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Padres Claim Socrates Brito

By Jeff Todd | March 27, 2019 at 5:02pm CDT

5:02pm: San Diego has now announced the waiver claim. In order to open a spot on the 40-man roster, they’ve transferred Jankowski to the 60-day injured list.

12:42pm: The Padres have claimed outfielder Socrates Brito off waivers from the Diamondbacks, per Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic (Twitter link). Brito will join an already crowed outfield mix with the San Diego organization.

It’s possible that the Friars see Brito as a fill-in for Travis Jankowski, who’s sidelined for an extended stretch to open the year. Brito is a left-handed hitter who’s capable of playing center and runs the bases well, not unlike Jankowski. But other options abound in the San Diego outfield. The club may even open the year with six outfielders on its active roster, MLB.com’s AJ Cassavell tweets, though that would assuredly not last long into the season.

Instead, as Piecoro notes, the San Diego club may have other intentions. The Padres may simply put the out-of-options 26-year-old back on waivers in hopes he’ll clear in the midst of the pre-season roster turmoil, or they could flip him on to another organization with a lower waiver priority. Any number of other roster machinations could conceivably be related, though claiming Brito hardly shows the club’s hand.

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  1. joshua.barron1

    2 years ago

    Was Socrates a character in Bill and Ted’s most excellent adventure?

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    • Syndergaarden Cop

      2 years ago

      No. That was Soh-Craights..

      7 Like
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      • nymetsking

        2 years ago

        Correcting him?… Bogus!

        1 Like
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        • PhilsPhan

          2 years ago

          Now I want a big bowl of ice cream, thanks guys.

          2 Like
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        • Baller4mlb

          2 years ago

          Ziggy piggy! Ziggy piggy!

          2 Like
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        • boltz82

          2 years ago

          Strange things are afoot at the Circle K.

          4 Like
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        • VegasSDfan

          2 years ago

          Rofl. A classic

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      • MiserablePadreFan

        2 years ago

        Like sands of the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.

        2 Like
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      • sufferfortribe

        2 years ago

        Most excellent!

        1 Like
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    • formerdraftpick

      2 years ago

      …and a burrito is what I had for lunch. Num. Num. Num.

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      • thecoffinnail

        2 years ago

        That burrito is delicious but it is filling.

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    • VegasSDfan

      2 years ago

      Ted! Don’t forget to wind your watch!

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  2. dvmin98

    2 years ago

    Trade him and Guerra back to AZ for Ray. :P

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  3. John E Cake

    2 years ago

    They’ll be like birds on a wire, waiting for Andy to count his crows and squeeze out Myers, Reyes, Margot…

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  4. beersy

    2 years ago

    Is this a precursor of a trade involving Renfroe or Reyes?

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    • mlbfan1978

      2 years ago

      I would think it has to be. Strange move otherwise.

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      • beersy

        2 years ago

        Or maybe they just want a left handed bat to plug in once in awhile with Jankowski being injured?

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        • mlbfan1978

          2 years ago

          They have Cordero for that. Unless Cordero starts in AAA.

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        • zippytmszippytms

          2 years ago

          Cordero has work to both on defense and with his K%, so an option to AAA makes a lot of sense. That seemed imminent until Jankowski’s injury.

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        • mlbfan1978

          2 years ago

          I Agree Cordero could benefit from some more seasoning. Especially coming back from injury but Brito is definitely not an upgrade.

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        • spudchukar

          2 years ago

          They have plenty of left-handed options better than Brito.

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        • zippytmszippytms

          2 years ago

          …like who? Assuming they want to send Cordero to AAA rather than bury him on the bench, who else do you suggest as the backup CF? Wil Myers? What if they want a lefty bat in the outfield?

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    • antibelt

      2 years ago

      Could just add him to 40 man and reassign him.

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      • sidewinder11

        2 years ago

        He’s out of options, which is why AZ DFA’d him

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    • boltz82

      2 years ago

      Absolutely what I was thinking.

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  5. san diego4life

    2 years ago

    Maybe a trade will be coming!

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  6. padresfanaticfan

    2 years ago

    He’s out of options. Could be tho that they prefer to carry him as the backup LHH CF over Franchy Cordero for the moment.

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  7. csspackler

    2 years ago

    Must be our new philosophy of accumulating outfielders.

    ((rimshot))

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    • SDHotDawg

      2 years ago

      Preller.

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  8. csspackler

    2 years ago

    On another note, Hernandez and Baez back to throwing … from this morning, courtesy of David Jay (Madfriars) …
    pbs.twimg.com/media/D2rr0JWX0AMH-YF.jpg:large

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    • Kwflanne

      2 years ago

      Ummmm I see Hernandez throwing.. and is that Baez using the porta-potty in the background?? Haha

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      • csspackler

        2 years ago

        No, Baez is next to him on the right. .

