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San Diego Padres Top 10 Prospects For 2017

By Benjamin Chase

Oct 1, 2015; San Diego, CA, USA; A detailed view of the San Diego Padres logo on the field before the game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2015; San Diego, CA, USA; A detailed view of the San Diego Padres logo on the field before the game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports /
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6. Chris Paddack, RHP

Birthdate: 1/8/96 (20 years old)
Level(s) Played in 2016: low A
Stats in 2016: 42 1/3 IP, 0.85 ERA, 0.59 WHIP, 3.27 BB%, 46.41 K%

After being selected in the 8th round out of high school in Texas in 2015 by the Marlins, many were curious what to expect from Paddack when he hit pro ball as his best pitch in high school was his change.

That change only played up even more in pro ball. Paddack’s plus control allowed him to carve through hitters in the GCL in 2015. The Marlins moved him to full-season ball in 2016 in the South Atlantic League, and it was no different, as hitters there only were able to muster a .098 batting average against Paddack before he was traded to the Padres for Fernando Rodney.

Paddack has a projectable 6’4 frame that he’s filling out into now

After the trade, he struggled with soreness, and the Padres eventually shut him down after he’d had an even lower ERA in the low-A Midwest League for the Padres. He then required Tommy John surgery.

Paddack has a projectable 6’4 frame that he’s filling out into now, and he had some inconsistencies in his fastball velocity from his previous normal low-90s to a mid-90s sitting velocity, even touching 97. This was expected with his body filling into its frame.

Paddack’s change may be one of the best in the entire minor leagues, rating as a plus-plus change with excellent sink. He also has a curve that’s an average pitch that he locates extremely well.

Paddack will likely miss all of 2017 in TJS recovery but open 2018 in high-A, and with his excellent command/control, he could move very quickly through the Padres system.

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