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Padres top prospects: No. 6 Adrián Morejon

Counting down the Padres’ top-30 prospects:

No. 6 Adrián Morejon

  • Position(s): Left-handed pitcher
  • Age: 21
  • Team(s): Amarillo (AA)
  • 2019 stats: 0-4, 4.25 ERA, 36 innings, 44 strikeouts, 15 walks, 1.22 WHIP, .215 opponent average (16 starts)
  • Height/weight: 6-foot, 175 pounds
  • Bats/throws: Left / Left
  • How acquired: International free agent in July 2016 (Cuba)

NEED TO KNOW

  • Morejon spent time on Amarillo’s injured list early in 2019 due to a shoulder impingement and lower back soreness and finished the season on San Diego’s injured list with a left shoulder impingement, the latest reminder that health may determine whether Morejon reaches his ceiling.