One of the organization’s top pitching prospects is on the move.

Left-hander Adrian Morejon, still just 18, was promoted from short-season Tri-City to low Single-A Fort Wayne on Wednesday and will make his Midwest League debut Saturday at the TinCaps’ Parkview Field.

Signed to a franchise-record $11 million bonus last July out of Cuba, Morejon made his professional debut for Tri-City in June. In seven starts, Morejon is 2-2 with a 3.57 ERA, 35 strikeouts, three walks and .266 opponent average over 35 1/3 innings.

Morejon is coming off his best start to date on Sunday: six innings, four hits, no runs, no walks and eight strikeouts.


Other recent Cuban signees in Fort Wayne include outfielder Jorge Ona ($7 million) and right-hander Michel Baez ($3 million) and Ronald Bolanos ($2.25 million).

MLB.com ranks Morejon the sixth-best prospect in the Padres organization and No. 81 in all of baseball.

TRIPLE-A EL PASO (52-52)

Chihuahuas 7, Iowa 6: RHP Carter Capps (3.27) allowed three runs – two earned – in the ninth inning, snapping a streak of 15 innings without allowing an earned run. He struck out one and allowed two hits. RHP Michael Kelly (3-2, 5.86) struck out seven and allowed three runs on eight hits and two walks in six innings in the start. RF Nick Buss (.367) went 1-for-3 with his ninth homer, three RBIs and two runs scored and CF Chase d’Arnaud (.370) and 3B Christian Villanueva (.304) each had two hits and a walk. 2B Ryan Schimpf (.233) doubled in two runs and LF Franchy Cordero (.313) went 0-for-2 with his 10th steal.

DOUBLE-A SAN ANTONIO (20-13, 61-42)

Corpus Christi 11, Missions 3: LHP Eric Lauer (2-2, 6.75) allowed seven runs on seven hits and three walks in 3 2/3 innings. He struck out three. RHP Aroni Nina (2.52) allowed four runs – three earned – over the final two innings. 1B Josh Naylor (.283) hit his second homer and 3B Ty France (.282) and CF Auston Bousfield (.242) each had three hits.

LOW SINGLE-A FORT WAYNE (21-11, 47-55)

TinCaps 4, West Michigan 3 (11): RHP Wilmer Torres (3-2, 2.81) turned in two scoreless innings for the win after RHP Pedro Avila (3.86) allowed two runs in six innings in the start. Avila struck out five. C Marcus Greene Jr. (.271) went 4-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored and 1B Brad Zunica (.254) went 2-for-3 with an RBI. The go-ahead run scored on an error.

HIGH SINGLE-A LAKE ELSINORE (13-20, 48-55)

Inland Empire 4, Storm 3: RHP Adrian De Horta (2-1, 4.26) struck out nine and allowed an unearned run on three hits and a walk in five innings in a tough-luck loss. RHP Zech Lemond allowed three runs in the sixth before RHP Jose Ruiz (4.91) turned in two scoreless innings. 1B Fernando Perez (.271) drove in two runs on two hits and CF Michael Gettys (.262) doubled and struck out twice in his return from the DL (shoulder).

SHORT-SEASON TRI-CITY (22-19)

Dust Devils 5, Vancouver 0: RHP Henry Henry (2-3, 2.41) struck out one, walked one and scattered four hits over five shutout innings and RHP Dalton Erb (1.57) struck out five over three scoreless frames. 1B Luis Anguizola (.230) drove in three runs on two hits, including a triple, and 2B Justin Lopez went 3-for-4 with a double. SS Luis Almanzar (.228) had two hits and an RBI.

ROOKIE AZL PADRES (13-12)

Padres 5, Reds 3: RHP Caleb Boushley (7.15) struck out five and allowed an unearned run in five innings and RHP Jonathan Guzman (1-1, 5.09) allowed a run in two innings in the win. New 2B Esteury Ruiz (.383) went 0-for-5 with a strikeout, while 1B Jaquez Williams (.263) drove in three runs on his third and fourth homers.

ROOKIE DSL PADRES (17-28)

Mariners 2, Padres 0: LHP Aaron Lezama (0-1, 3.38) allowed two unearned runs on three walks in an inning in relief after RHP Ramon Pena (0.00) turned in four scoreless innings, also in relief. 3B Luis Guzman (.232) and CF Danny Tovar (.261) both collected two hits.

Padres 5, Mariners 4 (7): RHP Moises Lugo (2-2, 2.42) struck out seven and allowed two runs on five hits and a walk in six innings in the start. 1B Blinger Perez (.250) went 2-for-2 with two RBIs on his first homer and a walk and C Miguel Molina (.242) drove in three runs on his first homer.

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To make room for Morejon, RHP Blake Rogers was transferred from Fort Wayne to the Arizona League Padres.


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