The Peoria Javelinas did not have a good week, dropping four of the five games played and dropping to fourth in the Fall League standings. The offense has been anemic and Padres prospect Maikel Miralles got blown up for the second straight start.
Miralles, thanks to two short and explosive appearances, now has a 12.15 ERA in his 13.1 innings pitched. After starting the 2025 season with the Lake Elsinore Storm, Miralles excelled with Fort Wayne after his promotion with a 2.13 ERA in his two starts. He had less than 70 innings pitched through the minor league season and has really struggled against more advanced hitters in the Fall League during his last two appearances.
Both starter Connor Montgomery and reliever Tucker Musgrove have been named to the AFL Fall Stars game to be played today at Sloane Stadium in Mesa, Ariz. The game will be televised on MLB Network at 5 p.m. Montgomery has a 1.74 ERA in four games started and 10.1 innings pitched for the Javelinas. Musgrove is recovering from Tommy John surgery after having limited work in the minor league season. He has 5.1 innings pitched in six appearances with five walks and eight strikeouts, but one bad appearance has earned him a 5.06 ERA.
Kannon Kemp has appeared in 6 games with 2 games started and 7.1 innings pitched with a 1.29 ERA. Johan Moreno has a 2.25 ERA in 8 innings pitched over 7 games with 4 walks and 10 strikeouts. All five of the pitchers from the Padres playing in the AFL have stayed healthy and mostly performed well.
The three position players are having their struggles. 2B/SS/3B Ryan Jackson is hitting .200 with a .724 OPS because of his .413 OBP. He leads all three with eight RBI due to his three doubles and a triple. RF/LF Braedon Karpathios has five doubles and five RBI, but has 25 strikeouts to 10 walks with a .222 average and .653 OPS. C/1B/DH Lamar King Jr. is hitting .265 with a .706 OPS with two doubles and no RBI. None of these prospects have a home run so far.
After the Fall Stars game on Sunday, there are three games left in the regular season. The playoffs, which are a six-team round robin, begin on Nov. 13.
The Dominican Winter League is two weeks into its season and there are no known Padres playing at this point. The Mexican Winter League is three weeks into its season and no Padre has joined any of the teams. The Puerto Rican Winter League has just begun. The Venezuelan Winter League started about the same time as the Dominican league with no Padres currently involved.