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San Diego Padres Make 3 Roster Cuts, Option Breakout Pitcher in Surprise Move The San Diego Padres announced another round of roster cuts on Tuesday, this one involving some spring stars. Left-handed pitcher Jackson Wo...

MARCH 17 • SI.COM

Outrighted to Triple-A The Padres outrighted Wolf to Triple-A El Paso after he cleared waivers Saturday.

Impact Wolf will remain in the organization after he went unclaimed upon being moved off the Padres' 40-man roster Thursday. The 25-year-old lefty previously made a spot start for the Padres in 2023 but has spent the entire 2024 campaign in the minors since being reacquired from the Pirates shortly after Opening Day. Over 23 outings (18 starts) for El Paso this season, Wolf owns a 7.21 ERA and 1.89 WHIP across 83.2 innings.

AUGUST 12, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Jettisoned from 40-man roster The Padres designated Wolf for assignment Thursday.

Impact The transaction frees up a spot on the 40-man roster for Carl Edwards. Wolf was reacquired from the Pirates back in April after being designated for assignment and has posted a 7.21 ERA this season at Triple-A El Paso. The lefty is just 25 and has shown some swing-and-miss ability in the past, so it's possible there will be interest via trade or waivers.

AUGUST 8, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Minors: Jackson Wolf goes six scoreless for El Paso; Griffin Doersching powers Fort Wayne Jackson Wolf throws third quality start in 11 trips to the mound since Padres reacquired him from Pirates

JUNE 3, 2024 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Minors: Nathan Martorella leads Missions; Jackson Wolf starts for El Paso Ray-Patrick Didder homers twice in Double-A San Antonio's laugher at Amarillo

APRIL 7, 2024 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Jackson Wolf among three players Pirates designate for assignment MIAMI — The Pirates will be without Roansy Contreras for opening day Thursday, while they surprisingly designated another pitcher for assign...

MARCH 28, 2024 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

Sent down to Double-A Wolf was optioned to Double-A Altoona by the Pirates on Monday, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Impact Wolf struck out a pair in a scoreless inning in his lone appearance this spring. The tall left-hander skipped over the Triple-A level to make a spot start for the Padres last season before landing in Pittsburgh at the trade deadline. He'll head back to the Double-A level for more seasoning.

MARCH 4, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Jackson Wolf knows adding life to fastball critical for bid to join Pirates rotation BRADENTON, Fla. — In his first big-league spring training, Jackson Wolf is trying to play both sides. Wolf, 24, wants to make the most of sh...

MARCH 2, 2024 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

Pirates Pipeline: Towering LHP Jackson Wolf wants another taste of MLB action ALTOONA — On July 22, Jackson Wolf peered to his right to observe, in awe, as a slow-roller made its way to his team’s third baseman. Who co...

AUGUST 4, 2023 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

Dealt to Pittsburgh Wolf was traded from the Padres to the Pirates on Tuesday in exchange for Rich Hill and Ji-Man Choi, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.

Impact Wolf, a 6-foot-7 lefty, is extremely deceptive and boasts an above-average slider, but his fastball averaged 88.9 mph in his lone big-league start earlier this year. The 24-year-old prospect has never pitched at Triple-A, but he logged a 4.08 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and a 105:22 K:BB in 88.1 innings across 18 starts this year at Double-A. The Pirates will likely continue developing him as a starter for now, but his below-average fastball velocity limits his long-term upside.

AUGUST 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Minors: Ethan Salas homers again; Jackson Wolf roughed up; Austin Nola walks off El Paso win Padres catching prospect Ethan Salas has hit seven of his nine home runs in July

JULY 30, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Padres observations: Bottom-half woes, trade deadline signals, Jackson Wolf's debut The Padres' imbalanced offense failed to sweep a scuffling team for the second time in four days. They have multiple trade deadline needs.

JULY 24, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Heads to minors after strong debut The Padres optioned Wolf to Double-A San Antonio on Sunday.

Impact Wolf bypassed the Triple-A level to make his MLB debut Saturday, earning the win in the Padres' 14-3 victory over the Tigers while allowing three earned runs on six hits and one walk over five innings. Due to an off day this upcoming Thursday, the Padres look content to get by with a four-man rotation for the upcoming week, so Wolf will be the odd man out and will head back to the minors. Wolf or Ryan Weathers could be called up the next time the Padres require a fifth starter Aug. 1, assuming Michael Wacha (shoulder) isn't ready to return from the 15-day injured list by then.

JULY 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Nabs win in MLB debut Wolf (1-0) earned the win Saturday, allowing three runs on six hits and one walk over five innings in a 14-3 win over the Tigers. He struck out one.

Impact Wolf got into the win column in his first MLB start, lasting five innings while striking out only one batter. All of the damage against him came in the second, where he allowed three runs to score as part of a five-hit inning for Detroit. With Michael Wacha (shoulder) expected to miss the rest of July, Wolf could get another go-around in the Padres rotation. However, with a series against the Rangers on the docket, Wolf shouldn't garner much streaming consideration if he takes the mound again.

JULY 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Called up for debut start Wolf's contract was selected as expected Saturday ahead of his major-league debut against the Tigers.

Impact Wolf, a fourth-round pick in the 2021 draft, doesn't come with a ton of prospect pedigree, but he does come with strong numbers at the Double-A level this season. In 17 starts, he owns a 3.39 ERA, striking out 31.3 percent of opposing batters while walking just 6.0 percent. The 6-foot-7 sidearmer will skip Triple-A altogether, and it remains to be seen if his funk will continue to outweigh the fact that his fastball sits below 90 mph once he gets to the highest level.

JULY 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

MLB debut coming Saturday Wolf will be called up to make his major-league debut in a start Saturday at Detroit, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Impact It had already been reported that Wolf was being promoted, but now he's officially locked in as the Padres' starter Saturday against the Tigers. The 24-year-old left-hander has posted a strong 3.39 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 104:20 K:BB in 85 innings (17 starts) this season with Double-A San Antonio and is probably worth an immediate try in fantasy against a Detroit team that ranks 28th in team OPS at .667. Wolf was a fourth-round pick in the 2021 MLB Draft out of West Virginia University.

JULY 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Could make debut Saturday Wolf could make his major-league debut for the Padres on Saturday in Detroit, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

Impact The Padres currently don't have a starter listed for Saturday's contest and Wolf was spotted in their clubhouse Friday, which would seem to all but confirm he'll be the guy to take the ball. Wolf has posted a 3.39 ERA and 104:20 K:BB over 85 innings covering 17 starts with Double-A San Antonio this season. It's possible he could make additional starts, depending on Michael Wacha's (shoulder) availability.

JULY 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Missing bats at Double-A Wolf, 24, has a 4.09 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 36:4 K:BB over his last 22 innings (five starts) for Double-A San Antonio.

Impact The 6-foot-7 southpaw has given up some hard contact, with five balls leaving the yard in those 22 innings, but he is also racking up the strikeouts. Wolf's funky delivery and long extension can cause timing issues for hitters, as was evident in recent dominant outings against Corpus Christi and Northwest Arkansas.

MAY 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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