SAN FRANCISCO -- The Padres spent the summer of 2016 replenishing their once-barren farm system. It's beginning to pay dividends.
Shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. and left-hander Joey Lucchesi were named as the organization's prospects of the year by MLBPipeline this week. Both were brought on board last summer, as part of the reboot of the Padres' farm system -- Tatis via trade and Lucchesi through the Draft.
Tatis, who was acquired for James Shields last June, is the Hitting Prospect of the Year in the San Diego system. The Padres' No.