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.