10 Padres Prospects To Know Beyond The Top 30 in 2025

31. Jagger Haynes, LHP. Haynes was selected in the fifth round of the shortened 2020 draft, but didn’t make his debut until 2023 due to a long recovery from Tommy John surgery. A 6-foot-3 lefthander, Haynes showed well in his first full season and pitched his way to a 4.64 ERA with 114 strikeouts to 66 walks across 110.2 innings. Haynes’ low-90s fastball doesn’t miss a lot of bats, but his secondaries—a low-80s slider and a low-to-mid-80s changeup—each generated miss rates north of 35%. Being around the strike zone consistently and staying healthy are Haynes’ two biggest keys going forward.

32. David Morgan, RHP. Morgan is a scouting success story for the Padres, as he was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Hope International University in 2022. Across two levels in 2024 he compiled a 5.04 ERA with 63 punch outs in 60.2 innings. Morgan’s fastball has been up to 99 with some life in the top-third of the zone, but his upper-80s slider and low-80s curveball are his bread and butter offerings. They’re distinct in shape and generated whiff rates of 46% and 54%, respectively. 

33. Carson Montgomery, RHP. Once a highly-touted recruit, Montgomery was drafted in the 11th round of the 2023 draft after a rocky three seasons at Florida State. He showed some positive flashes in his pro debut this summer to the tune of a 3.86 ERA with 10 strikeouts across a pair of starts (seven innings). Montgomery relied heavily on his fastball that flashed plenty of life in the top-half of the zone, but he paired it with a sharp slider that is his best pitch. His command is below-average, though, and his lack of strike-throwing has been a bugaboo dating back to his college days.

34. Sean Reynolds, RHP. Reynolds was selected in the fourth round of the 2021 draft by the Marlins and was traded to San Diego in the Ryan Weathers deal in 2023. Reynolds is a towering 6-foot-8 righthander who enjoyed an impressive major league debut in which he struck out 21 and allowed one earned run across 11 innings. His fastball sits in the mid-to-upper-90s but has been up to 100 with carry through the zone, while his upper-80s slider routinely flashed two-plane bite and generated a 38% miss rate.

35. Brandon Valenzuela, C. The 24-year-old bakcstop hit .232/.312/.352 with 19 doubles, nine home runs and 47 RBIs in 2024 between Double-A and Triple-A before having season-ending surgery on his MCL in his left knee in August. The switch-hitter has a tack above-average bat-to-ball skills despite lacking bat speed and is prone to expanding the zone. Valenzuela stands out for his defense, and he is a plus defender with an above-average arm and advanced blocking and receiving skills.

36. Garrett Hawkins, RHP. The Canadian righthander was drafted in the ninth round of the 2021 draft following an excellent showing in the MLB Draft League. After an encouraging start to his 2023 season, Hawkins underwent Tommy John surgery and has been out since. Hawkins has a high-waisted frame and a compact arm stroke. He is armed with a three-pitch mix that consists of a fastball, changeup and a slider, while his changeup flashes plus and is the best of the three.

37. Jackson Wolf, LHP. It’s been an interesting career arc for Wolf up to this point. The Padres’ 2021 fourth-rounder made his MLB debut in 2023—then was traded to the Pirates—only to get dealt back to San Diego less than a year later for Kevin Pichardo. He’s gangly 6-foot-7 southpaw with a funky delivery and limbs flying at you. He attacks from a low-three quarters slot, and his upper-70s-to-low-80s slider is without a doubt his best pitch. It’s especially a weapon against lefthanded hitters, where it flashes long, lateral tilt. Last season it garnered a 43% miss rate and held opposing hitters to a .176 average.

38. Cole Paplham, RHP. Paplham—who was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2022—is another success story for the Padres scouting department, even if his 2024 season was limited to just 9.1 innings in Double-A. Paplham is a two-pitch guy and his sharp low-to-mid-80s sweeping slider is his most valuable weapon. Albeit across a limited 2024 sample, it generated a 47% miss rate and held opposing hitters to a .097 average.

39. Jayvien Sandridge, LHP. A 32nd-round pick by the Orioles, Sandridge signed a minor league deal with San Diego in the fall of 2023. He enjoyed a solid first year with San Diego in which he compiled a 4.28 ERA with 95 strikeouts to 49 walks across 61 total innings. Sandridge’s command can waver at times, though his fastball-slider combination is a valuable one-two punch and each offering generates its fair share of swings and misses.

40. Lamar King Jr., C. King Jr. was a fourth-round selection in the 2022 draft, but he didn’t make his affiliated debut until 2024 where across 25 games with Low-A Lake Elsinore he posted a .266/.352/.426 slash line with seven doubles, a triple, two home runs and 15 RBIs. While King was limited to 1B this season due to an arm injury, he is in line to re-assume catching duties in 2025. His hit tool is fringy, though he does have some pull-side thump.