Cal Quantrill did not appear in the California League All-Star game. He could still pitch on a much larger stage in 2017: The All-Star Futures Game.

The Padres top pick from the 2016 draft, the 22-year-old Quantrill will join fellow Canadian and Lake Elsinore teammate Josh Naylor as the Padres representatives in next month’s All-Star Futures Game in Miami.

“It’s been a long journey,” said Quantrill, who is 5-5 with a 3.59 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 67 2/3 innings in his first full season since Tommy John surgery wiped out his sophomore year at Stanford. “There’s no complaints. I’ve been blessed in a lot of ways, but it’s been a long time coming back – a long time talking about coming back. It’s been a lot of rehabs and not rehabbing and pitch counts. While I feel like we’re still only at the very beginning of this journey, I feel like this is a nice recognition of all that hard work and I’m super excited to go.”

The right-handed Quantrill posted a 5.11 ERA over 37 innings in the low minors last year after signing for $3.96 million as the eighth overall pick last year. The right-hander has pitched without restrictions – save for occasional extra rest – this year with the Storm.


The invitation is Naylor’s second in a row. The 20-year-old first baseman represented the Marlins last year at Petco Park before he was acquired in the Andrew Cashner deal and is hitting .296/.364/.451 with seven homers and 41 RBIs in his second stint with Lake Elsinore. Naylor, too, represented the Storm in last week’s California League All-Star Game, a stage that won’t compare the spotlight on July 9 at Marlins Park.

Naylor would know. He went 2-for-3 with an RBI last year at Petco Park.

“It was incredible,” Naylor recalled Thursday afternoon. “It was something to die for. You want to do that when you’re in the minor leagues. It’s a great experience and it’s humbling. It just shows you that you need to continue to work to get to where you want to get.”

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Lauer, Kelly promoted

Left-hander Eric Lauer, 22, was promoted to Double-A San Antonio on Thursday after posting a 2.79 ERA in 67 2/3 innings as an All-Star at high Single-A Lake Elsinore.

The 25th overall pick in the 2016 draft, Lauer struck out 84, walked 19 and limited opposing hitters to a .250 average. He went 2-5 over his 12 starts but allowed two or fewer runs in eight of those outings.

His last was his worst: six earned runs on seven hits and three walks in his first appearance after starting the California League All-Star Game.

Right-hander Michael Kelly, second in the system with 91 strikeouts, was also promoted from Double-A San Antonio to Triple-A El Paso.


A supplemental first-rounder in 2011, the 24-year-old Kelly is 7-2 with a 2.98 ERA over 15 starts (84 2/3 innings).

TRIPLE-A EL PASO (38-42)

Sacramento 11, Chihuahuas 10: RHP Kevin Quackenbush (2-1, 6.32) allowed three runs in the ninth inning to take the loss. RHP Tyrell Jenkins (7.86) allowed eight runs on 11 hits and two walks in five innings. 3B Christian Villanueva (.296) went 3-for-5 with his 12th and 13th homers and three RBIs and 1B Diego Goris (.293) drove in two runs on his sixth homer. CF Rafael Ortega (.307), 2B Jose Rondon (.313), LF Nick Buss (.379) and C Rocky Gale (.270) each had two hits.

DOUBLE-A SAN ANTONIO (5-2, 46-31)

Missions 6, Arkansas 3: RHP Enyel De Los Santos (5-4, 4.71) struck out seven and allowed three runs on six hits and two walks in six innings. RHP Trey Wingenter (2.05) saved his sixth game with a perfect ninth. LF Alberth Martinez (.271) hit his eighth homer and drove in three runs. 2B Noah Perio (.271) went 3-for-5 with and DH Nick Torres (.252) went 2-for-4.

HIGH SINGLE-A LAKE ELSINORE (3-5, 38-40)

Rancho Cucamonga 6, Storm 3: RHP Jesse Scholtens (3-3, 4.24) allowed five runs in the first inning and finished with six runs allowed on eight hits and two walks in five innings. C Wilfri De La Cruz (.750) went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI and SS Javier Guerra (.220) and 3B Carlos Belen (.212) both had two hits. CF Michael Gettys (.247) went 0-for-3 with a walk by swiped two bases, giving him 15 on the season.

LOW SINGLE-A FORT WAYNE (7-1, 33-45)

TinCaps 7, South Bend 4: SS Fernando Tatis Jr. (.259) went 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored and 3B Hudson Potts (.225) and 2B Reinaldo Ilarraza (.206) each drove in two runs. RHP Will Stillman (1-1, 6.75) struck out six and allowed four runs on five hits and a walk in five innings.

SHORT-SEASON TRI-CITY (10-5)

Salem-Keizer 2, Dust Devils 0 (12): LHP Ben Sheckler (3.75) started the game with five shutout innings of one-hit ball before RHP Evan Miller (2-1, 3.12) allowed two runs – one earned – over the final two innings. C Chandler Seagle (.353) and 3B Westhers Magdaleno (.333) both singled twice. The Dust Devils struck out 17 times.

ROOKIE AZL PADRES 2 (2-3)

Angels 5, Padres 0: RHP Starlin Cordero (13.50) allowed four runs in 2/3 of an inning in relief after LHP Ramon Perez (0.00) started the game with five shutout innings of one-hit ball. 3B Eguy Rosario (.412) went 2-for-4 with his first steal since restarting his season in Arizona. Rosario swiped 17 bases to start the year in Fort Wayne.

ROOKIE DSL PADRES (8-13)

D-backs 6, Padres 5 (11): RHP Martin Carrasco (2.37) allowed three runs on five hits and no walks in a no-decision in the start. DH Danny Tovar (.263) went 2-for-4 with a double, two walks, a steal and a run scored and LF Jaffe Garcia (.233) singled in two runs. The Padres have lost five in a row.

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