Luis Campusano Grades & Analysis — C | Padres

Height

5'10"

Weight

232 lbs

Age

College

N/A

Draft

2017, Rd 2, #39

Experience

6 yrs

Bats/Throws

R/R

C-

Below averagePerformance

Bottom 5%Sentiment

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Career StatsC-

Year	Team	GP	AVG	HR	RBI	OPS	SB	H
Career		191	0.24570447	19	84	0.689559	0	143

Current Contract

Length

1 year

Total Value

$900K

Guaranteed

$540K

AAV

$900K/yr

Guaranteed %60%

Performance Analysis

C-

FCA+

Luis Campusano grades as an above average performer among MLB catchers, earning a B Performance grade. He is hitting with a 0.240 batting average and a 0.666 OPS (below the league average of .720) this season. With 17 home runs and 77 RBI through 178 games (a 15-HR, 70-RBI pace over a full season), he brings moderate power to the lineup. As a player entering his prime window at 27, Luis is a key contributor for the Padres. A 178-game sample provides high confidence in this grade.

Fan & Media Sentiment

Very Negative

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The public perception around Luis Campusano has cratered to its lowest point, reflecting a narrative that has moved well beyond skepticism and into outright organizational doubt. Media coverage over the last two weeks has been defined not by what Campusano is doing wrong on the field, but by the Padres' conspicuous inability — or unwillingness — to define what he is at all: a catcher who at 27 years old and six years into his professional career remains stuck in the uncomfortable limbo between unfulfilled prospect and proven contributor. That framing is particularly damaging because it is an organizational indictment as much as a personal one, suggesting the front office has watched enough to still not know what they have. His C- performance grade tells a parallel story — not a disaster, but not the kind of production that silences the noise or forces a team's hand in his favor, and a recent headline crediting him with a strong individual game against the Rockies reads more like a brief reprieve than a turning point in a larger conversation. The Padres' recent roster activity has been focused entirely on pitching reinforcements, which does nothing to shift attention toward Campusano or signal any institutional commitment in his direction. With San Diego sitting at 22-14 and holding the fourth seed in the National League West, the franchise is in a position where roster decisions carry real weight — and the loudest question surrounding their starting catcher right now is whether he will be part of the answer at all. The narrative has not bottomed out from a single catastrophic moment; it has eroded steadily, and at this point the burden of proof rests entirely with Campusano.

Recent Games

Date	OPP	Result	AB	H	R	HR	RBI	BB	SO
Wed, 5/6	@ SF	W 10-5	2	0	1	0	0	1	0
Sun, 5/3	vs CHW	L 0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2

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About this player

Luis Campusano is a player in his 6th MLB season listed at C for the Padres. FanVerdicts maintains four independent grades for every MLB player on an active roster — Contract Value Index for the deal itself, Performance for on-field production, Sentiment for media and fan reaction, and Fan Verdict for community voting. Current grades for Luis Campusano: Contract Value Index pending, Performance C-, Sentiment F, Fan Verdict pending.

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