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The Minnesota Twins have acquired right-handed pitchers Chris Paddack and Emilio Pagán from the San Diego Padres for All-Star left-handed pitcher Taylor ...

Since 2016, his 319 appearances rank fourth in the American League and first most among AL left-handers. He has pitched in parts of three seasons for the Padres since 2019, going 20-19 with a 4.21 ERA. Paddack posted a 7-7 record with a 5.07 ERA in starting 22 of his 23 appearances. Its rotation, meanwhile, has been overhauled in the past year. Pagan made a career-high 67 relief appearances last season, going 4-3 with a 4.83 ERA. The 30-year-old has pitched parts of five major league seasons with Seattle, Oakland, Tampa Bay and San Diego, going 13-10 with a 3.73 ERA. He saved 20 games for the Rays in 2019. Minnesota spent big on offense during the offseason by signing free agent Carlos Correa to a three-year, $105.3 million contract.

The Padres' Austin Nola heads to the dugout during a spring training game against the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 in Goodyear, AZ. (K.C. ...

Profar signed a three-year, $21 million deal after hitting .278/.343/.428 in 2020, when he made 32 starts in left field after taking over for the injured Tommy Pham, now with the Reds. The cast of characters to run out to that spot since then include two Upton brothers in back-to-back years, Jose Pirela, Tommy Medica, Paul McAnulty and yes even Chase Headley. The former Giants ace has a 5.07 ERA in 188 innings since signing with Arizona in 2020 and has a 6.75 ERA in his last five starts against the Padres (0-3). Bumgarner lowered his ERA from 5.73 in the second half in 2021 to 3.95 after the All-Star break. Manny Machado will bat second, followed by second baseman Jake Cronenworth, new DH Luke Voit, right fielder Wil Myers, first baseman Eric Hosmer, Profar and shortstop Ha-seong Kim. For all their efforts to bolster the position this spring, the Padres are left to start the status quo in left field as switch-hitter Jurickson Profar draws the start there for the opening day matchup with the Diamondbacks at Chase Field (6:40 p.m.; read about the season-opening series here). Nola is a career .271/.345/.435 hitter in the majors, numbers that are almost identical against left-handers (.271/.345/.447) as he’ll face Thursday evening in Madison Bumgarner.

Team's top prospect had strong spring, fills need for infield depth with Fernando Tatis Jr. out.

But regardless, the spring that he had and the impact that he made on not only myself but the coaching staff and the team, suggests he should be here.” Abrams briefly tracked fly balls in the outfield during batting practice before spending most of his time taking grounders at shortstop and second base. Preller believes Abrams has a future that could be as bright as that of Tatis, but he also wants to see Abrams be able to develop properly as a player. “I think CJ earned the job in the spring training,” Preller said. The Padres’ keeping the 21-year-old Abrams has been all but certain for more than a week. But finally, after Preller talked about Abrams’ journey, which included a recap of his injury-interrupted 2021, Melvin got around to telling him he had made the opening-day roster.

PHOENIX (AP) — Yu Darvish has pitched six hitless innings for the San Diego Padres in their opening game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night.

The Twins will reportedly send bullpen ace Taylor Rogers to southern California with this trade. The southpaw has essentially been a rock in the Minnesota ...

He had a cup of coffee with the Twins in 2020 and spent some more significant time (58 games) with the big-league team last season. It will be interesting to see how Paddack and Pagán will fit into the Twins’ pitching corps. All combined, he put together a .212/.299/.413 (.713) slash line with 10 homers and 21 RBI. Rooker was set to start the season with Triple-A St Paul with Kyle Garlick getting the nod as the fourth outfielder. He earned 30 saves in 2019, the year of the Bomba Squad and was the team’s representative for the player’s association. The righty starter has started 60 games in three years, including the shortened 2020 season, with the Padres. He’s put up a 4.21 ERA/4.10 FIP in 308 innings of work. The Twins are getting more pitching, this time from the San Diego Padres, before the season officially begins.

Where: Chase Field. Pitchers: Diamondbacks LHP Madison Bumgarner (7-10, 4.67)* vs. Padres RHP Yu Darvish (8-11, 4.22)*. TV/Radio: Bally Sports ...

They will be without SS Fernando Tatis Jr. to open the season. They were hoping to have RHP Mike Clevinger back to full health but he will open the season on the injured list due to knee soreness. They went just 12-34 to close out the season. The national anthem will be performed by professional military vocalist Tech Sgt Lisa Cimino, assigned to the Goldwater Air National Guard Base in Phoenix. The Luke Air Force Base Honor Guard will present the colors for the National Anthem and the Luke Air Force Base 944th Fighter Wing Unit will do the flyover. Opening Week games will take place April 7-10 vs. … In five starts against the Diamondbacks last season, he logged a 6.65 ERA. He posted a 3.83 ERA in his other 25 starts. the San Diego Padres, and April 12-13 vs. The Diamondbacks announced that the purchase of an Opening Week ticket will earn an additional non-Opening Week D-Backs home game ticket. This year, Chase Field is utilizing OPENGATE: a safe, fast, automatic & unprecedented screening system that does away with unloading bags, backpacks and purses. Bumgarner gave up six runs in four innings, serving up a pair of home runs, one to 1B Eric Hosmer, the other to RF Wil Myers. … In three starts against the Padres last year, he had a 5.09 ERA. … Bumgarner had long stretches of dominance last season as well as stretches in which he struggled. Fans are encouraged to be in their seat by 6 p.m. to enjoy the Opening Day festivities, including a Luke Air Force Base flyover and memorable opening ceremony. He finished last year on a down note, logging a 6.30 ERA in his final seven starts.

Trade just hours before 2022 season opener in Arizona gives Padres another option to close in Taylor Rogers.

The right-hander’s fantastic rookie season saw him post a 3.33 ERA and 0.98 WHIP in 2019, but he has been inconsistent since then. Still, he was of great interest to teams since the lockout ended. Rogers is due $7.3 million in 2021, and Rooker will make a prorated portion of the MLB minimum rate of $700,000. He was an All-Star in 2021, named to the American League roster as a replacement. That puts them a little more than $1 million under the competitive balance tax threshold of $230 million, though their payroll will fluctuate as they continue to make moves. He received a stem cell injection and returned strong this spring. Rogers saved 30 games for the Twins in 2019 and nine in the short ’20 season. He was largely used in the seventh and eighth innings last season but did save nine games. “And then also guys that have experience at the back of the bullpen. Robert Suarez saved 42 games in Japan in 2021 but has never pitched in the major leagues. The Twins will get a minor leaguer to be named later. “You try to put together pens that have guys that have different pitches and different looks for your manager to use,” Padres President of Baseball Operations A.J. Preller said.

Optioned RHP Reiss Knehr, OF Brent Rooker to Triple-A El Paso. RHP: Austin Adams, Nabil Crismatt, Yu Darvish, Javy Guerra, Pierce Johnson, Dinelson Lamet, Nick ...

RHP Luis García – 10-Day IL (retroactive to 4/4) RHP Mike Clevinger – 10-Day IL (retroactive to 4/4) The big-league roster will reduce to 26 next month.

A new season, a blank slate and plenty of fresh faces. Everything is on the table for the Padres on Opening Day and expectations remain high for San Diego's ...