Earlier than the Padres plucked Stephen Kolek out of the Mariners’ farm system within the Rule 5 draft in December, he’d been flipped from the Dodgers to Seattle in a minor transaction in April 2021.
The best way that commerce had been introduced to Kolek was as a courtesy transfer. The Dodgers have been out of spots and the Mariners have been prepared to take him in, however the phrases of the transaction have been going to stay a thriller till Kolek pressured his means into the majors.
That was the deal supplied by former Mariners pitching coach Max Weiner, now the pitching coach at Kolek’s alma mater at Texas A&M, and that momentous event arrived final week within the Seoul Collection.
Among the many congratulatory texts was the reply Kolek had lengthy puzzled:
Kolek value the Mariners … $1.
Contemplate it a footnote in an unlikely path to a contender’s bullpen as a Rule 5 decide.
“I’m extraordinarily pleased with that,” Kolek stated. “It’s nice to go searching the locker room and see a variety of expertise we’ve right here, and to be part of it’s a particular factor. I’m simply grateful to be right here and excited to get to work … and show myself.”
It’s unlikely as a result of contending groups normally aren’t available in the market for minor leaguers who can’t drive their means onto different groups’ 40-man rosters. Normally, Rule 5 picks are upside performs that rebuilding groups try and stash within the majors.
Luis Perdomo. Jabari Blash. Allen Cordoba. Luis Torrens. Miguel Diaz.
These have been the gamers that Andy Inexperienced was handcuffed to because the Padres tore down A.J. Preller’s first try and construct a winner.
The chance for Kolek is kind of totally different. Mike Shildt’s Padres count on to contend, and with Steven Wilson traded away within the mid-March Dylan Stop deal there’s an enormous gap in center reduction that’s up for grabs.
“Shildty, each time I’ve talked to him, it’s just like the roles of the bullpen this yr are just a little extra up for grabs,” Kolek stated. “There aren’t any dead-set roles as to who’s going to go in when. Simply be prepared for any alternative.”
Towards that finish, Kolek pressured his means into the Padres plans by placing out seven over 6⅔ shutout innings this spring after a crash-course introduction to the group that noticed him get married in January, take part in Joe Musgrove’ pitchers camp three days later and head to spring coaching not lengthy after that.
At the very least the Seoul Collection supplied Kolek and new spouse Jessica with a mini honeymoon (TBD on the actual factor) amid a memorable MLB debut.
With the Padres utilizing seven relievers in that first recreation in South Korea, Kolek was referred to as into the eighth inning of a late-and-close recreation. He coughed up two runs in two-thirds of an inning, however nonetheless handed a result in Robert Suarez, the one proprietor of a set function within the Padres’ bullpen so far.
Kolek’s future within the group is much from assured, as he should stay on the Padres’ lively roster or be supplied again to the Mariners as Blash and so many others have been through the years as Rule 5 picks.
For now, Kolek is completely happy to be competing for his spot within the pecking order within the Padres’ new-look bullpen.
“There’s lots you may get caught up in,” Kolek stated. “I’m simply attempting to stay to the method of doing what I can to organize day by day and take it someday at a time. The remainder of it should type itself out.”
Triple-A El Paso units roster
With the Triple-A season starting Friday, the El Paso Chihuahuas introduced their roster with an anticipated however noticeable absence: Woo-Suk Go.
Whereas Go had been optioned to Triple-A El Paso through the Seoul Collection, it remained unlikely that he would begin his season within the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League as a substitute of a far safer touchdown spot at Double-A San Antonio. In truth, the one pitcher in MLB.com’s top-30 Padres prospects headed to El Paso is reliever Alek Jacob (19).
The total Chihuahuas roster follows:
Pitchers (18): RHP Lake Bachar, LHP Daniel Camarena, LHP Ryan Carpenter, LHP Austin Davis, RHP Jeremiah Estrada, RHP Matt Festa, LHP Paul Fry, RHP Logan Gillaspie, LHP Jay Groome, RHP Nick Hernandez, RHP Alek Jacob (19), RHP Kevin Kopps, LHP Adrián Morejón, RHP Gabe Mosser, RHP Sean Reynolds, RHP Randy Vasquez, RHP Nolan Watson.
Catchers (3): Kevin Plawecki, Chandler Seagle, Brett Sullivan.
Infielders (4): Matthew Batten, Clay Dungan, Mason McCoy, Nate Mondou.
Outfielders (5): Bryce Johnson, Tim Locastro, Oscar Mercado, Cal Mitchell, Tirso Ornelas (30).
