Cantillo (abdomen) made his first rehab appearance in the Arizona Complex League on Friday, allowing a hit and a walk while striking out two over two scoreless innings.

EDGE Analysis

Cantillo has been sidelined all year with the abdominal injury. but he's finally on the way back. The 21-year-old southpaw was part of Cleveland's return for last August's Mike Clevinger trade. It's unclear how many more rehab appearances Cantillo will need before he's able to link up with Double-A Akron.

Cantillo was placed on the seven-day injured list with abdominal soreness Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

Cantillo has been assigned to Double-A Akron to begin the minor-league season, but he hasn't yet made his 2021 debut. The severity of his injury isn't yet known.

Cantillo is one of six players sent from San Diego to Cleveland on Monday in the Mike Clevinger deal, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Cantillo is at least a moderately interesting pickup for Cleveland, though he won't be making a big-league impact any time soon, as he's only made three starts at the High-A level. He's a classic left-handed back-end starter prospect, at least judging by his stuff, as his fastball sits in the high 80s but is complemented by a potentially plus changeup. That doesn't necessarily make him sound like a strikeout arm, though he did strike out 34.7 percent of batters in 19 starts for Low-A Fort Wayne last season, en route to a 1.93 ERA. He may have a tougher time fooling higher-level hitters, though he could also grow into more velocity, as he's just 20 years old.

Cantillo will be part of the Padres' 60-man summer camp.

EDGE Analysis

Cantillo has a chance to develop into a No. 3 or No. 4 starter if all goes well in the coming years, but he has only made three starts at High-A, logging a 4.61 ERA as his walk rate spiked to 11.1 percent, so he is not ready to face MLB hitters. His inclusion was more for developmental purposes than to help the big-league team win games in 2020.

Cantillo is expected to begin the 2020 campaign with High-A Lake Elsinore, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

EDGE Analysis

Cantillo began last season with Low-A Fort Wayne, dominating with a 1.93 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 128:27 K:BB over 98 innings. He then moved up to the California League, allowing seven earned runs over three starts for Lake Elsinore before he was shut down for workload reasons. The 20-year-old had some control issues in his brief stint at the High-A level -- he walked seven batters over his 13.2 frames -- but he continued to display swing-and-miss stuff with 16 strikeouts. Given his minor-league success thus far, Cantillo could be a quick climber through the Padres system.

Cantillo has reached his innings limit for the season and will not pitch in the California League playoffs, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

EDGE Analysis

Cantillo pitched 111.2 innings between Low-A Fort Wayne and High-A Lake Elsinore this season, compiling a 10-4 record along with a 2.26 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 144:34 K:BB in 22 starts. His workload was a drastic increase from the 49 innings he pitched in the minors last year. In a procedural move, Cantillo was transferred to the Arizona League to create a spot on Lake Elsinore's roster.

Cantillo started for Lake Elsinore on Sunday and walked four batters in 4.1 innings, allowing three runs and five hits while striking out seven.

EDGE Analysis

Cantillo, currently the Padres' 12th-ranked prospect, was promoted to High-A on Thursday. In his first start for the Storm, he struggled with his control, issuing four walks -- one more than he handed out across 25 innings in June while pitching in the Midwest League. On a positive note, the 19-year-old continued to show a penchant for missing bats, whiffing seven hitters after compiling 128 strikeouts in 98 innings at Low-A Fort Wayne.

Cantillo was promoted from Low-A Fort Wayne to High-A Lake Elsinore on Thursday, Emily Waldon of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

The promotion is certainly warranted, as the 19-year-old has looked nothing short of dominant across 19 starts with Fort Wayne, posting a league-leading 1.93 ERA to go with an 0.87 WHIP and 128:27 K:BB in 98 innings.

Cantillo struck out seven and walked three over six no-hit, shutout innings in his most recent start Sunday for Low-A Fort Wayne.

EDGE Analysis

According to Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune, Cantillo was named the Midwest League's pitcher of the week for his efforts, the third time this season he's received the award. The 19-year-old lefty owns a league-leading 1.93 ERA to go with an 0.87 WHIP and 128:27 K:BB across 98 frames with Fort Wayne this season.

Cantillo threw six shutout innings, giving up just two hits with 10 strikeouts and no walks for Low-A Fort Wayne on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Cantillo continued his dominant start to the year for the TinCaps with another excellent showing on the mound, reaching double-digit strikeouts for the first time this season. He now has a 1.96 ERA and a 0.87 WHIP to go along with a 73:17 K:BB over 55 innings in Midwest League play this season, and boasts a 2.49 ERA over 112 innings since joining the Padres organization in 2017. At this point, the 19-year-old has established himself as a pitcher to watch in a Padres' system loaded with talented arms.