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Forrest Wall Opts Out Of Minor League Deal With Padres

By Nick Deeds | August 2, 2025 at 10:17pm CDT

Outfielder Forrest Wall has opted out of his minor league deal with the Padres and is ticketed for free agency, according to a report from ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel. San Diego signed Wall back in January and he’s been playing for the club’s Triple-A affiliate ever since.

Wall, 29, was a first-rounder selected by the Rockies back in 2014. A top-100 prospect back in 2016, Wall was traded alongside Cory Spangenberg to the Blue Jays for Seunghwan Oh. After years spent toiling in the Colorado, Toronto, and Seattle farm systems Wall finally made his big league debut in Atlanta during the 2023 season. He received just 15 plate appearances over a 15-game cup of coffee with the Braves, but in that time he went 6-for-13 with two doubles and a homer and walked twice against four strikeouts.

That sensational cameo earned Wall a spot on Atlanta’s 40-man roster headed into 2024, but he struggled when called up to help fill in for Ronald Acuna Jr. in June of last year. Wall was designated for assignment by the Braves, and his struggles continued after he was claimed off waivers by the Marlins. Wall hit just .250/.314/.250 in 35 plate appearances in that second taste of big league action. Wall was DFA’d by Miami late in the 2024 and claimed by the Orioles, who eventually outrighted him to the minor leagues. That allowed him to elect free agency and sign on with San Diego, for whom he’s played 69 games at Triple-A this year.

Wall’s struggles to establish himself in the majors could be due to relatively unimpressive numbers at the highest level of the minors. He’s spent parts of six seasons at Triple-A, and has a mediocre .273/.360/.391 slash line at the level across 450 games. While his numbers have improved in recent seasons, they still hardly jump off the page; Wall’s .298/.384/.429 showing for El Paso this year is actually good for only a 99 wRC+ due to the inflated offensive environment of the Pacific Coast League.

Still, Wall’s limited big league exposure has resulted in some success, with a 125 wRC+ in 31 total games. Perhaps that’s enough to catch the attention of a club in need of left-handed outfield depth as they gear up for the stretch run. If Wall doesn’t find an offer to his liking in affiliated ball, another option could be exploring overseas opportunities. At 29 years old with less than one year of service time under his belt in the majors, even if Wall did catch on in the majors he would likely be exiting his prime by the time he reached arbitration. That could make searching for a more immediately lucrative deal overseas a more attractive option for the outfielder.

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15 Comments

  1. HiredGun23

    3 months ago

    It seems like every DFA or opt-out article is the same in content. Only the names have changed…

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  2. LFGSD420

    3 months ago

    Chad Spanberger not Corey spangenberg

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  3. highflyballintorightfield

    3 months ago

    With the Padres loading up the major league roster he surely could see the writing on the … well, you know.

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    Reply
  4. HiredGun23

    3 months ago

    I saw what ya did there, high…hahaha

    Reply
  5. Jacksson13

    3 months ago

    Soon to reappear as a quasi major leaguer with the Minnesota Twins.

    Reply
    • Steinbrenner2728

      3 months ago

      YOU POSTED THE SAME COMMENT IN THE LAST 5 ARTICLES. WE GET IT!

      Reply
      • voodoo

        2 months ago

        😂 don’t look at the comments bro the twins are bound to get clowned hard for a while

        Reply
  6. آلي مكبيل_.._.بيتزا بيبيروني آشتون كوتشر

    3 months ago

    Something weird went on with Baseball Reference where it is showing the 162 averages, showing the tenths. On a 162 average, he would get 5.2 homeruns. I can picture the sixth homerun getting stuck mid-air.

    Reply
    • rememberthecoop

      2 months ago

      I noticed that too. Maybe his 62.7 strikeout average came with a check swing?

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      • آلي مكبيل_.._.بيتزا بيبيروني آشتون كوتشر

        2 months ago

        I think that check swing is still in review.

        Reply
  7. Dumpster Divin Theo

    3 months ago

    Run Forrest Run!

    Reply
    • rememberthecoop

      2 months ago

      That Animal House was such a great movie…

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      • Dumpster Divin Theo

        2 months ago

        Those aren’t pillows!

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  8. TheMichigan

    2 months ago

    Uh, for this articles sake. Forrest Wall was NOT traded with Cory Spangenberg, who’s never played for the Rockies, for Oh. He was traded with Chad Spanberger for Oh in 2016.

    Reply
  9. Cohn Joppolella

    2 months ago

    He’s up against a wall.

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