Padres Prospect Hot Sheet: Clay Edmondson Continues To Lock Things Down

Let's check in on the San Diego Padres prospects who made a mark in the last week (check out Padres Mission's latest Top 20 rankings as well!):

Clay Edmondson, RHP, High-A Fort Wayne

Season stats: 2-3, 1.67, 23 games (all relief), 11 saves (13 chances), 27 IP, 13 H, 8 R, 5 ER, 13 BB, 38 K, .134 opponent average

You don't expect a relief pitcher to retire every batter they face, although that would be nice. But the sidewinding right-handed closer for the TinCaps had as good of a week as you can. The 14th-round draft choice last year out of North Carolina-Asheville retired nine of 10 hitters in three appearances. The one blemish was a two-out walk in Tuesday's game against the South Bend Cubs. But that was also the game in which he struck out three.

Edmondson is second in the minors with 11 saves, even though only one of last week's three games resulted in a save. In his two outings before last week, Edmondson had one rocky game and another where he took the loss in a walk-off. The latter one came as he was in his second inning and issued two of his three walks in the game. That was the second game in which he allowed multiple walks and they came on back-to-back outings. The first of those was his worst outing of the season. Edmondson got just two outs, the second time this year he didn't get at least three, on June 5 vs. Lake County, giving up two homers and three runs.

Romeo Sanabria, 1B, Double-A San Antonio

Season stats: .247/.345/.394, 66 games, 34 R, 13 2B, 0 3B, 8 HR, 32 RBIs, 36 BB, 72 K, 5 SB, 2 CS

After a rough April in which the left-handed-hitting first baseman had a .176/.290/.282 slash line, Sanabria has bounced back with two very nice months (.283/.400/.413 in May, .284/.338/.500 in June). The 18th-round draft pick in 2022 earned a promotion to Triple-A El Paso with that progress and will debut at that level Tuesday. This was his second year at Double-A after slashing .257/.309/.376 with 12 homers and 56 RBIs in 119 games there last season.

Sanabria isn't your prototypical first baseman. Power is a lesser part of his game, whereas contact is more prevalent. After his walk rate dipped down to 7.6% last year, it is back up to 12.4% this year. His strikeout rate is up a few points from 21.4% to 24.7%. His power is also slightly improved, with his ISO at .147 this year after being at .119 in 2025. Sanabria had a career-best 12 homers last year after 11 in 2024. He has eight at the halfway point of this season, so he's on pace to eclipse that number, especially as he moves to the offensive-minded Pacific Coast League.

Winyer Chourio, RHP, Low-A Lake Elsinore

Season stats: 2-1, 3.31 12 games (11 starts) 51⅔ IP, 38 H, 19 R, 19 ER, 25 BB, 74 K, .204 opponent average

In his final start before heading to Fort Wayne, the right-handed starter turned in what feels like a typical outing: six innings, one run, four hits, two walks, five strikeouts. It came in a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Giants that clinched the California League's South Division first-half championship. With the help of a first-inning double play, Chourio faced the minimum until a two-out single in the eighth.

While he has a few big strikeout games (one at 10 K's, two at nine), Chourio hasn't necessarily dominated. He has walked 13 in his last five starts, including a one-walk game. He does limit contact, with his season opponent batting average at .204. Chourio has gone six innings in each of his last two starts, which matches his career high from an outing in 2023 in the Dominican Summer League.

Kerrington Cross, 3B, Low-A Lake Elsinore

Season stats: .313/.467/.608, 58 games, 49 R, 15 2B, 2 3B, 11 HR, 43 RBI, 46 BB, 53 K, 17 SB, 2 CS

An on-base machine, the third baseman went 8-for-16 with three walks, a pair of homers and five RBIs. He also had three steals. That type of production against San Jose also earned him a promotion to Fort Wayne. Most of that came in the final three games of the six-game series, where he went 6-for-12 with two doubles, a homer and four RBIs.

Cross has a nice combination of getting on base and power. He has walked 46 times in 58 games and drilled 11 homers. His walks and homers are tied for third in the Cal League, while his .313 batting average is ninth and 49 runs is 10th. Cross has a 20.2% walk rate and 23.2% strikeout rate. He is also a stolen base threat, swiping 17 with the Storm.

Dylan Grego, SS, Triple-A El Paso

Season stats: .201/.283/.306, 44 games, 17 R, 8 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 15 RBI, 16 BB, 41 K, 2 SB, 1 CS

Grego might wake up each morning wondering what city he is in. After all, in addition to regular minor-league travel, he is on his third minor-league level this season. The shortstop started the season at High-A Fort Wayne, then got knocked down to Low-A Lake Elsinore before jumping all the way up to Triple-A El Paso due to players being promoted to the majors.

The 13th-round draft choice last year out of Ball State only played in three of the six games against Corpus Christi in his first full week at Triple-A, but he made the most of his opportunity. He went 8-for-12 with three doubles and a homer with three multi-hit games after having three previously all season. His season got off to a rough start, going 0-for-19 in his first six games before finally getting a hit, leading to a dismal .109/.180/.218 slash line in April. His June has been much better as he has notched hits in seven of nine games for a .375/.417/.500 mark.

Honorable Mention: Carlos Rodriguez, OF, Triple-A El Paso

Before closing things out, I just wanted to give a nod to Rodriguez, who was included in last week's Hot Sheet, for his hitting streak, which reached 21 games before coming to an end. That didn't slow him down, though. After taking an 0-for-4 Thursday against the Reno Aces, Rodriguez came back with a 3-for-4 game, then an additional hit in the final two games of that series to give him hits in 25 of his last 26 games.

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