With the Major League spring camps winding down, the Minor Leagues will take over the training complexes for their respective teams. To begin that transition, MLB is hosting the third annual Spring Breakout Series in the spring facilities of all 30 MLB clubs. There will be eight games in both the Cactus League and Grapefruit League complexes, with 91 of the top 100 prospects on rosters for the games.
The following is the schedule, with times (ET) and TV coverage:
Thursday, March 19
- Marlins at Astros, 12:05 p.m. ET (Space City Home Network)
- Phillies at Twins, 1:05 p.m. ET (MLBN, MNNT & Amazon)
- Reds at Giants, 9:05 p.m. ET (MLBN, NBC Sports Bay Area & Amazon)
- Guardians at Angels, 1 p.m. ET (MLB App)
- Nationals at Cardinals, 4:30 p.m. ET (MLB App)
- Rays at Mets, 7:10 p.m. ET (MLBN, SNY & Amazon)
Friday, March 20
- Royals at Rangers, 4 p.m. ET (Rangers Sports Network & Amazon)
- Mariners at Brewers, 5:10 p.m. ET (MLBN)
- Red Sox at Orioles, 6:05 p.m. ET (MASN)
- Tigers at Pirates, 7:35 p.m. ET (MLBN, SNP & Amazon)
Saturday, March 21
- Blue Jays at Phillies, 1:05 p.m. ET (MLBN, NBC Sports Philadelphia & Amazon)
- White Sox at Dodgers, 6:30 p.m. ET (MLBN, CHSN & Amazon)
- Braves at Yankees, 6:35 p.m. ET (YES)
- Rockies at Diamondbacks, 8 p.m. ET (MLB App)
- Padres at Cubs, 9:05 p.m. ET (Marquee)
Sunday, March 22
- Brewers at Athletics, 4:05 p.m. ET (MLBN & Amazon)
The Padres will play the Chicago Cubs on March 21 at 6:05 p.m. PT at Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz. Their trimmed roster was announced today and represents many of the top prospects in the system. Top pitching prospect LHP Kruz Schoolcraft will join the 2024 draft LHP Kash Mayfield and RHP Miguel Mendez as three of the top four Padres prospects on the roster. They are joined by catcher Ethan Salas, who rounds out the top five with pitcher Humberto Cruz (No. 5) recovering from elbow surgery this season.
There are 27 prospects on the Padres roster.
Gameday Roster (Padres Top 30 Prospects list):
PITCHERS (13)
Jaxon Dalena, RHP, No. 30
Clay Edmondson, RHP, NR
Harry Gustin, LHP, NR
Luis Gutierrez, LHP, No. 20
Garrett Hawkins, RHP, No. 14
Kannon Kemp, RHP, No. 19
Josh Mallitz, RHP, NR
Kash Mayfield, LHP, No. 4
Miguel Mendez, RHP, No. 3
Johan Moreno, RHP, NR
Kleiber Olmedo, RHP, NR
Kruz Schoolcraft, LHP, No. 1/MLB No. 88
Lan-Hong Su, RHP, No. 18
CATCHERS (4)
Brendan Durfee, C, NR
Ty Harvey, C, No. 8
Truitt Madonna, C, No. 24
Ethan Salas, C, No. 2
INFIELDERS (6)
Kale Fountain, 1B/3B, No. 10
Dylan Grego, SS, NR
Ryan Jackson, SS, NR
Jorge Quintana, SS/3B, No. 7
Romeo Sanabria, 1B, No. 28
Jose Verdugo, SS, NR
OUTFIELDERS (4)
Braedon Karpathios, OF, No. 12
Kavares Tears, OF, No. 27
Kasen Wells, OF, NR
Ryan Wideman, OF, No. 9
Tune in on Padres.TV/MLB.com, MLB app and SDPA for the Padres coverage. Marquee will carry the game for the Cubs.
Other notable prospects
Taiwanese pitcher Lan-Hong Su has been added to the prospects in Arizona. He will begin his US career on a minor league team or with the Arizona Complex League this summer. At 19, there is still growth that needs to occur before the organization gets a real feel for who he will become but his promise is significant.
When the Padres traded Brandon Lockridge to Milwaukee for Nestor Cortes, shortstop Jorge Quintana and cash. The majority of Padres fans probably didn’t realize the prize of that trade is Quintana. Currently ranked as the No. 7 prospect in the system, Quintana is 18 and has raw skills. If unable to stick at shortstop he could move to third and still be a valuable player in the system.
Catcher Ethan Salas needs to step forward this year in order to maintain any prospect status but the Padres remain high on the 19-year-old. He is joined on this roster by two other catchers drafted in the 2025 draft who could become average to above-average backstops in time, Ty Harvey and Truitt Madonna.
First baseman Romeo Sanabria has distinguished himself in Padres camp with his bat and solid defense. Infielder Kale Fountain is the other bat to watch in the lineup, his power potential is still to develop but was the reason he was drafted by the organization.
This will be the final year for this format as the new approach next year, if there is a spring training next year, will be totally different. This information was covered in the preview post on Gaslamp Ball.
