Commerce Deadline Outlook: San Diego Padres

Our team-by-team Commerce Deadline Outlook sequence continues with the Padres. San Diego’s top-heavy roster makes it simple to determine the priorities. If they continue to be immune to buying and selling both of their high prospects, they might pivot to under-the-radar or rental commerce targets.

Document: 52-44 (48.3% playoff likelihood, per FanGraphs)

Different sequence entries: Rockies, Giants, Phillies, Pirates, Astros, Marlins, Athletics, Orioles, White Sox, Nationals, Cubs, Rays, Dodgers, Braves, Yankees, Angels, Mets, Blue Jays, Mariners

Purchase Mode

Potential wants: Catcher, left area, beginning pitcher, utility infielder

San Diego has had the identical high few wants going again to the offseason. Free agent departures of Kyle Higashioka and Jurickson Profar left them with out solutions at catcher and in left area, respectively. The rotation depth has been a query since Joe Musgrove underwent Tommy John surgical procedure. The late-offseason Nick Pivetta signing has been large, however the again of the rotation nonetheless feels tenuous. Low-cost pickups in catcher and left area haven’t panned out, leaving the Padres to deal with each positions over the following two and a half weeks.

The Padres have had arguably the worst catching tandem in MLB. Elias Díaz and Martín Maldonado have mixed to hit .195/.255/.306 over 327 plate appearances. Neither participant charges extremely as a pitch framer. Whereas each gamers, particularly Maldonado, have a powerful repute for the unquantifiable elements of catcher protection (e.g. game-calling, managing a pitching employees), the manufacturing has not been there. It speaks to how far former high prospect Luis Campusano has fallen within the group’s eyes that he hasn’t gotten a chance this yr.

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