Luis Campusano

Luis Campusano

26-Year-Old CatcherC
San Diego Padres AAA
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Campusano began 2024 as San Diego's starting catcher, but after a strong start to the season, he batted just .188 over a 40-game span before landing on the injured list with a thumb injury in late June. By the time he returned, Kyle Higashioka had taken hold of everyday duties behind the plate, downgrading Campusano to the No. 2 backstop role until he was sent to the minors in September. Higashioka departed for Texas in the offseason, and with 18-year-old phenom Ethan Salas likely at least a year or two away from being ready for the majors, Campusano could again be slated for primary catching duties to kick off 2025. He's still young enough (Campusano will be 26 on Opening Day) to fulfill some of the offensive potential that made him the co-MVP of the California League in 2019, and he's at least shown some pop (17 homers over 525 career big-league at-bats) and the ability to make contact (15.2% strikeout rate) during his time in the majors. Campusano isn't going to be a popular target in fantasy drafts, but if he sees enough playing time, he could bounce back with enough offense to make him worth rostering as a second backstop in two-catcher leagues. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Padres in January of 2025.
Headed for Triple-A
CSan Diego Padres  AAA
March 24, 2025
The Padres optioned Campusano to Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.
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Elias Diaz will be the Padres' primary catcher, and non-roster invitee Martin Maldonado is in line to serve as his backup. Campusano will head to El Paso, where he will receive regular playing time as he awaits another opportunity in the majors.
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+3%
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .733 122 19 6 17 0 .241 .295 .438
Since 2023vs Right .713 351 45 9 53 0 .268 .313 .399
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2024vs Left .500 75 8 3 8 0 .143 .200 .300
2024vs Right .690 224 29 5 32 0 .256 .308 .382
2023vs Left 1.113 47 11 3 9 0 .405 .447 .667
2023vs Right .753 127 16 4 21 0 .289 .323 .430
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Since 2023Home .714 243 26 9 38 0 .249 .300 .413
Since 2023Away .722 230 38 6 32 0 .274 .317 .405
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2024Home .597 152 14 5 21 0 .199 .257 .340
2024Away .688 147 23 3 19 0 .257 .306 .382
2023Home .909 91 12 4 17 0 .333 .374 .536
2023Away .780 83 15 3 13 0 .304 .337 .443
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Campusano entered 2023 with 92 big-league plate appearances over the previous three years, but he finally received a decent stretch of playing time last season. He made the Opening Day roster as San Diego's backup catcher but went down with a thumb injury in mid-April and was sidelined until after the All-Star break. Gary Sanchez had settled in behind the plate for the Padres, but Campusano saw regular action the rest of the way before a sprained ankle kept him out for the final week of the campaign. The 25-year-old didn't provide much defensive value but excelled offensively with seven homers, 27 runs, 30 RBI and a .319/.356/.491 slash line in 174 plate appearances. Campusano hit similarly in the minors and doesn't have much else to prove at Triple-A, and he should be the favorite to open 2024 as the Friars' starting backstop. Even if that's the case, his outlook is likely to be limited by volume since he's played over 100 games in a season just once in his professional career. Additionally, he hasn't proved he can produce at the major-league level for even a half season, let alone a full one, so there's plenty of risk that comes with his massive upside.
Campusano doesn't have much more to prove with his bat in the minors, as he impressed again for Triple-A El Paso last season, posting a .298/.363/.483 slash line with 14 homers and 60 RBI over 358 plate appearances. His 17.3% strikeout rate and 9.4% walk rate further shone light on his readiness to hit in the majors, though he was just okay with a .250/.260/.333 slash line and a 1:11 BB:K over 50 big-league plate appearances with San Diego. That small sample isn't likely to divert the Padres' view of Campusano as their catcher of the future, and it's telling that in November they chose to non-tender veteran backstop Jorge Alfaro, who worked in a timeshare with Austin Nola last season. Nola will still be around in 2023, but Campusano is going to get an expanded opportunity and could emerge as the team's primary catcher if his bat plays up as expected and his glove is at least passable. The position is no longer the wasteland we've grown accustomed to in fantasy, but it's nonetheless a good idea to keep an eye on Campusano in redraft to see how his playing time shakes out.
