Danny
@dannybarrand_
padres. pitching/prospect nerd. senior advisor of baseball operations at francis peña fc
Introducing the 2025 version of my Top 30 San Diego Padres prospects. Every prospect has video, advanced data, and detailed write-ups. It’s over 16,000 words and has over an hour of reading material. Feel free to ask any questions! link.medium.com/Dm65DjNT7Qb
I remember when Padres Twitter was 100% certain he was the answer (55 wRC+ since May 1st)

Francis Peña 90 MPH Slider and 98 MPH Sinker for 2 swings and misses
Padres 4 high leverage arms have given up 5 ER in 36 1/3 IP in July. And btw Estrada has gone 15 innings scoreless since that blow up dodgers outing.
Lmfao I said it was a leverage play
Multiple sources refuted the @Sean_McAdam report about the Red Sox turning down a deal involving Jarren Duran for Dylan Cease and Ethan Salas, per @alexspeier. They’re also pushing back on the Padres even offering the deal. One NL scout said their team was told Duran isn’t…
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I 100% do NOT care what your exit velo is if you don’t get on base. I 100% do NOT care what your pitch velocity is if you don’t throw strikes and keep the other team from scoring. Have a great night.
I 100% do NOT care what your exit velo is if you don’t get on base. I 100% do NOT care what your pitch velocity is if you don’t throw strikes and keep the other team from scoring. Have a great night.
I mean at this point trading for Duran will not be worth it
The Padres made an offer to the Red Sox for Jarren Duran involving Dylan Cease, per @Sean_McAdam. The package also included catching prospect Ethan Salas and another prospect (not shortstop Leo de Vries). The Red Sox quickly rejected it.
Still riding my Michael Salina high from the draft. Peep the Fastball/Slider/Changeup. It’s such a fun arsenal and I can’t wait to see him back.
Wandy is a valuable reliever. I wouldn’t be trying to dump his contract. Yuki though…
I don’t really care about prospect rankings but I’m legit shocked Victor Figueroa isn’t top 30 on pipeline’s new update. 15% walk rate 107 MPH 90thEV > .600 xSLGCON > .400 xwOBA 175 wRC+ .293 ISO He’s also only 21 years old.