The Padres’ roster churn has been relentless lately, and the latest move came in the upper minors. Right-hander Misael Tamarez has been released from the organization, according to the team’s transaction log on MiLB.com, with Triple-A El Paso handling the official move.
San Diego has cut more than 20 players over the past couple of weeks as it clears space for a new wave of draftees, including a heavy group of undrafted free agents. Tamarez became the newest casualty in that reshuffling, and his exit comes after a rough run in El Paso.
The Padres brought Tamarez in during July 2025 after Houston let him go from its Triple-A roster. He flashed early with San Diego’s affiliates, beginning at High-A Fort Wayne, where he posted a 1.23 ERA in six outings over 7.1 innings. A quick promotion to Double-A San Antonio followed, and he was even sharper there, putting up a 0.87 ERA in six appearances across 10.1 innings.
Once he reached Triple-A El Paso, though, the results turned. Before the end of 2025, Tamarez logged a 9.00 ERA in seven appearances over 14 innings.
This season brought a much bigger sample, but not better numbers. In 31 appearances at El Paso, the 26-year-old finished with a 6.14 ERA over 48.1 innings, striking out 38 while issuing 40 walks.
He allowed 35 runs, 33 earned.
That performance was enough for San Diego to move on and send him back into free agency.
Tamarez originally signed with Houston in March 2019 as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic. He climbed the system and was ranked among the Astros’ top 30 prospects from 2022 through 2024 by MLB Pipeline, reaching as high as No. 13 in 2023.
Even with that climb, he never made it to the majors. From 2023 through 2025, he spent all of his time at Triple-A with Houston, posting a 5.08 ERA in 2023, a 6.46 ERA in 2024 and a 9.00 ERA in 2025 before the Astros cut him loose.
Across his Triple-A career, Tamarez has appeared in 129 games and owns a 6.17 ERA with 271 strikeouts and 193 walks over 293.1 innings. He’ll now look for another opportunity, likely at Triple-A again, with the hope of finding better results.
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