The San Diego Padres added to their already strong bullpen by acquiring All-Star left-hander Tanner Scott and right-hander Bryan Hoeing from the Miami Marlins…
Scott joins Robert Suarez and fellow deadline addition Jason Adam to form a fearsome bullpen.The Padres added to their already strong bullpen by acquiring All-Star left-hander Tanner Scott and right-hander Bryan Hoeing from the Miami Marlins for four players just before Tuesday's trade deadline.
San Diego general manager A.J. Preller said the move was made with an eye toward the playoffs, which the Padres missed last year after reaching the NL Championship Series in 2022.“You need a really deep 13-man staff” in the playoffs, Preller said, mentioning the big outs current closer Robert Suarez and former closer Josh Hader
The Padres entered Tuesday in second place in the NL West, 6 1/2 games behind Los Angeles, and in the third wild-card spot.Sign up for our free Olympics Headlines newsletter. The Marlins received four prospects: left-hander Robby Snelling, right-hander Adam Mazur, infielder/outfielder Graham Pauley and infielder Jay Beshears.
Scott is 6-5 with a 1.18 ERA and 18 saves, with 53 strikeouts in 44 appearances this season. He is scoreless across his last 17 appearances and 17 2/3 innings pitched since June 17, converting all 10 of his save opportunities while allowing just five hits for a .091/.206/.091 slash line over the stretch.
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