Headlines

  • Top 40 Trade Candidates For The 2025 Deadline
  • Rays Reinstate Ha-Seong Kim
  • Yankees Have Shown Interest In Ryan McMahon
  • Brandon Woodruff To Start For Brewers On Sunday
  • Royals Interested In Bryan Reynolds
  • Rangers Option Josh Jung
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

Remove Ads
  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Oakland Athletics
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2025 Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Padres Outright Jemile Weeks, Jake Smith, Jose Dominguez

By Jeff Todd | October 26, 2016 at 10:57pm CDT

The Padres have announced that three players were outrighted off the club’s 40-man roster. Infielder Jemile Weeks and righties Jake Smith and Jose Dominguez all lost their spots.

Weeks, a 29-year-old switch hitter, managed only seven hits and three walks in 57 plate appearances on the year for San Diego. He has mostly functioned as a journeyman depth option over the last several years after failing to follow up on a highly promising rookie campaign with the A’s back in 2011. Weeks elected free agency, so he’ll be back on the open market this winter.

The 26-year-old Smith received his first brief crack at the majors this year, but only took the ball four times for the Padres. He struggled badly at Double-A for the Giants, with San Diego claiming him in July. While Smith’s six appearances at the same level in the Padres organization were more successful, it wasn’t enough for the team to dedicate a MLB roster slot to him going forward.

Dominguez, like Weeks, took free agency. The 26-year-old has appeared in the majors in each of the last four years and threw a career-high 35 2/3 innings in 2016. The results weren’t there, though, as he worked to a 5.05 ERA with just twenty strikeouts against 17 walks.

Share 0 Retweet 12 Send via email0

San Diego Padres Transactions Jemile Weeks Jose Dominguez

Astros Void Deal With Cuban Prospect Cionel Perez
Main
Red Sox Notes: Hazen, Sawdaye, Rodriguez, Travis
View Comments (14)
Post a Comment

14 Comments

  1. petersdylan36

    9 years ago

    Weeks showed promise during Spring Training but got hit with injury bug; seemed to happen to a lot of Padres infielders this year. I still think he gets another shot elsewhere.

    Reply
    • SixFlagsMagicPadres

      9 years ago

      Spangenberg’s hamstrings are about as tough as that overpriced cotton candy they sell at Petco Park.

      Reply
      • petersdylan36

        9 years ago

        And to think that Francisco Lindor and Javier Baez were the two picks ahead of him. I know the Padres were planning on taking Lindor if he was available.

        But I’m not quite ready to throw in the towel on Spangenberg.

        Reply
    • Deke

      9 years ago

      According to baseball reference it says Weeks played for the Sacramento River Cats but Oakland was the affiliate at the time? I don’t think he was actually in the Giants system (and can’t find anything to that effect) at any point but I could be misreading his history.

      Seems to me in the minors he’s had decent numbers and will get another shot to make an MLB roster. I hope so.

      Reply
      • phillyoakman

        9 years ago

        he was a river cat during his oakland days. he was a promising player his rookie year. he hit a few home runs and then thought he was a power hitter and started swinging for the fences. It was a shame as an Oakland fan to watch him try and hit dingers rather than doubles and triples.

        Reply
        • Deke

          9 years ago

          Dude, that stuff is frustrating huh? I wish fans would appreciate a good at bat more and not get so hyped up over the long ball so much… geez SF fans wet themselves on anything that is in the air and we all know it’s an out most of the time. Personally I think someone running out a close triple is a more exciting play to watch than a home run unless it’s a clutch situation.

          Reply
        • phillyoakman

          9 years ago

          No doubt! Weeks was fun to watch run the bases. I was sold his first year in Oakland.

          Reply
  2. YourDaddy

    9 years ago

    Didn’t see any of these guys making the team, so no big loss in letting them go. Give the kids a chance to fill those slots on the 40 man.

    Reply
  3. davidcoonce74

    9 years ago

    I always thought Weeks would turn into a decent player after his good rookie year with Oakland. Of course, I thought the same about Josh Barfield. Padres have a bunch of flawed infielders anyway, though.

