With the two A-level teams finishing their seasons last week, the San Antonio Missions played their last two games this week. The two losses gave them a final record of 65-72, fourth in the Texas League,
South Division.
Newly promoted outfielder Jake Snider played in seven games for Lake Elsinore and finished with a .333 average and .812 OPS. First baseman Romeo Sanabria played in 119 games with San Antonio, hitting .257 with a .685 OPS. He tied with infielder Marcos Castañon for home runs with 12 and led with 56 RBI.
LHP Jagger Haynes led the team with 26 games started and 103 innings pitched. He finished with a 4.11 ERA, 101 strikeouts and 62 walks. Reliever Harry Gustin was promoted late in the season and threw 12.1 innings without allowing an earned run. Reliever Garret Hawkins had 16 innings pitched with a 1.69 ERA and 20K/10BB.
A-level All-Stars
Starter Miguel Mendez and reliever Garrett Hawkins were named to the Midwest League post-season All-Stars.
LHP Kash Mayfield, C/1B Lamar King Jr. and SS Ryan Jackson were all named to the California League postseason All-Stars.
El Paso Chihuahuas
The Chihuahuas ended the week 80-67 in the Pacific Coast League, East Division. That keeps them in second place, just out of a playoff spot; they were eliminated from any contention on Tuesday.
Matt Waldon made his last two starts of the season. Having been derailed early in Spring Training with an oblique strain, he never hit his stride and struggled in the PCL as a knuckleballer. Vacillating between pitching predominately with his knuckleball and using it more sparingly, he ended with 6.67 ERA in 82.1 innings and had 76 strikeouts to 26 walks. He made one start for the Padres early in the season, but wasn’t called upon again the rest of the year.
LHP JP Sears made a start on Sept. 18, pitching four innings with two hits and a run with six strikeouts. He might be an option to start a game for the Padres during the last week of the season to give the organization a chance to reorganize the rotation.
Maikel Miralles and Clay Edmondson were placed on the Single-A roster, while Wes Benjamin and Miguel Cienfuegos were sent to Arizona. Bryan Hoeing was again placed on the IL. Righties Jarred Kollar and Andrew Moore were sent to bolster El Paso’s roster and LHP Luis Gutierrez was also added to the Chihuahuas.
Starter/reliever Omar Cruz has been used as a piggyback pitcher for the past month or more. He has pitched immediately after the starter in those games, throwing two innings, presumably to keep him in his development plan, while limiting his innings. He gave up no runs in his appearances this past week.
Outfielder Tirso Ornelas continues to play well after returning from the IL. He sits at .288 with a .835 OPS. He has 21 doubles, 10 homers and 56 RBI.
El Paso finishes their season on Sept. 21.
Arizona Fall and Instructional Leagues
The Arizona Bridge season ends with the beginning of the Arizona Instructional League at the Peoria Sports Complex. There will be a roster that is set by the organization and usually consists of the latest draft picks and free agent signs from the summer draft. There are also low-A players, who need more work as well as players on rehab assignments.
The league features morning workouts and afternoon games.
The Arizona Fall League also takes place in Peoria with six teams comprised of players from all major league teams. Each team names a group of players to participate. The practices begin in September with games beginning Oct. 6.
The Padres full roster, a schedule and further coverage will come out as we get closer to the start of competition.
