The Padres traded 5 center fielders as they built a playoff team
By now, the depths of Jackson Merrill’s terrific 2024 season have been duly plumbed. All that remains is to find out Monday if baseball writers chose the Padres’ center fielder as the National League’s Rookie of the Year.
Perhaps Preller would’ve traded the five center fielders regardless of his convictions about Merrill. But I’d guess the general manager’s robust faith in Merrill, whom he drafted and held out of the first Juan Soto trade, was reassuring. The Padres’ first-round draft pick in 2023, Head went to the Marlins in May, bringing back Luis Arraez. The same trade included Marsee, a sixth-round selection who had a big 2023 season followed by a strong Arizona Fall League.
Ray Kerr had reconstructive elbow surgery following a subpar start to the season with the Braves. Trading Kerr in December saved the Padres $4 million in salary, as part of ownership-mandated cuts that ultimately shrank the payroll by $90 million. It appears the Padres may have taken the same philosophy into account when evaluating their minor leaguers as potential trade candidates.
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