cunningham be on the next list?

Cross is old for his league and IMO should be moved up ASAP....but he's still been very impressive.

16 SB's and a .306/.466/.592 for an OPS of 1.058

Cunningham:

15 HR's in 181 AB's and a .984OPS

Pretty much everyone in the top 10 is performing well with only a couple exceptions and partly due to injury (Harvey/Fountain)

while there are a few guys who seem to be "coming out of nowhere"

Even without any additions our Farm ranking looks like it will rise with next rankings