Earlier than the Padres plucked Stephen Kolek out of the Mariners’ farm system within the Rule 5 draft in December, he’d been flipped from the Dodgers to Seattle in a minor transaction in April 2021.
The best way that commerce had been introduced to Kolek was as a courtesy transfer. The Dodgers have been out of spots and the Mariners have been prepared to take him in, however the phrases of the transaction have been going to stay a thriller till Kolek pressured his means into the majors.
That was the deal supplied by former Mariners pitching coach Max Weiner, now the pitching coach at Kolek’s alma mater at Texas A&M, and that momentous event arrived final week within the Seoul Collection.
Among the many congratulatory texts was the reply Kolek had lengthy puzzled:
Kolek value the Mariners … $1.
Contemplate it a footnote in an unlikely path to a contender’s bullpen as a Rule 5 decide.
“I’m extraordinarily pleased with that,” Kolek stated. “It’s nice to go searching the locker room and see a variety of expertise we’ve right here, and to be part of it’s a particular factor. I’m simply grateful to be right here and excited to get to work … and show myself.”
It’s unlikely as a result of contending groups normally aren’t available in the market for minor leaguers who can’t drive their means onto different groups’ 40-man rosters. Normally, Rule 5 picks are upside performs that rebuilding groups try and stash within the majors.
Luis Perdomo. Jabari Blash. Allen Cordoba. Luis Torrens. Miguel Diaz.
These have been the gamers that Andy Inexperienced was handcuffed to because the Padres tore down A.J. Preller’s first try and construct a winner.
The chance for Kolek is kind of totally different. Mike Shildt’s Padres count on to contend, and with Steven Wilson traded away within the mid-March Dylan Stop deal there’s an enormous gap in center reduction that’s up for grabs.
“Shildty, each time I’ve talked to him, it’s just like the roles of the bullpen this yr are just a little extra up for grabs,” Kolek stated. “There aren’t any dead-set roles as to who’s going to go in when. Simply be prepared for any alternative.”
Towards that finish, Kolek pressured his means into the Padres plans by placing out seven over 6⅔ shutout innings this spring after a crash-course introduction to the group that noticed him get married in January, take part in Joe Musgrove’ pitchers camp three days later and head to spring coaching not lengthy after that.
At the very least the Seoul Collection supplied Kolek and new spouse Jessica with a mini honeymoon (TBD on the actual factor) amid a memorable MLB debut.
With the Padres utilizing seven relievers in that first recreation in South Korea, Kolek was referred to as into the eighth inning of a late-and-close recreation. He coughed up two runs in two-thirds of an inning, however nonetheless handed a result in Robert Suarez, the one proprietor of a set function within the Padres’ bullpen so far.
Kolek’s future within the group is much from assured, as he should stay on the Padres’ lively roster or be supplied again to the Mariners as Blash and so many others have been through the years as Rule 5 picks.
For now, Kolek is completely happy to be competing for his spot within the pecking order within the Padres’ new-look bullpen.
“There’s lots you may get caught up in,” Kolek stated. “I’m simply attempting to stay to the method of doing what I can to organize day by day and take it someday at a time. The remainder of it should type itself out.”
Triple-A El Paso units roster
With the Triple-A season starting Friday, the El Paso Chihuahuas introduced their roster with an anticipated however noticeable absence: Woo-Suk Go.
Whereas Go had been optioned to Triple-A El Paso through the Seoul Collection, it remained unlikely that he would begin his season within the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League as a substitute of a far safer touchdown spot at Double-A San Antonio. In truth, the one pitcher in MLB.com’s top-30 Padres prospects headed to El Paso is reliever Alek Jacob (19).
The total Chihuahuas roster follows:
Pitchers (18): RHP Lake Bachar, LHP Daniel Camarena, LHP Ryan Carpenter, LHP Austin Davis, RHP Jeremiah Estrada, RHP Matt Festa, LHP Paul Fry, RHP Logan Gillaspie, LHP Jay Groome, RHP Nick Hernandez, RHP Alek Jacob (19), RHP Kevin Kopps, LHP Adrián Morejón, RHP Gabe Mosser, RHP Sean Reynolds, RHP Randy Vasquez, RHP Nolan Watson.
Catchers (3): Kevin Plawecki, Chandler Seagle, Brett Sullivan.
Infielders (4): Matthew Batten, Clay Dungan, Mason McCoy, Nate Mondou.
Outfielders (5): Bryce Johnson, Tim Locastro, Oscar Mercado, Cal Mitchell, Tirso Ornelas (30).
