Padres Prospect Hot Sheet: Ryan Wideman Getting Hot Again With TinCaps

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!). Prospect performances are important at this time of year, as teams seek major-league talent to make a run at the postseason. In other words, the names on this list might not be with the Padres a week from today:

Ryan Wideman, CF, High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps

Season stats: .316/.381/.459, 88 games, 68 R, 22 2B, 6 3B, 6 HR, 56 RBI, 31 BB, 85 K, 57 SB, 17 CS

Since being promoted to High-A Fort Wayne from Low-A Lake Elsinore, Padres Mission's No. 4 prospect had been kind of quiet for the TinCaps. Sure, there were some big hits and offensive contributions, but not like what the 22-year-old did in the first three months with the Storm, when he slashed .314/.389/.504 with 43 steals in 65 games. In his first 18 games at the higher level, he put together a .244/.302/.269 with seven steals in 18 games. Last week against the Lake County Captains, he seemed to find his footing and erupted for a .591/.565/.591 line in five games, going 13-for-22 with seven steals and five RBIs.

His slow start with the TinCaps cost him the minor-league lead in stolen bases, but his weekend surge, capped by a three-steal game Sunday, has him back on top of all levels in that category with 57, three clear of the next player. The time to adjust to improved competition is likely just part of Wideman's process. He had a .229/.330/.271 slash line in 26 games for the Storm last year after being drafted in the third round out of Western Kentucky. The tools are there and Wideman getting hot at this time bodes well for the TinCaps, as well as the Padres.

Josh Mallitz, RHP, Double-A, San Antonio Missions

Season stats: 3-0, 4.50 ERA, 25 games (all relief), 5 holds, 4 saves (5 chances), 40 IP, 30 H, 21 R, 20 ER, 15 BB, 42 K, .207 opponent average

While he might not have the same hype as some of his teammates, the 24-year-old has proven to be one of the more valuable arms coming out of the Missions' bullpen. Last week was no exception for the undrafted free agent who was signed in 2024 out of Mississippi. In two appearances against the Frisco RoughRiders, Mallitz pitched five shutout innings, allowing just one hit with no walks and five strikeouts. He earned his fourth save of the season and fifth of his career in Saturday's 4-3 win in which he went three innings (matching his season high), allowing a hit and striking out three. In his other game last week, he pitched two perfect innings.

Those two outings came after a minor rough patch for Mallitz. He allowed six runs over 4⅔ innings on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts over three games. But before that, he hadn't allowed a run in 12 of 13 appearances. Including that three-game blip, Mallitz has put together a 2.42 ERA in 15 games over June and July with six walks and 32 strikeouts. Mallitz pitched in the World Baseball Classic for Israel, picking up a win against Nicaragua, surely picking up tips from the various MLB players on the roster and setting himself up for a good first full season at Double-A. He made a four-game cameo last year, not allowing a run in 4⅓ innings after a 4.09 ERA in 23 games at Lake Elsinore.

Eric Yost, RHP, Double-A, San Antonio Missions

Season stats: 5-2, 3.60 ERA, 17 games (12 starts) 2 holds, 1 save (1 chance), 70 IP, 51 H, 28 R, 28 ER, 45 BB, 68 K, .207 opponent average

A 17th-round draft choice in 2023 out of Northeastern, the right-handed starter continues to excel for the Missions. In his start Sunday against Frisco, the 23-year-old matched his season best with six innings, not allowing a run and giving up just three hits, walking two and striking out five. It was his second start of the week, following a four-inning outing Tuesday in which he gave up a pair of runs on four hits with a walk and fanning five.

One of Yost's best numbers is his opponent batting average of .191 at the Double-A level. Yes, his season number is at .207, but that includes a spot start for the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas where he gave up five runs in 3⅓ innings on July 4 vs. Sacramento. Yost has been at San Antonio for just about a year, getting promoted from Fort Wayne following the exodus of talent at last year's trade deadline.

Ty Harvey, C, Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm

Season stats: .349/.457/.512, 28 games, 16 R, 8 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 16 RBI, 18 BB, 25 K, 6 SB, 1 CS

Welcome back, Ty. The 19-year-old catcher officially came off the 60-day injured list this weekend after he had his catching hand broken by an opposing hitter that resulted in a catcher's interference on May 23. Padres Mission's No. 7 prospect also missed a few weeks in April into May due to a hamstring injury, so his first full pro season has not gone as planned for last year's fifth-round draft choice out of Inspiration Academy in Bradenton, Fla. The good news is that when Harvey has been healthy, he has been as advertised (if not better).

While he went 0-for-6 in his return to the Storm, he dominated a rehab assignment in the Arizona Complex League. Harvey went 8-for-15, including 6-for-9 in three games last week with a homer, a double and six RBIs. His presence in the Storm lineup will certainly be a plus for a team that won the first-half title in the California League's South Division but is just 11-19 in the second half. The Padres gave him a $1.5 million bonus to lure him away from Florida State. At 6-foot-1, 215 pounds, Harvey has the size and tools to become a tremendous two-way catcher, but will need to quickly make up for lost time.

Javier Chacon, RHP, High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps

Season stats: 6-1, 3.81 ERA, 29 games (all relief), 1 hold, 1 save (2 chances), 52 IP, 40 H, 28 R, 22 ER, 32 BB, 66 K, .214 opponent average

The smallish (5-foot-11) left-handed reliever is still finding his way with the TinCaps after beginning the season at Low-A Lake Elsinore. After striking out 24 in 17 innings over eight appearances for the Storm, he was bumped up to Fort Wayne in early May and might finally be hitting his stride. In two appearances last week against Lake County, the 23-year-old out of Cuba didn't allow a run in 5⅓ innings, including six strikeouts over 3⅓ innings Friday.

That was his third straight outing in which Chacon didn't allow a run and fourth in five games, helping to bring his season ERA down to 4.89. After some struggles in 2025, Chacon has elevated his strikeout rate in 2026 to 29.5%, including 27.1% at Fort Wayne. His walk rate sits at 14.3% (16.1% at Fort Wayne), which needs work, but this recent stretch has shown nice improvement.

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