Padres officially acquire Luis Arraez from Marlins
The San Diego Padres have formally acquired second baseman and reigning NL batting champion Luis Arraez from the Miami Marlins, in addition to money issues, in trade for first baseman Nathan Martorella, outfielders Dillon Head and Jakob Marsee and right-hander Woo-Suk Go, the golf equipment introduced Saturday.
The commerce was reportedly agreed upon on Friday, per ESPN, however was pending a bodily earlier than it may very well be finalized and formally introduced.
“When a guy like that is taken out of the lineup or potentially traded, you feel it, because he’s such a good kid and one of the leaders in that clubhouse,” supervisor Skip Schumaker stated, “so there’s definitely a shock value.”
There was additionally some shock within the Padres’ clubhouse after their 7-1 victory over the Diamondbacks on Friday night time, although it was for happier causes.
“It’s really amazing — that guy is a baller,” San Diego slugger Fernando Tatis Jr. stated about Arraez. “He’s probably the closest to Tony Gwynn right now, so looking forward to seeing him in our lineup. … The guy’s a pure hitter and I can’t wait for him to help us.”
Gwynn gained eight batting titles for the Padres throughout his Hall of Fame profession from 1982 to 2001.
Miami modified its lineup minutes earlier than first pitch in Oakland, pulling the 27-year-old Arraez out of the leadoff spot.
Instead, he made his approach by way of the customer’s dugout on the Coliseum shaking palms and providing hugs and goodbyes together with his now-former teammates, coaches and workers.
“Great teammate,” Schumaker stated. “So of course, yeah, I think that it’s human nature that there’s an initial shock value when it happens. Again, nothing’s official, but when he gets pulled out of the lineup these guys aren’t dumb, they know what’s going on. I think that the initial shock factor is definitely real and hopefully it goes away in a couple days or tomorrow or whatever it is because we know it’s a business and you’re paid here to come here and win games and be professional.”
Arraez — who was passed by the top of Miami’s 3-1 loss and his locker empty — ought to present an prompt spark to the Padres’ lineup. San Diego trails the first-place Dodgers within the proficient NL West.
Arraez was hitting .299 with 5 RBIs and had scored 22 runs with a .347 on-base share over 16 video games throughout Miami’s 9-24 begin. A two-time All-Star, he additionally gained an AL batting title for the Minnesota Twins in 2022 earlier than they traded him to Miami for Pablo Lopez in January 2023.
A’s supervisor Mark Kotsay appreciated the heads up from Schumaker earlier than the sport.
“It can be disruptive, but I think Skip handled it very, very well,” Kotsay said. “He’s been in the game a long time. Delivering those messages is never easy, but it was nice to see his teammates get a chance to say what they needed to. In terms of preparation, we’re all professional here. Those things happen. I’m sure it didn’t distract them from the game.”
The Marlins had been reportedly anticipated to obtain 4 gamers: reliever Woo-Suk Go and prospects Dillon Head, Jakob Marsee, and Nathan Martorella.
Martorella was taking part in in a Double-A recreation for San Antonio and at second base when he was traded and faraway from the sport, confused initially earlier than saying his goodbyes.
— With information from Sportsnet Staff
