Padres announce that they choose first baseman/outfielder contract Gavin bed sheets. Make room in a 40-man lineup Joe Musgrove Transferred to the 60-day injury list. Musgrove is recovering from Tommy John’s surgery and will miss the entire 2025 season.
Next month’s 29th sheets signed a minor league contract with the Padres in the winter. He has spent his entire career with the White Sox before, but has not had that club after the 2024 season. He has outstanding in Chicago’s 0.250/.324/.506 line in 2021. Given that he is not a powerful defender or baseman, the work becomes untenable.
In the camp with monks, there is a monster on the sheets. He stepped on the plate 49 times in 19 games and played 6 home runs. This is a small sample size, but his eye line is .311/.367/.756.
Opening day is one week away. The fact that Padres added him to the lineup today shows that there may be some kind of liquidity clause in his deal that opt out or upward. Kevin Acee of the San Diego United Tribune reported that there was some clause in his contract giving him a chance to leave another club. With these large numbers of people, Padres didn’t want him to escape and gave him a roster today.
Being added to a 40-man lineup does not guarantee a place in the active lineup. He still has an option so he can send it as depth to minors. However, monks are looking for an affordable lineup upgrade.
After the 2024 season, they lost Jurickson Profar, Ha-Seong Kim, Kyle Higashioka, Donovan Solano and David Peralta to free agents. This leaves them without left fielder, an infielder, a catcher and a few solid role-players.
But San Diego’s budget is already tight. Last winter, this led to the trade of Juan Soto. That deal strengthens the pitching depth and brings Higashioka. Low-cost flyers on Profar, Solano and Peralta work well, especially in the case of Profar.
This winter, the budget is tight again. While Dylan’s fierce deal has not yet been achieved, the club is trying to patch its own loopholes without huge spending. They offered Elias Diaz a modest $3.5mm deal to enhance the capture mix. Connor Joe and Jason Heyward line up 2mm to the left. As for the infield, Xander Bogaerts will return to shortstop to release Jake Cronenworth’s second base and Luis Arraez’s first base.
All of this still leaves some room for the designated hitter/substitute bat mix. They have Tirso Ornelas, Eguy Rosario and Brandon Lockridge on the roster. The sheets are next to veterinarians like Jose Iglesias and Yuli Gurriel.
The whole situation may take several days to clear. Gurriel and Iglesias also opted out this weekend, so it’s worth a look around next week or so. Currently, Padres prevented the sheets from leaving and hoped they found another diamond in the rough place.
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