Counting down the Padres’ top-30 prospects:
No. 25 Blake Hunt
- Position(s): Catcher
- Age: 21
- Team(s): Fort Wayne (A)
- 2019 stats: .255 avg., .331 OBP, .381 SLG, 5 HRs, 39 RBIs, 40 runs, 4 steals, 35 walks, 67 strikeouts (89 games, 333 at-bats)
- Height/weight: 6-foot-3, 215 pounds
- Bats/throws: Right / Right
- How acquired: Competitive Balance B round in 2017 (Mater Dei HS, Calif.)
NEED TO KNOW
- The second catcher selected by the Padres in the 2017 draft, Hunt used part of his signing bonus – $1.