Counting down the Padres’ top-30 prospects:
No. 29 David Bednar
- Position (s): Right-handed reliever
- Age: 25
- Team(s): Amarillo (AA)
- 2019 stats: 2-5, 2.95 ERA, 14 saves, 58 innings, 86 strikeouts, 18 walks, 1.16 WHIP, .226 opponent average (44 games)
- Height/weight: 6-foot-1, 220 pounds
- Bats/throws: Left / Right
- How acquired: 35th round in 2016 (Lafayette College)
NEED TO KNOW
- A starting pitcher in college, Bednar — the 1,044th player taken in his draft class — added velocity as he moved to the bullpen in pro ball, as a lot of pitchers do.