Earlier than the Padres plucked Stephen Kolek out of the Mariners’ farm system within the Rule 5 draft in December, he’d been flipped from the Dodgers to Seattle in a minor transaction in April 2021.
The best way that commerce had been introduced to Kolek was as a courtesy transfer. The Dodgers have been out of spots and the Mariners have been prepared to take him in, however the phrases of the transaction have been going to stay a thriller till Kolek pressured his means into the majors.
That was the deal supplied by former Mariners pitching coach Max Weiner, now the pitching coach at Kolek’s alma mater at Texas A&M, and that momentous event arrived final week within the Seoul Collection.
Among the many congratulatory texts was the reply Kolek had lengthy puzzled:
Kolek value the Mariners … $1.
Contemplate it a footnote in an unlikely path to a contender’s bullpen as a Rule 5 decide.
“I’m extraordinarily pleased with that,” Kolek stated. “It’s nice to go searching the locker room and see a variety of expertise we’ve right here, and to be part of it’s a particular factor. I’m simply grateful to be right here and excited to get to work … and show myself.”
It’s unlikely as a result of contending groups normally aren’t available in the market for minor leaguers who can’t drive their means onto different groups’ 40-man rosters. Normally, Rule 5 picks are upside performs that rebuilding groups try and stash within the majors.
Luis Perdomo. Jabari Blash. Allen Cordoba. Luis Torrens. Miguel Diaz.
These have been the gamers that Andy Inexperienced was handcuffed to because the Padres tore down A.J. Preller’s first try and construct a winner.
The chance for Kolek is kind of totally different. Mike Shildt’s Padres count on to contend, and with Steven Wilson traded away within the mid-March Dylan Stop deal there’s an enormous gap in center reduction that’s up for grabs.
“Shildty, each time I’ve talked to him, it’s just like the roles of the bullpen this yr are just a little extra up for grabs,” Kolek stated. “There aren’t any dead-set roles as to who’s going to go in when. Simply be prepared for any alternative.”
Towards that finish, Kolek pressured his means into the Padres plans by placing out seven over 6⅔ shutout innings this spring after a crash-course introduction to the group that noticed him get married in January, take part in Joe Musgrove’ pitchers camp three days later and head to spring coaching not lengthy after that.
At the very least the Seoul Collection supplied Kolek and new spouse Jessica with a mini honeymoon (TBD on the actual factor) amid a memorable MLB debut.
With the Padres utilizing seven relievers in that first recreation in South Korea, Kolek was referred to as into the eighth inning of a late-and-close recreation. He coughed up two runs in two-thirds of an inning, however nonetheless handed a result in Robert Suarez, the one proprietor of a set function within the Padres’ bullpen so far.
Kolek’s future within the group is much from assured, as he should stay on the Padres’ lively roster or be supplied again to the Mariners as Blash and so many others have been through the years as Rule 5 picks.
For now, Kolek is completely happy to be competing for his spot within the pecking order within the Padres’ new-look bullpen.
“There’s lots you may get caught up in,” Kolek stated. “I’m simply attempting to stay to the method of doing what I can to organize day by day and take it someday at a time. The remainder of it should type itself out.”
Triple-A El Paso units roster
With the Triple-A season starting Friday, the El Paso Chihuahuas introduced their roster with an anticipated however noticeable absence: Woo-Suk Go.
Whereas Go had been optioned to Triple-A El Paso through the Seoul Collection, it remained unlikely that he would begin his season within the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League as a substitute of a far safer touchdown spot at Double-A San Antonio. In truth, the one pitcher in MLB.com’s top-30 Padres prospects headed to El Paso is reliever Alek Jacob (19).
The total Chihuahuas roster follows:
Pitchers (18): RHP Lake Bachar, LHP Daniel Camarena, LHP Ryan Carpenter, LHP Austin Davis, RHP Jeremiah Estrada, RHP Matt Festa, LHP Paul Fry, RHP Logan Gillaspie, LHP Jay Groome, RHP Nick Hernandez, RHP Alek Jacob (19), RHP Kevin Kopps, LHP Adrián Morejón, RHP Gabe Mosser, RHP Sean Reynolds, RHP Randy Vasquez, RHP Nolan Watson.
Catchers (3): Kevin Plawecki, Chandler Seagle, Brett Sullivan.
Infielders (4): Matthew Batten, Clay Dungan, Mason McCoy, Nate Mondou.
Outfielders (5): Bryce Johnson, Tim Locastro, Oscar Mercado, Cal Mitchell, Tirso Ornelas (30).
