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Padres Designate Colin Rea, Cory Spangenberg, Allen Cordoba

By Jeff Todd | November 20, 2018 at 6:28pm CDT

The Padres have designated righty Colin Rea for assignment along with infielders Cory Spangenberg and Allen Cordoba, the club announced. San Diego also designated Christian Villanueva, whose contract rights will be sold to a Japanese club.

Meanwhile, the Friars completed a busy day of 40-man roster maneuvering by adding a host of players. Catcher Austin Allen, infielder Ty France, outfielder Edward Olivares, and righties Pedro Avila, Anderson Espinoza, Chris Paddack, and Gerardo Reyes will all be protected from the Rule 5 draft.

It’s a rather notable group of players to be pared from the roster for the Padres. Rea was once considered a future rotation piece but will perhaps be best known in San Diego for being forcibly re-acquired after health issues arose following his trade to the Marlins.

Spangenberg, meanwhile, was taken tenth overall in the 2011 draft. He just hasn’t turned the corner in the majors. In 2018, Spangenberg slashed .235/.298/.362 with seven home runs in 329 plate appearances. He projected to earn $2.3MM in arbitration; instead, he’ll likely be a popular target for teams looking for versatility and/or hoping he still has some upside in the tank at 27 years of age.

Finally, Cordoba was one of the more hyped Rule 5 picks in recent memory. Many felt the Pads had made quite the crafty move in snatching him from the Cardinals. The San Diego organization carried him for all of 2017 to secure his rights, even as the unpolished youngster struggled. After an injury-plagued 2018 season in which he hit even worse at the High-A level than he had in the majors, Cordoba was punted from the roster.

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  1. Waitings The Hardest Part

    3 months ago

    Michael Gettys left unprotected. Unless he’s part of the Segura Leake deal.

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    • redrooster

      3 months ago

      Nope. Even if that does happen he still had to be placed on the 40-man roster by 5 PM PST today to be protected

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    • Ryan Wheeler

      3 months ago

      Hasn’t he fallen off quite a bit? I wouldn’t think he has much following anymore

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  2. redrooster

    3 months ago

    Why Spang over Pirela?

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    • CNichols

      3 months ago

      Probably $, Spangey is at least a million dollars more expensive.

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      • redrooster

        3 months ago

        Fine. Why Cordoba over Pirela? I honestly would have kept every single guy the Padres got rid of today over Pirela.

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      • petersdylan36

        3 months ago

        I wonder the same thing. They both don’t hit but Spangenberg has speed, defense, and versatility over Pirela

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    • Friarfaithful117

      3 months ago

      I Second that question

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    • Waitings The Hardest Part

      3 months ago

      Preller traded for Pirela but inherited Spangenberg.

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      • redrooster

        3 months ago

        He also inherited Renfroe. Who would you rather DFA between him and Pirela?

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      • saavedra

        3 months ago

        Pirela was claimed from the yankees, wasn’t he?

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        • redrooster

          3 months ago

          Nope. Acquired in trade for Ronald Herrera (who himself was acquired in trade for Kyle Blanks)

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        • disgruntledreader

          3 months ago

          And, in the ‘things come full circle’ file, Herrera was outrighted by the Rangers after clearing waivers today.

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    • Soldierofgod619

      3 months ago

      Because Greg Garcia and Spangenberg are the same left handed utility player but Garcia is cheaper and can handle playing some SS and can get on base and the Padres save about 1.2m by playing him over Spangy. Usually two utility players are needed so it seems Pirela being right handed will keep his job.

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      • redrooster

        3 months ago

        Villanueva and Cordoba are both RHH utility players who are pre-arb. Both are better than Pirela.

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        • Soldierofgod619

          3 months ago

          Villy was good against LHP only. Cordoba took a step back going from MLB to A ball and with plenty of SS depth ahead of him he was seen as expendable. Might aswell use the 40 man slots for guys who are closer to MLB ready which Cordobas bat isint even close to.

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        • redrooster

          3 months ago

          Pirela had a .604 OPS against RHP’s. He was also “good against LHP only.” Cordoba can play lots of positions as shown in his time with the big club in 2017. Before saying that he can’t play any of them well, remember who we are comparing him to. I’d rather use the 40-man slots on guys with actual upside.

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        • Vedder80

          3 months ago

          Cordoba should have never been in MLB in the first place and only was because he was taken in the Rule 5 draft from a ball and had to be. The rise of tanking has ruined the purpose of the Rule 5 draft.

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        • CNichols

          3 months ago

          Cordoba played single A last year. There might be a decent shot no one claims him and they can keep him by outrighting him to the minors

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    • nypadre66

      3 months ago

      Or Guerra? Spangy may have been inconsistent last year, but he showed signs of being decent in prior years. Guerra hasn’t hit since he came from Boston. Is the only difference that Guerra is one of AJ The Genius’ trades?

