Nelson Cruz's time with Padres comes to an end, All-Star break a chance to give Michael Wacha's ailing right shoulder a rest
, who leads the farm system with 27 steals in 73 games at Triple-A El Paso and has played everywhere but catcher in the Padres’ system.
Carpenter has seen his OPS fall from 1.138 while hitting 15 homers in 47 games for the Yankees last year to four homers and a .629 OPS in 60 games this year, as he’s become a seldom-used hitter on a contract with guaranteed money next year via a $5.5 million player option.Melvin said, Padres president of baseball operations, delivered the news to Cruz over the phone on Tuesday morning.
Assuming the Padres get a handle on the inflammation, Wacha could return to the rotation late in the first turn after the All-Star break.
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