Earlier than the Padres plucked Stephen Kolek out of the Mariners’ farm system within the Rule 5 draft in December, he’d been flipped from the Dodgers to Seattle in a minor transaction in April 2021.
The best way that commerce had been introduced to Kolek was as a courtesy transfer. The Dodgers have been out of spots and the Mariners have been prepared to take him in, however the phrases of the transaction have been going to stay a thriller till Kolek pressured his means into the majors.
That was the deal supplied by former Mariners pitching coach Max Weiner, now the pitching coach at Kolek’s alma mater at Texas A&M, and that momentous event arrived final week within the Seoul Collection.
Among the many congratulatory texts was the reply Kolek had lengthy puzzled:
Kolek value the Mariners … $1.
Contemplate it a footnote in an unlikely path to a contender’s bullpen as a Rule 5 decide.
“I’m extraordinarily pleased with that,” Kolek stated. “It’s nice to go searching the locker room and see a variety of expertise we’ve right here, and to be part of it’s a particular factor. I’m simply grateful to be right here and excited to get to work … and show myself.”
It’s unlikely as a result of contending groups normally aren’t available in the market for minor leaguers who can’t drive their means onto different groups’ 40-man rosters. Normally, Rule 5 picks are upside performs that rebuilding groups try and stash within the majors.
Luis Perdomo. Jabari Blash. Allen Cordoba. Luis Torrens. Miguel Diaz.
These have been the gamers that Andy Inexperienced was handcuffed to because the Padres tore down A.J. Preller’s first try and construct a winner.
The chance for Kolek is kind of totally different. Mike Shildt’s Padres count on to contend, and with Steven Wilson traded away within the mid-March Dylan Stop deal there’s an enormous gap in center reduction that’s up for grabs.
“Shildty, each time I’ve talked to him, it’s just like the roles of the bullpen this yr are just a little extra up for grabs,” Kolek stated. “There aren’t any dead-set roles as to who’s going to go in when. Simply be prepared for any alternative.”
Towards that finish, Kolek pressured his means into the Padres plans by placing out seven over 6⅔ shutout innings this spring after a crash-course introduction to the group that noticed him get married in January, take part in Joe Musgrove’ pitchers camp three days later and head to spring coaching not lengthy after that.
At the very least the Seoul Collection supplied Kolek and new spouse Jessica with a mini honeymoon (TBD on the actual factor) amid a memorable MLB debut.
With the Padres utilizing seven relievers in that first recreation in South Korea, Kolek was referred to as into the eighth inning of a late-and-close recreation. He coughed up two runs in two-thirds of an inning, however nonetheless handed a result in Robert Suarez, the one proprietor of a set function within the Padres’ bullpen so far.
Kolek’s future within the group is much from assured, as he should stay on the Padres’ lively roster or be supplied again to the Mariners as Blash and so many others have been through the years as Rule 5 picks.
For now, Kolek is completely happy to be competing for his spot within the pecking order within the Padres’ new-look bullpen.
“There’s lots you may get caught up in,” Kolek stated. “I’m simply attempting to stay to the method of doing what I can to organize day by day and take it someday at a time. The remainder of it should type itself out.”
Triple-A El Paso units roster
With the Triple-A season starting Friday, the El Paso Chihuahuas introduced their roster with an anticipated however noticeable absence: Woo-Suk Go.
Whereas Go had been optioned to Triple-A El Paso through the Seoul Collection, it remained unlikely that he would begin his season within the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League as a substitute of a far safer touchdown spot at Double-A San Antonio. In truth, the one pitcher in MLB.com’s top-30 Padres prospects headed to El Paso is reliever Alek Jacob (19).
The total Chihuahuas roster follows:
Pitchers (18): RHP Lake Bachar, LHP Daniel Camarena, LHP Ryan Carpenter, LHP Austin Davis, RHP Jeremiah Estrada, RHP Matt Festa, LHP Paul Fry, RHP Logan Gillaspie, LHP Jay Groome, RHP Nick Hernandez, RHP Alek Jacob (19), RHP Kevin Kopps, LHP Adrián Morejón, RHP Gabe Mosser, RHP Sean Reynolds, RHP Randy Vasquez, RHP Nolan Watson.
Catchers (3): Kevin Plawecki, Chandler Seagle, Brett Sullivan.
Infielders (4): Matthew Batten, Clay Dungan, Mason McCoy, Nate Mondou.
Outfielders (5): Bryce Johnson, Tim Locastro, Oscar Mercado, Cal Mitchell, Tirso Ornelas (30).