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      • redrooster

        3 months ago

        Guerra > Pirela

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        • SDFriarfan

          3 months ago

          perhaps defensively but not offensively. Pirela, for all his faults, is a decent hitter.

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  3. Soldierofgod619

    3 months ago

    Had a feeling some of these guys were going to be traded or dropped. Garcia makes about 900k opposed to Spangenbergs 2.1m estimate both LH but Garcia can actually play some SS and get on base.

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    • groundhog5150

      3 months ago

      Ah, finally someone is paying attention. Good job. I hope to hell that Meyers isn’t the opening day starter at 3rd. Praying for a trade.

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  4. ronnsnow

    3 months ago

    Are the Padres trying to set a transaction record today?

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    • kyleschwarbersmomkyleschwarbersmom

      3 months ago

      They just traded Rowan Wick to the Cubs.

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      • kyleschwarbersmomkyleschwarbersmom

        3 months ago

        Which if I refreshed I would have noticed earlier.

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  5. nmc420theambassador

    3 months ago

    paddack was the only name i needed to read. in all honesty, he should have been worthy enough to warrant his own article just to announce his 40 man spot

    chris paddack is the light. chris paddack is the way

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    • sufferfortribesufferfortribe

      3 months ago

      I give your last 2 sentences serious downvotes.

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      • mack423

        3 months ago

        come on, it’s so obviously facetious and funny

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    • JP

      3 months ago

      Absolute truth! The dude’s minor league numbers are mind boggling. He is THE CHOSEN ONE.

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      • nypadre66

        3 months ago

        Destined to be the #1 through #5 starter. The only pitcher they’ll ever need. Another Preller find!

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  6. SanDiegoAgaintsTheWorld

    3 months ago

    What about Jose Pirela and Brett Kennedy? Sad.

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    • redrooster

      3 months ago

      If they were interested in dropping Brett Kennedy he never would have been called up in 2018 in the first place. Better to expose him to Rule 5 than waivers. Right there with ya on Pirela.

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    • groundhog5150

      3 months ago

      Kennedy was a surprise at El Paso and not really part of the plan. I’m guessing that the Padres are thinking fluke.

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      • nypadre66

        3 months ago

        Then why didn’t they DFA him or dump him today with Wick, Rea, and Lockett? If he wasn’t in the plans, they should have jettisoned him with the rest of the flotsam.

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  7. juicemanejuicemane

    3 months ago

    Its really amazing we won more than 50 games these past few years…Some of these guys over the past 3 seasons wont ever see the big leagues again.

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    • nypadre66

      3 months ago

      Just like Jedd Gyorko, who Preller paid the Cardinals to take.

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  8. JackDanielsGhost

    3 months ago

    Why are Pirela and Assuaje still on the roster?

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    • Ryan Wheeler

      3 months ago

      Shrug. I think that they probably won’t be on the roster by Spring Training. Betting Preller sells Myers and picks up multiple contracts and uses them as DFAs at that point in time.

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    • nypadre66

      3 months ago

      Someone has to play, even if they’re inconsistent. Without them, the infield consists of Hosmer, Urias, Garcia and Guerra.

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  9. RATTY

    3 months ago

    Go Rockstar GM…You got the stage…..nice!

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  10. groundhog5150

    3 months ago

    If the Padres can’t swing a trade for someone to play 3rd, is Solarte a stopgap option?

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    • csspackler

      3 months ago

      No.

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      • nmc420theambassador

        3 months ago

        spack! man, figured we wouldn’t see you around once MLB shut down their commenting system. didn’t realize you had an account over here. still can’t get SDUT to log me in, i had tried hitting you up there a month or so ago when the main boards went down.

        a majority of us have all shared contact information through the years and we keep in touch on facebook for the most part, but we still do message via email. let me know if you’re interested in swapping info. glad to run into you on this vast space we know as the internet

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        • csspackler

          3 months ago

          I’m retiring in 10 days, and I’m going to have to shift all of my email registrations to my gmail account.

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        • mrpadre19

          3 months ago

          Have you tried Madfriars?

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        • nmc420theambassador

          3 months ago

          no but i did consider it. i looked up a bunch of other blogs that had commenting systems, but mainly i was looking for a place for a bunch of us MLB.com commenters that are now refugees in need of a new message board home. thankfully the lot of us were able to pass information from the old boards and we’ve met on facebook on a chris paddack fan page. more than welcome to look that up and join us if you care to do so. will double check the traffic on madfriars again. it was between that eastvillagetimes, gaslampball and another site that i’m blanking on, but most of us just use the facebook page now instead.

