After his freshman year at UW-Whitewater, Bachar joined the baseball team in addition to still playing football.[3] In 2015, his sophomore year and first as a member on the baseball team, he appeared in ten games (making seven starts) in which he went 7–1 with a 2.24 ERA and 46 strikeouts.[4] That summer, he played in the Northwoods League for the Lakeshore Chinooks.[5] As a junior in 2016, he went 8–6 with a 2.53 ERA over 92+2⁄3 innings.[6] Following the season, he was selected by the San Diego Padres in the fifth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[7][8] He signed for $350,000.[9]
After signing, Bachar made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona League Padres before earning promotions to the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Class AMidwest League and the Lake Elsinore Storm of the Class A-AdvancedCalifornia League. Over 15 games between the three clubs, he went 2–2 with a 3.19 ERA.[10] In 2017, he began the year back in the Arizona League before being promoted back to Fort Wayne.[11] Over 13 games (seven starts), he pitched to a 5–1 record, a 3.38 ERA, and 47 strikeouts over 50+2⁄3 innings. Bachar began the 2018 season with Lake Elsinore and was promoted to the San Antonio Missions of the Class AATexas League in May.[12] He went 5–9 with a 4.68 ERA over 27 games (18 starts), pitching a total of 115+1⁄3 innings between the two teams.[13] In 2019, he appeared in 24 games (19 starts) for the Amarillo Sod Poodles of the Class AA Texas League, going 8–4 with a 3.98 ERA and 126 strikeouts over 126+2⁄3 innings.[14][15] Bachar did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season, and he missed the whole 2021 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.[16][17][18] He played the 2022 season with San Antonio.[19] Over 27 games (seven starts), he went 5-3 with a 6.15 ERA, 44 strikeouts, and 18 walks over 45+1⁄3 innings.[20]
Howell made his professional debut with the Rookie-levelArizona League Brewers, batting .311/.398/.350 over 28 games.[25] In 2019, he played with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Class AMidwest League with whom he hit .235 with two home runs, 22 RBIs, 12 doubles, and 19 stolen bases over 91 games.[26] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 after the cancellation of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and spent the summer playing with the Joliet Slammers of the independent Frontier League.[27] To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned back to the Timber Rattlers, now members of the High-A Central.[28][29] He was promoted to the Biloxi Shuckers of the Double-A South in early August.[30] Over 107 games between the two clubs, he slashed .244/.349/.455 with 16 home runs, 51 RBIs, and 24 stolen bases.[31]
On April 6, 2022, Howell was traded to the San Diego Padres along with Brett Sullivan in exchange for Victor Caratini.[32] He was assigned to the San Antonio Missions of the Double-A Texas League to open the season.[33] He batted .248 with six home runs, twenty RBIs, and 12 stolen bases over 48 games before suffering a season-ending injury.[34] Howell returned to San Antonio to open the 2023 season.[35]
Jacob played college baseball career at Gonzaga. He was named to the West Coast Conference All-Freshman team.[37] As a senior, Jacob was named the West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year after going 8-1 with three saves, a 2.52 ERA, and 112 strikeouts in 85+2⁄3 innings pitched over 17 appearances with 11 starts.[38]
Kohlwey split his first professional season between the Tri-City Dust Devils, Fort Wayne TinCaps, and Lake Elsinore Storm, and returned to Lake Elsinore for the 2017 season. He played the 2018 season with Lake Elsinore and the San Antonio Missions, and split the 2019 season between Lake Elsinore, the Amarillo Sod Poodles, and the El Paso Chihuahuas. He played the 2021 season with both San Antonio and El Paso.[45] He returned to El Paso for the 2022 season.[46] Over 128 games, he compiled a .297/.389/.443 slash line with 11 home runs, 82 RBIs, and 32 doubles.[47]
Mears was selected in the second round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft by the San Diego Padres and received a $1 million signing bonus.[50][51] After signing with the team, he was assigned to the Arizona League Padres and batted .253 with seven home runs, 24 RBIs, and thirty runs scored in 166 at-bats.[52] Mears was named to the Padres' 2021 Spring Training roster as a non-roster invitee and entered the season as the organization's 10th-ranked prospect by MLB.com.[53] He was assigned to the Low-ALake Elsinore Storm for the 2021 season.[54] Over 71 games, he slashed .244/.368/.529 with 17 home runs, 48 RBIs, and ten stolen bases. He missed time during the season due to injury.[55]
Considered the top international free agent in the 2023 class, Salas signed with the San Diego Padres in January for a record $5.6 million bonus.[58][59][60][61]
During the summer of 2019, Wolf played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Cotuit Kettleers.[65][66] As a senior at West Virginia in 2021, he started 14 games and went 6-5 with a 3.03 ERA and 104 strikeouts over 89 innings.[67] Following the end of the season, he was selected by the San Diego Padres in the fourth round with the 129th overall selection of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[68][69] He signed with the team for $300,000.[70]
Wolf split his first professional season in 2021 between the Arizona Complex League Padres and the Lake Elsinore Storm, posting a 3.00 ERA and 24 strikeouts over 15 innings.[71] He opened the 2022 season with the Fort Wayne TinCaps, starting 22 games and going 7-8 with a 4.01 ERA and 134 strikeouts over 119 innings.[72] He was later promoted to the San Antonio Missions near the season's end with whom he made two starts.[73][74] To begin the 2023 season, he returned to San Antonio.[75]
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