Earlier than the Padres plucked Stephen Kolek out of the Mariners’ farm system within the Rule 5 draft in December, he’d been flipped from the Dodgers to Seattle in a minor transaction in April 2021.
The best way that commerce had been introduced to Kolek was as a courtesy transfer. The Dodgers have been out of spots and the Mariners have been prepared to take him in, however the phrases of the transaction have been going to stay a thriller till Kolek pressured his means into the majors.
That was the deal supplied by former Mariners pitching coach Max Weiner, now the pitching coach at Kolek’s alma mater at Texas A&M, and that momentous event arrived final week within the Seoul Collection.
Among the many congratulatory texts was the reply Kolek had lengthy puzzled:
Kolek value the Mariners … $1.
Contemplate it a footnote in an unlikely path to a contender’s bullpen as a Rule 5 decide.
“I’m extraordinarily pleased with that,” Kolek stated. “It’s nice to go searching the locker room and see a variety of expertise we’ve right here, and to be part of it’s a particular factor. I’m simply grateful to be right here and excited to get to work … and show myself.”
It’s unlikely as a result of contending groups normally aren’t available in the market for minor leaguers who can’t drive their means onto different groups’ 40-man rosters. Normally, Rule 5 picks are upside performs that rebuilding groups try and stash within the majors.
Luis Perdomo. Jabari Blash. Allen Cordoba. Luis Torrens. Miguel Diaz.
These have been the gamers that Andy Inexperienced was handcuffed to because the Padres tore down A.J. Preller’s first try and construct a winner.
The chance for Kolek is kind of totally different. Mike Shildt’s Padres count on to contend, and with Steven Wilson traded away within the mid-March Dylan Stop deal there’s an enormous gap in center reduction that’s up for grabs.
“Shildty, each time I’ve talked to him, it’s just like the roles of the bullpen this yr are just a little extra up for grabs,” Kolek stated. “There aren’t any dead-set roles as to who’s going to go in when. Simply be prepared for any alternative.”
Towards that finish, Kolek pressured his means into the Padres plans by placing out seven over 6⅔ shutout innings this spring after a crash-course introduction to the group that noticed him get married in January, take part in Joe Musgrove’ pitchers camp three days later and head to spring coaching not lengthy after that.
At the very least the Seoul Collection supplied Kolek and new spouse Jessica with a mini honeymoon (TBD on the actual factor) amid a memorable MLB debut.
With the Padres utilizing seven relievers in that first recreation in South Korea, Kolek was referred to as into the eighth inning of a late-and-close recreation. He coughed up two runs in two-thirds of an inning, however nonetheless handed a result in Robert Suarez, the one proprietor of a set function within the Padres’ bullpen so far.
Kolek’s future within the group is much from assured, as he should stay on the Padres’ lively roster or be supplied again to the Mariners as Blash and so many others have been through the years as Rule 5 picks.
For now, Kolek is completely happy to be competing for his spot within the pecking order within the Padres’ new-look bullpen.
“There’s lots you may get caught up in,” Kolek stated. “I’m simply attempting to stay to the method of doing what I can to organize day by day and take it someday at a time. The remainder of it should type itself out.”
Triple-A El Paso units roster
With the Triple-A season starting Friday, the El Paso Chihuahuas introduced their roster with an anticipated however noticeable absence: Woo-Suk Go.
Whereas Go had been optioned to Triple-A El Paso through the Seoul Collection, it remained unlikely that he would begin his season within the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League as a substitute of a far safer touchdown spot at Double-A San Antonio. In truth, the one pitcher in MLB.com’s top-30 Padres prospects headed to El Paso is reliever Alek Jacob (19).
The total Chihuahuas roster follows:
Pitchers (18): RHP Lake Bachar, LHP Daniel Camarena, LHP Ryan Carpenter, LHP Austin Davis, RHP Jeremiah Estrada, RHP Matt Festa, LHP Paul Fry, RHP Logan Gillaspie, LHP Jay Groome, RHP Nick Hernandez, RHP Alek Jacob (19), RHP Kevin Kopps, LHP Adrián Morejón, RHP Gabe Mosser, RHP Sean Reynolds, RHP Randy Vasquez, RHP Nolan Watson.
Catchers (3): Kevin Plawecki, Chandler Seagle, Brett Sullivan.
Infielders (4): Matthew Batten, Clay Dungan, Mason McCoy, Nate Mondou.
Outfielders (5): Bryce Johnson, Tim Locastro, Oscar Mercado, Cal Mitchell, Tirso Ornelas (30).