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        • Kwflanne

          2 years ago

          Spack, that is 100% not Baez…. first, it looks nothing like him. Second, the last letter on his jersey is an “O” or “D”, definitely not a Z

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        • csspackler

          2 years ago

          David Jay took the photo. He said it is.

          And yes, it does look like him.

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        • Kwflanne

          2 years ago

          Well, unless he decided to change his last name, or borrow a jersey from someone else… that’s not him. Although hopefully he is back to throwing

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  9. Kwflanne

    2 years ago

    Highly doubt this signals any trade coming. Relax folks. Depth moves happen all the time.

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  10. mlbfan1978

    2 years ago

    Anyone know what the deadline is to announce opening day rosters?

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    • spudchukar

      2 years ago

      Rosters don’t have to be complete until 2 hours before the first game.

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      • VegasSDfan

        2 years ago

        Wouldn’t that be the starting lineup? Not the active roster

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  11. spudchukar

    2 years ago

    How about one of Cordero, Jankowski, or Reyes for Gant, Gomber, or Ponce de Leon?

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    • Rking

      2 years ago

      Socrates for Ponce deLeon?? That needs to happen

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      • spudchukar

        2 years ago

        You couldn’t get Plato or Aristotle for Brito.

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    • snakebyte32

      2 years ago

      That would be a stupid trade for Stl. They are loaded with outfield options. Unless you are making a joke I just don’t get…

      1 Like
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      • Rking

        2 years ago

        Yeah, 2 great historical figures.

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      • spudchukar

        2 years ago

        All their outfield options are right handed. Carlson isn’t ready.

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    • Tipsy McStagger

      2 years ago

      As long as it is for Ron Gant. Socrates does have a time machine.

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  12. Rking

    2 years ago

    Socrates to Braves would be nice.

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  13. Christopher_Oriole

    2 years ago

    Could they just be blocking AZ from picking him back up?

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    • kenly0

      2 years ago

      That was my first thought.

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  14. dvmin98

    2 years ago

    What will they put in the Socrates Brito at Petco? Carne asada or carnitas?

    5 Like
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    • VegasSDfan

      2 years ago

      Hilarious comments here, thanks

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  15. skrillpiece

    2 years ago

    I am neither for nor opposed to this move. I merely exist in a time of its occurrence.

    9 Like
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    • Wolverines2

      2 years ago

      Great post, great Thinker.

      1 Like
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    • csspackler

      2 years ago

      Deep.

      1 Like
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  16. mrnatewaltermrnatewalter

    2 years ago

    I bet this is a move just to block him from going to the Giants before Opening Day.

    1 Like
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  17. csspackler

    2 years ago

    By the way, Bill and Ted 3 is beginning production. Release: Summer 2020. (Excellent!)

    2 Like
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    • VegasSDfan

      2 years ago

      I hope they have more great quotes

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  18. uvmfiji

    2 years ago

    San Diego needs to be relegated.

    1 Like
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  19. jorge78

    2 years ago

    Yes, of course! Another outfielder!

    1 Like
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  20. lowtalker1

    2 years ago

    Just dfa pirela

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  21. Koamalu

    2 years ago

    SMH. Not sure WTH Preller is doing. Signing a 6th OF when your pitching staff is in tatters is not smart.

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    • uvmfiji

      2 years ago

      The opposite of Billy Beane. Buy high, sell low!

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      • DaveP

        2 years ago

        How is this buying high? This was a waiver claim.

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      • Juicemane 2019

        2 years ago

        look at all the pitchers aj has flipped past 4 years…

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    • prestigeworldwide

      2 years ago

      just to screw over the dbacks after souza is out for the season.

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  22. towinagain

    2 years ago

    Depth folks, all this is. Preller goes for high cieling guys. Granted his stats and performance haven’t panned out he was a high pick so the raw skills are there.
    Replaces Jankowski for the time being. Accumulate as much talent as you can and create options. All Brito was is a waiver claim, so no risk whatsoever.

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  23. stgpd

    2 years ago

    How many Plato appearances will he get?

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  24. groundhog5150

    2 years ago

    Championship pick up. You can never have enough outfielders.
    Oh, wait, maybe it’s pitchers

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  25. jekporkinsjekporkins

    2 years ago

    That truly would be an epic 1990’s action hero name played by Nicolas Cage.

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  26. uvmfiji

    2 years ago

    Shop Wil Myers as a third baseman!

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