Despite strong offensive statistical showings in the upper levels of the minors, Campusano still appears to be third on the Padres' depth chart at catcher. Austin Nola and Victor Caratini may not be better hitters than Campusano, but they are significantly better defenders and they work better with pitchers. Campusano logged a 122 wRC+ as a 22-year-old catcher at Triple-A, which is pretty excellent. He hit 15 home runs while batting .295 with a 20.2 K% and an 8.3 BB% in 81 games. His defense is supposedly trending up, but that might be damning with faint praise. If it ever seems like Campusano is poised for regular work, he's a talented enough hitter to add value in two-catcher leagues. The Padres traded for Jorge Alfaro in November, adding another competitor for playing time to the mix.
Despite entering 2020 having never played above High-A ball, Campusano parlayed a co-MVP campaign in the California League in 2019 and an impressive showing at the team's alternate training site last season into a big-league callup. The 22-year-old logged only four plate appearances before a sprained wrist shut him down for the remainder of the regular season, but he made the most of the brief opportunity, drilling a solo home run in his debut. He also struck out twice, providing a reminder that young catching prospects usually take time to develop. Still, Campusano has shown the ability to hit for contact in the minors -- he registered a superb 11.7 K% and 86.5 Contact% in his breakthrough 2019 season -- and he projects to be an above-average hitter in the big leagues. Unfortunately, offseason legal troubles have cast a cloud over his immediate future and scrambled his outlook moving forward.
Campusano, a second-round pick in 2017, had a breakout season at High-A, and while he clearly has a good command of the strike zone (10.7 BB%, 11.7 K%), his numbers are slightly less impressive when we look a little deeper. He hit .292 with nine home runs in 107 games away from Lancaster, one of the most hitter-friendly parks in pro baseball (he hit .423 with six HR in 15 games in Lancaster). His numbers in primarily neutral hitting environments are a better gauge of his present abilities -- a potentially above-average to plus hitter with average power. He has the tools to be a quality defensive catcher, thus profiling as the Padres' long-term starter at that position. We can recognize the noise in his California League numbers and still conclude that he is a top-10 catching prospect, just not a top-five one. He will spend his age-21 season at Double-A, which by itself is an accomplishment for any catcher.
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Makes impression with homer Sunday
CSan Diego Padres  AAA
March 16, 2025
Campusano hit a three-run home run in his only at-bat during Sunday's Cactus League loss to the Diamondbacks.
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Role for 2025 uncertain
CSan Diego Padres  AAA
March 12, 2025
Campusano may be trailing Elias Diaz in the battle to be San Diego's No. 1 catcher, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
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Gets $1 million from San Diego
CSan Diego Padres  AAA
January 9, 2025
The Padres and Campusano avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $1 million contract Thursday, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
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Sent to El Paso
CSan Diego Padres  AAA
September 11, 2024
The Padres optioned Campusano to Triple-A El Paso on Wednesday.
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Homers, reaches four times
CSan Diego Padres  AAA
August 18, 2024
Campusano went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored while also drawing a walk in Saturday's win over the Rockies.
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Set for extended absence
CSan Diego Padres  AAA
May 12, 2023
Campusano underwent surgery on his ailing left thumb Friday and should be sidelined for around two months, according to Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune.
ANALYSIS
Campusano has been on the 10-day injured list for nearly a month, but he'll be transferred to the 60-day injured list once the Padres find someone to take his spot in the 40-man roster. Campusano has seen some action for the Padres in the last four years, but he's never had a chance to show what he can do with regular playing time at the MLB level. He has slashed just .198/.237/.302 with three homers in a span that covers 114 plate appearances across 35 games.
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