Key Highlights
- Preller and his baseball operations crew will have to start narrowing down the list of players who will have a chance at breaking camp with the Major League squad to end Spring Training.
- With stars heading off to play for their respective countries, here's how Padres camp stands as of Friday evening:Starting rotation and bench races heat upStarter Randy Vásquez built off the impressive end to his 2025 season on Friday against the Rockies.
- He struck out four without allowing a hit through 2 2/3 scoreless frames in San Diego's 3-2 loss to Colorado.
- Vásquez noticeably made a leap in increasing his fastball velocity last September and has kept it going, sitting 95 to 97 mph in his first Cactus League start. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementFormer Cleveland top prospect Triston McKenzie has struggled in his first few innings for the Friars.
- The hard-throwing righty has shown flashes of the electric stuff he possessed as a farmhand, but has fallen short so far due to lack of command on his pitches.
