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Padres Claim Mark Hamburger Off Waivers

By Mike Axisa | June 25, 2012 at 2:39pm CDT

The Padres have claimed right-hander Mark Hamburger off waivers from the Rangers and optioned him to Triple-A, the team announced. Jeremy Hermida was transferred to the 60-day DL to clear a 40-man roster spot.

Hamburger, 25, had been designated for assignment late last week to clear a spot on the roster for Roy Oswalt. He appeared in five games for Texas last year and has spent this season at Triple-A, where he has a 6.55 ERA with 7.3 K/9 and 4.2 BB/9 in 45 1/3 innings.

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36 Comments

  1. Lunchbox45

    13 years ago

    Do you want Fries with that?

    Reply
    • rfffr

      13 years ago

      They already traded their fries. 

      Reply
      • Gumby65

        13 years ago

        No, they traded HIM to the Angels.

        Edit, sorry that was meant for Lunchbox45, and as it turns out you said the same thing 😀

        Reply
        • Padres4lif3

          13 years ago

          we still are the Friars.

          Reply
      • johnnycomelately9

        13 years ago

        🙁 Glad to gain Roach though, he’s the real deal.  Best prospect the Angels had.

        Reply
    • mike melusky

      13 years ago

      I’m lovin’ it

      Reply
  2. rfffr

    13 years ago

    Right around lunch time in San Diego

    Reply
  3. bigpat

    13 years ago

    Padres claimed Hamburger, but I eated it. 

    Reply
  4. Joey Doughnuts

    13 years ago

    I hope he will relish his time with the Padres

    Reply
  5. Lastings

    13 years ago

    Weren’t the Padres owned by a McDonald’s owner back in the day? Quite fitting now…

    Reply
    • TophersReds

      13 years ago

      Now they just need to trade for James McDonald. 

      Reply
  6. NYBravosFan10

    13 years ago

    This post made me want to fire up my grill…

    Reply
  7. casorgreener

    13 years ago

    I thought this was a joke

    Reply
  8. Lily

    13 years ago

    mmmm……burger…….aaaarrrrggghhh

    Reply
  9. Padres4lif3

    13 years ago

    ahh the guy at the food stand must’ve went to the DL.

    Reply
  10. Gumby65

    13 years ago

    Sad that Ray Kroc isn’t around to see this 🙁

    Reply
  11. Julian W

    13 years ago

    Now trade Chase Headley for David Freese, and then swing a deal for Phil Coke. Come see the Padres! Everyone gets Hamburger, Freese, and a Coke!

    Reply
    • stl_cards16

      13 years ago

      You had Mr. Freese once, you can’t have him back!

      Reply
  12. EWA

    13 years ago

    Hope Hamburger isn’t overdone!

    Reply
  13. Caz

    13 years ago

    hamburger to go.. hold the fries!! I relish this opportunity~ I can hear him say now!

    Reply
  14. Tired_OF_FakeRumors

    13 years ago

    Hopefully he doesnt face aaron cook. If you know what i mean 😉

    Reply
  15. jfretless

    13 years ago

    “Grab some pine, MEAT!”

    Reply
  16. Keith C

    13 years ago

    He’ll go well with their no. 1 draft choice, Max Fried.

    Reply
  17. Schneck

    13 years ago

    His success will certainly depend on the quality of his cheese.

    Reply
  18. corey23

    13 years ago

    he’ll be a stud in 1 season and then traded away… padres are a reliever factory

    Reply
  19. Ted

    13 years ago

    Someday I hope he plays on the same team as the University of South Carolina’s young shortstop Joey Pankake. Yes, pronounced pancake.

    Reply
  20. rmceachinjr

    13 years ago

    To make room on the 40 man roster for Hamburger, the Padres released Hot Dog.

    Reply
  21. AaronAngst

    13 years ago

    Adding to the assembly line of lame going on here:

    What does Mark Hamburger say when the need to move his bowels arises?

    “Musturd.”

    Reply
  22. Slopeboy

    13 years ago

    If he pans out, it’ll be a whopper of a claim!

    Reply
  23. CandyMaldonadoLand

    13 years ago

    I would hate to have my last name of my favorite food. 

    Reply
    • Jason Hill

      13 years ago

      Yeah, cuz Friedchicken would be a beast to have to spell out all the time. (For me, at least.)

      Reply
  24. Doug

    13 years ago

    If Hamburger ever gets traded for a PTBNL or cash, will the report read “___ will pay the Padres Saturday for a Hamburger today?”

    Reply
  25. Orlandojjk

    13 years ago

    I went here just to see the food jokes people were going to say, not bad so far lol

    Reply
  26. drjayphd

    13 years ago

    Oddly enough, when you look up this transaction on Canal+ Sports’s site, it appears the Padres picked up Mark Royalewithcheese.

    Reply
  27. Alex

    13 years ago

    Thank goodness he got claimed. The Padres really saved his bacon.

    Reply
  28. Brian 31

    13 years ago

    I thought this was an Onion headline at first. Then I realized it wasn’t the Tigers so they couldn’t fit in a Prince Fielder fat joke in there.

    Reply

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