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Padres prospect update: Higginbotham stays hot, Karpathios' big month continues

Another week, another set of Padres minor leaguers doing big things. We are now settled into the second-half of the 2025 campaign, and we are still seeing some Friars farmhands stand out above the rest.

With Double-A San Antonio, Jake Higginbotham's electric season out of the bullpen continues, and with High-A Fort Wayne, Braedon Karpathios has ben red-hot this July.

Padres prospects Jake Higginbotham, Braedon Karpathios impress in Double-A, High-A

Higginbotham, a 29-year-old left-hander, picked up his 20th hold this past week. His overall numbers do not jump off the page, all thanks to his forgettable April (8.