Earlier than the Padres plucked Stephen Kolek out of the Mariners’ farm system within the Rule 5 draft in December, he’d been flipped from the Dodgers to Seattle in a minor transaction in April 2021.
The best way that commerce had been introduced to Kolek was as a courtesy transfer. The Dodgers have been out of spots and the Mariners have been prepared to take him in, however the phrases of the transaction have been going to stay a thriller till Kolek pressured his means into the majors.
That was the deal supplied by former Mariners pitching coach Max Weiner, now the pitching coach at Kolek’s alma mater at Texas A&M, and that momentous event arrived final week within the Seoul Collection.
Among the many congratulatory texts was the reply Kolek had lengthy puzzled:
Kolek value the Mariners … $1.
Contemplate it a footnote in an unlikely path to a contender’s bullpen as a Rule 5 decide.
“I’m extraordinarily pleased with that,” Kolek stated. “It’s nice to go searching the locker room and see a variety of expertise we’ve right here, and to be part of it’s a particular factor. I’m simply grateful to be right here and excited to get to work … and show myself.”
It’s unlikely as a result of contending groups normally aren’t available in the market for minor leaguers who can’t drive their means onto different groups’ 40-man rosters. Normally, Rule 5 picks are upside performs that rebuilding groups try and stash within the majors.
Luis Perdomo. Jabari Blash. Allen Cordoba. Luis Torrens. Miguel Diaz.
These have been the gamers that Andy Inexperienced was handcuffed to because the Padres tore down A.J. Preller’s first try and construct a winner.
The chance for Kolek is kind of totally different. Mike Shildt’s Padres count on to contend, and with Steven Wilson traded away within the mid-March Dylan Stop deal there’s an enormous gap in center reduction that’s up for grabs.
“Shildty, each time I’ve talked to him, it’s just like the roles of the bullpen this yr are just a little extra up for grabs,” Kolek stated. “There aren’t any dead-set roles as to who’s going to go in when. Simply be prepared for any alternative.”
Towards that finish, Kolek pressured his means into the Padres plans by placing out seven over 6⅔ shutout innings this spring after a crash-course introduction to the group that noticed him get married in January, take part in Joe Musgrove’ pitchers camp three days later and head to spring coaching not lengthy after that.
At the very least the Seoul Collection supplied Kolek and new spouse Jessica with a mini honeymoon (TBD on the actual factor) amid a memorable MLB debut.
With the Padres utilizing seven relievers in that first recreation in South Korea, Kolek was referred to as into the eighth inning of a late-and-close recreation. He coughed up two runs in two-thirds of an inning, however nonetheless handed a result in Robert Suarez, the one proprietor of a set function within the Padres’ bullpen so far.
Kolek’s future within the group is much from assured, as he should stay on the Padres’ lively roster or be supplied again to the Mariners as Blash and so many others have been through the years as Rule 5 picks.
For now, Kolek is completely happy to be competing for his spot within the pecking order within the Padres’ new-look bullpen.
“There’s lots you may get caught up in,” Kolek stated. “I’m simply attempting to stay to the method of doing what I can to organize day by day and take it someday at a time. The remainder of it should type itself out.”
Triple-A El Paso units roster
With the Triple-A season starting Friday, the El Paso Chihuahuas introduced their roster with an anticipated however noticeable absence: Woo-Suk Go.
Whereas Go had been optioned to Triple-A El Paso through the Seoul Collection, it remained unlikely that he would begin his season within the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League as a substitute of a far safer touchdown spot at Double-A San Antonio. In truth, the one pitcher in MLB.com’s top-30 Padres prospects headed to El Paso is reliever Alek Jacob (19).
The total Chihuahuas roster follows:
Pitchers (18): RHP Lake Bachar, LHP Daniel Camarena, LHP Ryan Carpenter, LHP Austin Davis, RHP Jeremiah Estrada, RHP Matt Festa, LHP Paul Fry, RHP Logan Gillaspie, LHP Jay Groome, RHP Nick Hernandez, RHP Alek Jacob (19), RHP Kevin Kopps, LHP Adrián Morejón, RHP Gabe Mosser, RHP Sean Reynolds, RHP Randy Vasquez, RHP Nolan Watson.
Catchers (3): Kevin Plawecki, Chandler Seagle, Brett Sullivan.
Infielders (4): Matthew Batten, Clay Dungan, Mason McCoy, Nate Mondou.
Outfielders (5): Bryce Johnson, Tim Locastro, Oscar Mercado, Cal Mitchell, Tirso Ornelas (30).