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        • nmc420theambassador

          3 months ago

          @spack

          n.mc107@yahoo.com

          drop me a message whenever you’re free if you’d like, will forward you where most of us hang now.

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    • Friarfaithful117

      3 months ago

      Rather roll with Ty France

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      • groundhog5150

        3 months ago

        If a trade isn’t made, I could live with that for a year or less to see how he does. I’d rather have that than have Meyers back in the infield.

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  11. connfyoozed

    3 months ago

    Is it just me or does it seem like Cory Spangenberg had been with the Padres organization for about 20 years?

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    • groundhog5150

      3 months ago

      Seems like he and Beltre broke in the same year.

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  12. rmullig2

    3 months ago

    The Padres could give the state a California a lesson on how to clear dead wood.

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  13. mack423

    3 months ago

    Remember how upset Cardinals fans were in 2017, watching the Padres stash Cordoba all year?

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    • bbatardo

      3 months ago

      Car accident last off season really derailed him.

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    • redrooster

      3 months ago

      They can claim him back now if they are so inclined

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  14. chino31

    3 months ago

    Spangenberg has Yankees signing him pronto

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    • groundhog5150

      3 months ago

      That would be an awesome temporary fix until Didi comes back.

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      • nypadre66

        3 months ago

        Spangenberg’s never been a shortstop. Second, Third or Left field.

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        • groundhog5150

          3 months ago

          How could anyone think that I was serious. Smh

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        • redrooster

          3 months ago

          Can’t be much worse than he was in LF

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      • justin-turner overdrive

        3 months ago

        sarcasm? he’s terrible at baseball.

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  15. ERLking

    3 months ago

    Lol ….That’s what I was thinking about Colin Rea earlier. I am jazzed about the moves made today. It burns when you let a player be grabbed by the Rule 5 draft. We need our hot lava minors to erupt as Padres!

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    • groundhog5150

      3 months ago

      Hot lava still makes me laugh. Thanks Scotty.

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  16. VegasSDfan

    3 months ago

    About half the team should be flipped. Get ready for another 70 win season.

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  17. redrooster

    3 months ago

    Rule 5 roster crunch for next year will include the following:
    Fernando Tatis Jr, Cal Quantrill, Logan Allen, Esteury Ruiz, Josh Naylor, Jorge Ona, Andres Munoz, David Bednar, Buddy Reed, Eguy Rosario and anyone who wasn’t protected or taken this year.

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    • groundhog5150

      3 months ago

      I wouldn’t be surprised if a couple of them aren’t with the Padres come late February.

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      • VegasSDfan

        3 months ago

        Those guys will all be on the active roster before next season

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        • iverbure

          3 months ago

          The Padres are aggressively seeking starting pitching. If it’s via trade some of them won’t be.

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        • csspackler

          3 months ago

          There’s no chance that Ruiz, Ona, Rosario and probably Bednar will be on the active roster next year.

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    • Friarfaithful117

      3 months ago

      Well Richard and Stammen will be FA. There’s two spots. I have five other guys I would DFA without hesitation. We still should try to consolidate some talent into a big leaguer to avoid losing anyone to Rule V next season.

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    • csspackler

      3 months ago

      I don’t think that’s true of Ruiz or Ona

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      • redrooster

        3 months ago

        Ruiz signed in 2015. Ona 19 y/o when he signed. They are Rule 5 eligible next year.

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  18. surfguru

    3 months ago

    Supposedly Myers is getting traded to Seattle for Leake and Segura.

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    • groundhog5150

      3 months ago

      Truth?? Or are you fishing? I know Seattle has problems but, really???

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  19. connie borders

    3 months ago

    There is a reason there is still what we Padre fans would call dead weight on the 40 man. When the trades and FA signings happen, heads are gonna roll

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  20. justin-turner overdrive

    3 months ago

    Can all the Padres fans on here who constantly acted like Spangenberg had trade value and would include him in trade ideas please issue an apology to the rest of us who knew that obviously he did not?

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    • VegasSDfan

      3 months ago

      Someone will sign him. Ultimately, he just can’t hit well enough to be an everyday player

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  21. JKB

    3 months ago

    Oh boy Spagenberg was taken number 10 overall in the 2011 draft. Just behind Lindor and Baez and right in front of George Springer who was taken at number 11.

    Brandon Nimmo at 13 and then Jose Fernandez at 14 and Donny Gray at 18.

    Spangenberg = bust!!

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    • davidcoonce74davidcoonce74

      3 months ago

      Well, he was taken there for signability reasons; nobody, including the Padres, thought he was the tenth-best player in that draft. The previous ownership/talent evaluation group for the Padres was notoriously cheap in the draft, which was how they ended up with such a bad series of drafts. (This is the team that drafted Matt Bush first overall when literally no talent evaluator had him anywhere near that high).

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