(RBI). Darr was a left-handed batter, though he threw right-handed. He advanced to the Fayetteville Generals of the Single-A South Atlantic League in 1995, batting .289 with 58 runs scored, 114 hits, 5 home runs, and 66 RBI in 112 games. By 1996, Baseball America ranked Darr the seventh-best prospect in the Tigers organization. That season, he played in 85 games for the Lakeland Tigers of the Single-A advanced Florida State League, batting .248 with 26 runs scored, 77 hits, 0 home runs, and 38 RBI in 85 games. Late in 1997 spring training, he was traded to the San Diego Padres with Matt Skrmetta for Jody Reed on March 22. San Diego Padres Single-A advanced and Double-A (1997–98) Darr remained at the Single-A advanced level with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League in 1997. In one game for the Quakes, he had six hits in six at bats, a franchise record later tied by Jorbit Vivas in 2021. This season, Darr hit 15 home runs in 134 games. He ranked among the California League leaders with a .344 batting average (fourth behind Mike Stoner's .358, Mike Mitchell's .350, and Todd Wilson's .345), 104 runs scored (third behind Stoner's 115 and Tim Garland's 106), 179 hits (second behind Stoner's 203), and 94 RBI (seventh). He also stole 23 bases, getting caught only seven times. In recognition of Darr's strong season, the Padres named him their Minor League Player of the Year. Not chosen as one of San Diego's Top 10 prospects by Baseball America in 1997, Darr was ranked by them as the sixth-best prospect in the Padres organization in 1998. He played 132 games with the Double-A Mobile BayBears of the Southern League. He hit 6 home runs and finished among the league leaders with a .310 batting average (eighth), 105 runs scored (second to Gabe Kapler's 113), 162 hits (fourth behind Kapler's 176, Carlos Lee's 166, and Robert Fick's 164), and 90 RBI (sixth). Darr ranked sixth in the league with 28 stolen bases, getting caught only eight times. In the Minors and the Majors (1999–2000) Darr was ranked the fourth-best prospect in the Padres organization by Baseball America in 1999, behind only Matt Clement, Ben Davis, and Junior Herndon. He began the season with the Triple-A Las Vegas Stars of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) but was promoted to the Padres in May. He made