Earlier than the Padres plucked Stephen Kolek out of the Mariners’ farm system within the Rule 5 draft in December, he’d been flipped from the Dodgers to Seattle in a minor transaction in April 2021.
The best way that commerce had been introduced to Kolek was as a courtesy transfer. The Dodgers have been out of spots and the Mariners have been prepared to take him in, however the phrases of the transaction have been going to stay a thriller till Kolek pressured his means into the majors.
That was the deal supplied by former Mariners pitching coach Max Weiner, now the pitching coach at Kolek’s alma mater at Texas A&M, and that momentous event arrived final week within the Seoul Collection.
Among the many congratulatory texts was the reply Kolek had lengthy puzzled:
Kolek value the Mariners … $1.
Contemplate it a footnote in an unlikely path to a contender’s bullpen as a Rule 5 decide.
“I’m extraordinarily pleased with that,” Kolek stated. “It’s nice to go searching the locker room and see a variety of expertise we’ve right here, and to be part of it’s a particular factor. I’m simply grateful to be right here and excited to get to work … and show myself.”
It’s unlikely as a result of contending groups normally aren’t available in the market for minor leaguers who can’t drive their means onto different groups’ 40-man rosters. Normally, Rule 5 picks are upside performs that rebuilding groups try and stash within the majors.
Luis Perdomo. Jabari Blash. Allen Cordoba. Luis Torrens. Miguel Diaz.
These have been the gamers that Andy Inexperienced was handcuffed to because the Padres tore down A.J. Preller’s first try and construct a winner.
The chance for Kolek is kind of totally different. Mike Shildt’s Padres count on to contend, and with Steven Wilson traded away within the mid-March Dylan Stop deal there’s an enormous gap in center reduction that’s up for grabs.
“Shildty, each time I’ve talked to him, it’s just like the roles of the bullpen this yr are just a little extra up for grabs,” Kolek stated. “There aren’t any dead-set roles as to who’s going to go in when. Simply be prepared for any alternative.”
Towards that finish, Kolek pressured his means into the Padres plans by placing out seven over 6⅔ shutout innings this spring after a crash-course introduction to the group that noticed him get married in January, take part in Joe Musgrove’ pitchers camp three days later and head to spring coaching not lengthy after that.
At the very least the Seoul Collection supplied Kolek and new spouse Jessica with a mini honeymoon (TBD on the actual factor) amid a memorable MLB debut.
With the Padres utilizing seven relievers in that first recreation in South Korea, Kolek was referred to as into the eighth inning of a late-and-close recreation. He coughed up two runs in two-thirds of an inning, however nonetheless handed a result in Robert Suarez, the one proprietor of a set function within the Padres’ bullpen so far.
Kolek’s future within the group is much from assured, as he should stay on the Padres’ lively roster or be supplied again to the Mariners as Blash and so many others have been through the years as Rule 5 picks.
For now, Kolek is completely happy to be competing for his spot within the pecking order within the Padres’ new-look bullpen.
“There’s lots you may get caught up in,” Kolek stated. “I’m simply attempting to stay to the method of doing what I can to organize day by day and take it someday at a time. The remainder of it should type itself out.”
Triple-A El Paso units roster
With the Triple-A season starting Friday, the El Paso Chihuahuas introduced their roster with an anticipated however noticeable absence: Woo-Suk Go.
Whereas Go had been optioned to Triple-A El Paso through the Seoul Collection, it remained unlikely that he would begin his season within the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League as a substitute of a far safer touchdown spot at Double-A San Antonio. In truth, the one pitcher in MLB.com’s top-30 Padres prospects headed to El Paso is reliever Alek Jacob (19).
The total Chihuahuas roster follows:
Pitchers (18): RHP Lake Bachar, LHP Daniel Camarena, LHP Ryan Carpenter, LHP Austin Davis, RHP Jeremiah Estrada, RHP Matt Festa, LHP Paul Fry, RHP Logan Gillaspie, LHP Jay Groome, RHP Nick Hernandez, RHP Alek Jacob (19), RHP Kevin Kopps, LHP Adrián Morejón, RHP Gabe Mosser, RHP Sean Reynolds, RHP Randy Vasquez, RHP Nolan Watson.
Catchers (3): Kevin Plawecki, Chandler Seagle, Brett Sullivan.
Infielders (4): Matthew Batten, Clay Dungan, Mason McCoy, Nate Mondou.
Outfielders (5): Bryce Johnson, Tim Locastro, Oscar Mercado, Cal Mitchell, Tirso Ornelas (30).