    Reply
    • pads fan1980

      9 years ago

      Schimpf looks pretty good to me. Would prefer to keep him over Weeks any day

      Reply
      • davidcoonce74

        9 years ago

        Schimpf had a nice year but he’s old and can’t play defense.

        Reply
        • bleacherbum

          9 years ago

          Yup, knowing Preller he will cash in on him this winter. Trade him for a starting pitcher to compete in that weak rotation

          Reply
        • bleacherbum

          9 years ago

          Let Spangenberg & Asuaje battle for the 2nd base job in spring. Whoever doesn’t win it becomes the super utility guy.

          Reply
  4. teddyt93

    9 years ago

    No losses with these three players. Protect the young kids from Rule 5.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.

Log in Register

    Top Stories

    Top 40 Trade Candidates For The 2025 Deadline

    Rays Reinstate Ha-Seong Kim

    Yankees Have Shown Interest In Ryan McMahon

    Brandon Woodruff To Start For Brewers On Sunday

    Royals Interested In Bryan Reynolds

    Rangers Option Josh Jung

    Kevin Pillar Announces Retirement

    Braves Place Spencer Schwellenbach On IL With Elbow Fracture

    Braves Designate Alex Verdugo For Assignment

    Giants Exercise 2026 Option On Manager Bob Melvin

    Yordan Alvarez Shut Down Due To Setback With Hand Injury

    Astros Place Jeremy Peña On Injured List With Fractured Rib

    Tucker Barnhart To Retire

    Tyler Mahle To Be Sidelined Beyond Trade Deadline

    Reds Release Jeimer Candelario

    Dave Parker Passes Away

    Griffin Canning Diagnosed With Ruptured Achilles

    Pirates Reportedly Have Very Few Untouchable Players At Trade Deadline

    Griffin Canning Believed To Have Suffered Achilles Injury

    Mariners Looking For Corner Infield Bats; Ownership Willing To Bump Payroll

    Recent

    Mets Sign Zach Pop, Designate Tyler Zuber

    Mets Interested In Mitch Keller

    Diamondbacks Activate Corbin Carroll From 10-Day IL

    Dodgers Release Luis Garcia

    Phillies Interested In Dennis Santana, David Bednar

    Mets Notes: Butto, Senga, Megill

    Billy Hunter Passes Away

    Padres Outright Logan Gillaspie

    Top 40 Trade Candidates For The 2025 Deadline

    Orioles Outright Matt Bowman, Emmanuel Rivera

    MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Sandy Alcantara Rumors
    • Luis Robert Rumors
    • Alex Bregman Rumors

     

    Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android App Store Google Play

    MLBTR Features

    MLBTR Features

    • Remove Ads, Support Our Writers
    • Front Office Originals
    • Front Office Fantasy Baseball
    • MLBTR Podcast
    • Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • MLBTR On Twitter
    • MLBTR On Facebook
    • Team Facebook Pages
    • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors

    Rumors By Team

    • Angels Rumors
    • Astros Rumors
    • Athletics Rumors
    • Blue Jays Rumors
    • Braves Rumors
    • Brewers Rumors
    • Cardinals Rumors
    • Cubs Rumors
    • Diamondbacks Rumors
    • Dodgers Rumors
    • Giants Rumors
    • Guardians Rumors
    • Mariners Rumors
    • Marlins Rumors
    • Mets Rumors
    • Nationals Rumors
    • Orioles Rumors
    • Padres Rumors
    • Phillies Rumors
    • Pirates Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Rays Rumors
    • Red Sox Rumors
    • Reds Rumors
    • Rockies Rumors
    • Royals Rumors
    • Tigers Rumors
    • Twins Rumors
    • White Sox Rumors
    • Yankees Rumors

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives
    • RSS/Twitter Feeds By Team

    MLBTR INFO

    • Advertise
    • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

    Do not Sell or Share My Personal Information

    hide arrows scroll to top

    Register

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version