The San Diego Padres on Sunday acquired catcher Austin Nola from the Seattle Mariners as part of a seven-participant offer, resources told ESPN.
Part of the return for Seattle is a single of San Diego’s prime potential customers, outfielder Taylor Trammell. Other gamers provided in the Mariners’ haul are infielder Ty France, catcher Luis Torrens and suitable-handed reduction pitcher Andres Munoz.
Headed to the Padres are relievers Austin Adams and Dan Altavilla, sources said. A huge-time ideal-handed arm who struck out 51 in 31 innings past calendar year, Adams has been recovering from ACL operation but will return before long and should really be a nice addition for San Diego along with the not too long ago acquired Trevor Rosenthal.
Nola is hitting .306 this period for Seattle, with 5 property runs and 19 RBIs in 29 online games as the team’s most important backstop. Final period, he batted .269 with 10 homers and 31 RBIs in 79 games.
Trammell was dealt by Cincinnati to the Padres very last year in a three-way trade involving the Cleveland Indians.
Trammell is rated the Padres’ No. 5 prospect and MLB’s 75th all round by ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel.
He strike .234 with 10 home runs, 43 RBIs and 20 stolen bases in 126 online games in Double-A very last year.
Nola is the more mature brother of Philadelphia Phillies suitable-handed starter Aaron Nola.
The Padres at the moment have the next-most wins (21) in the Nationwide League, trailing only division rival Los Angeles (26). They are wanting to conclude a playoff drought relationship again to 2006.
San Diego has been fast paced as Monday’s 4 p.m. ET trade deadline techniques, buying slugger Mitch Moreland from the Boston Red Sox previously Sunday and also undertaking a offer for Los Angeles Angels veteran catcher Jason Castro, according to sources. Individuals moves came on the heels of them earning a significant splash with their trade for Kansas City’s Rosenthal on Saturday.
