{"id":470319,"date":"2026-09-20T21:52:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T21:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/470319\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T21:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T21:52:30","slug":"padres-minors-ian-koenig-finishes-on-a-roll-with-triple-a-el-paso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/470319\/","title":{"rendered":"Padres minors: Ian Koenig finishes on a roll with Triple-A El Paso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ian Koenig finished the season on a high note at Triple-A El Paso.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old undrafted free agent spun five innings of one-urn ball in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milb.com\/gameday\/comets-vs-chihuahuas\/2026\/09\/20\/815325\/live\/summary\/scoringPlays?_gl=1*qavo72*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3ODkwNjQ5MjYuQ2p3S0NBandxb25WQmhBNEVpd0E5d1lKM1Z2UWhMeU1KeGZIa2xFejVPbUtWTUQzTWZwM2tPWmxndDNUSEJmVl9na2lhdk14RHBNUHJob0M5WGNRQXZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_dc*R0NMLjE3ODkwNjQ5MjYuQ2p3S0NBandxb25WQmhBNEVpd0E5d1lKM1Z2UWhMeU1KeGZIa2xFejVPbUtWTUQzTWZwM2tPWmxndDNUSEJmVl9na2lhdk14RHBNUHJob0M5WGNRQXZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_au*MTA1ODk5NjQ2LjE3ODg5OTQxMzA.*_ga*OTYwMDUwNTgwLjE3ODg5OTQxMzY.*_ga_N8YFCZLYSZ*czE3ODk5MjIzODckbzY5JGcxJHQxNzg5OTI3NjE5JGo2MCRsMCRoMTkzNzg2NzAzNQ..*_fplc*Wmo5OVNxTFlmOSUyQmpEQjJuZ1ZnNjFRWVN6R2t5Tm5mJTJCQmRRbXJBeEh5QXdyUDlsY0NDN0wxWk1iTU5iTXJXeXZDWlRpVUs3VU9SdE5idUNnSyUyQjM4d3VBZkE4RElLejUyaW4zRURpczdXbGJhUm53bDlEWFlmdXJKZTdvZ0t3JTNEJTNE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2-1 loss<\/a> in Sunday\u2019s regular season finale, lowering his ERA to 2.33 through five starts in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League.<\/p>\n<p>The right-hander has systematically climbed the system since signing after the 2022 draft. Koenig began this year at Double-A San Antonio, going 5-10 with a 4.60 ERA while striking out 98 against 33 walks over 121\u2153 innings.<\/p>\n<p>That earned him a promotion to El Paso, where he went 3-0, struck out 22 against five walks over 27 innings and held opposing hitters to a .198 batting average.<\/p>\n<p>The effort \u2014 which includes striking out two, allowing four hits and a walk on Sunday \u2014 likely earns Koenig an invite to big-league camp next year to see what kind of rotation depth he can provide the organization.<\/p>\n<p>Right-hander Sean Boyle (10-9, 5.66 ERA) struck out five and allowed a run over the final four innings.<\/p>\n<p>El Paso managed only a single each from right fielder Gage Workman (.507 OPS), left fielder Carlos Rodriguez (.791 OPS), third baseman Marcos Casta\u00f1on (.781 OPS) and catcher Anthony Vilar (.712 OPS).<\/p>\n<p>Vilar drove in a run and walked.<\/p>\n<p>Miguel Andujar (wrist), who has been rehabbing with El Paso, did not play in the game, nor did reliever Jason Adam (shoulder) as he was in San Diego and planning on throwing live batting practice on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>El Paso finishes with a 60-90 record.<\/p>\n<p>The minor league season is complete.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Farm system leaders<\/p>\n<p>(Minimum 200 plate appearances, 50 innings)<\/p>\n<p>AVG: .331 \u2013 1B Dayquer Alfonzo\u00a0 (R)<br \/>\nOBP: .464 \u2013 Alfonzo<br \/>\nSLG: .600 \u2013 OF Jase Bowen (AAA)<br \/>\nHRs: 19 \u2013 OF Alex McCoy (A+\/AA), OF Jake Cunningham (A+ \/ AA)<br \/>\nRBIs: 80 \u2013 OF Nick Solak (AAA)<br \/>\nSBs: 65 \u2013 OF Ryan Wideman (A \/ A+)<br \/>\nWins: 10 \u2013 RHP Sean Boyle (AAA), )<br \/>\nERA: 2.97 \u2013 RHP Jhony Brito (R \/ AA \/ AAA)<br \/>\nKs: 122 \u2013 RHP Winyer Chourio (A \/ A+)<br \/>\nWHIP: 1.18 \u2013 RHP Josh Mallitz (AA)<br \/>\nK\/BB: 3.23 \u2013 RHP Jesus A. Castro (A)<br \/>\nSaves: 11 \u2013 RHP Clay Edmondson (A+ \/ AA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ian Koenig finished the season on a high note at Triple-A El Paso. 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