It's been precisely one year since the Padres traded for Dylan Cease. Nearly two months later, they landed Luis Arraez. At the ensuing Trade Deadline, they made two major moves to bolster their bullpen.

Beginning on Thursday, March 13, MLB will host Spring Breakout 2025, a four-day, 16-game prospect showcase that will see each team field a roster of their best young talent.  Every club will play at least one Spring Breakout game,

Ethan Salas and Leo De Vries have already played in big-league spring training games. They are on the fast track. For a day, many of their peers in the Padres’ farm system joined them. “You’re just trying to put players in different environments,