Earlier than the Padres plucked Stephen Kolek out of the Mariners’ farm system within the Rule 5 draft in December, he’d been flipped from the Dodgers to Seattle in a minor transaction in April 2021.
The best way that commerce had been introduced to Kolek was as a courtesy transfer. The Dodgers have been out of spots and the Mariners have been prepared to take him in, however the phrases of the transaction have been going to stay a thriller till Kolek pressured his means into the majors.
That was the deal supplied by former Mariners pitching coach Max Weiner, now the pitching coach at Kolek’s alma mater at Texas A&M, and that momentous event arrived final week within the Seoul Collection.
Among the many congratulatory texts was the reply Kolek had lengthy puzzled:
Kolek value the Mariners … $1.
Contemplate it a footnote in an unlikely path to a contender’s bullpen as a Rule 5 decide.
“I’m extraordinarily pleased with that,” Kolek stated. “It’s nice to go searching the locker room and see a variety of expertise we’ve right here, and to be part of it’s a particular factor. I’m simply grateful to be right here and excited to get to work … and show myself.”
It’s unlikely as a result of contending groups normally aren’t available in the market for minor leaguers who can’t drive their means onto different groups’ 40-man rosters. Normally, Rule 5 picks are upside performs that rebuilding groups try and stash within the majors.
Luis Perdomo. Jabari Blash. Allen Cordoba. Luis Torrens. Miguel Diaz.
These have been the gamers that Andy Inexperienced was handcuffed to because the Padres tore down A.J. Preller’s first try and construct a winner.
The chance for Kolek is kind of totally different. Mike Shildt’s Padres count on to contend, and with Steven Wilson traded away within the mid-March Dylan Stop deal there’s an enormous gap in center reduction that’s up for grabs.
“Shildty, each time I’ve talked to him, it’s just like the roles of the bullpen this yr are just a little extra up for grabs,” Kolek stated. “There aren’t any dead-set roles as to who’s going to go in when. Simply be prepared for any alternative.”
Towards that finish, Kolek pressured his means into the Padres plans by placing out seven over 6⅔ shutout innings this spring after a crash-course introduction to the group that noticed him get married in January, take part in Joe Musgrove’ pitchers camp three days later and head to spring coaching not lengthy after that.
At the very least the Seoul Collection supplied Kolek and new spouse Jessica with a mini honeymoon (TBD on the actual factor) amid a memorable MLB debut.
With the Padres utilizing seven relievers in that first recreation in South Korea, Kolek was referred to as into the eighth inning of a late-and-close recreation. He coughed up two runs in two-thirds of an inning, however nonetheless handed a result in Robert Suarez, the one proprietor of a set function within the Padres’ bullpen so far.
Kolek’s future within the group is much from assured, as he should stay on the Padres’ lively roster or be supplied again to the Mariners as Blash and so many others have been through the years as Rule 5 picks.
For now, Kolek is completely happy to be competing for his spot within the pecking order within the Padres’ new-look bullpen.
“There’s lots you may get caught up in,” Kolek stated. “I’m simply attempting to stay to the method of doing what I can to organize day by day and take it someday at a time. The remainder of it should type itself out.”
Triple-A El Paso units roster
With the Triple-A season starting Friday, the El Paso Chihuahuas introduced their roster with an anticipated however noticeable absence: Woo-Suk Go.
Whereas Go had been optioned to Triple-A El Paso through the Seoul Collection, it remained unlikely that he would begin his season within the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League as a substitute of a far safer touchdown spot at Double-A San Antonio. In truth, the one pitcher in MLB.com’s top-30 Padres prospects headed to El Paso is reliever Alek Jacob (19).
The total Chihuahuas roster follows:
Pitchers (18): RHP Lake Bachar, LHP Daniel Camarena, LHP Ryan Carpenter, LHP Austin Davis, RHP Jeremiah Estrada, RHP Matt Festa, LHP Paul Fry, RHP Logan Gillaspie, LHP Jay Groome, RHP Nick Hernandez, RHP Alek Jacob (19), RHP Kevin Kopps, LHP Adrián Morejón, RHP Gabe Mosser, RHP Sean Reynolds, RHP Randy Vasquez, RHP Nolan Watson.
Catchers (3): Kevin Plawecki, Chandler Seagle, Brett Sullivan.
Infielders (4): Matthew Batten, Clay Dungan, Mason McCoy, Nate Mondou.
Outfielders (5): Bryce Johnson, Tim Locastro, Oscar Mercado, Cal Mitchell, Tirso Ornelas (30).