All minor league teams in action this week

Padres minor league teams El Paso Chihuahuas The El Paso Chihuahuas started their season the day after the San Diego Padres and have played four games, three against the Sacramento Salt River Cats and a first of six against the Tacoma Rainiers. They sit at 2-2 on the season with a win against each team. Starter and rehabbing pitcher, Matt Waldron, pitched three innings in the debut game, allowing two hits and no runs with three strikeouts.

His fastball has greater velocity this season, averaging 93 mph and his sinker is up to 92 mph. He is using a five-pitch mix, relying more heavily on his sinker than his four-seamer and using his knuckleball 27% of the time in his first start ( stats per tjstats. ca) He will be built up and the Padres will need to decide if he will be promoted to the major league club.

The way things are currently going, it would make sense to give him an opportunity. He is out of options and can’t be kept in El Paso. The Chihuahua rotation currently includes RHP Triston McKenzie (two innings pitched, two runs, four walks in his start), LHP Marco Gonzales (five innings pitched, six hits, three earned runs, two strikeouts, a walk and two hit-by-pitch in his start), LHP J.

P. Sears (five innings pitched, two earned runs, a walk and two strikeouts in his start). After Waldron finishes his rehab another starter could take his place, presumably LHP Jackson Wolf.