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.
Was Socrates a character in Bill and Ted’s most excellent adventure?
No. That was Soh-Craights..
Correcting him?… Bogus!
Now I want a big bowl of ice cream, thanks guys.
Ziggy piggy! Ziggy piggy!
Strange things are afoot at the Circle K.
Rofl. A classic
Like sands of the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.
Most excellent!
…and a burrito is what I had for lunch. Num. Num. Num.
That burrito is delicious but it is filling.
Ted! Don’t forget to wind your watch!
Trade him and Guerra back to AZ for Ray. :P
They’ll be like birds on a wire, waiting for Andy to count his crows and squeeze out Myers, Reyes, Margot…
Is this a precursor of a trade involving Renfroe or Reyes?
I would think it has to be. Strange move otherwise.
Or maybe they just want a left handed bat to plug in once in awhile with Jankowski being injured?
They have Cordero for that. Unless Cordero starts in AAA.
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.
I Agree Cordero could benefit from some more seasoning. Especially coming back from injury but Brito is definitely not an upgrade.
They have plenty of left-handed options better than Brito.
…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?
Could just add him to 40 man and reassign him.
He’s out of options, which is why AZ DFA’d him
Absolutely what I was thinking.
Maybe a trade will be coming!
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.
Must be our new philosophy of accumulating outfielders.
((rimshot))
Preller.
On another note, Hernandez and Baez back to throwing … from this morning, courtesy of David Jay (Madfriars) …
link to pbs.twimg.com
Ummmm I see Hernandez throwing.. and is that Baez using the porta-potty in the background?? Haha
No, Baez is next to him on the right. .
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
David Jay took the photo. He said it is.
And yes, it does look like him.
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
Highly doubt this signals any trade coming. Relax folks. Depth moves happen all the time.
Anyone know what the deadline is to announce opening day rosters?
Rosters don’t have to be complete until 2 hours before the first game.
Wouldn’t that be the starting lineup? Not the active roster
How about one of Cordero, Jankowski, or Reyes for Gant, Gomber, or Ponce de Leon?
Socrates for Ponce deLeon?? That needs to happen
You couldn’t get Plato or Aristotle for Brito.
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…
Yeah, 2 great historical figures.
All their outfield options are right handed. Carlson isn’t ready.
As long as it is for Ron Gant. Socrates does have a time machine.
Socrates to Braves would be nice.
Could they just be blocking AZ from picking him back up?
That was my first thought.
What will they put in the Socrates Brito at Petco? Carne asada or carnitas?
Hilarious comments here, thanks
I am neither for nor opposed to this move. I merely exist in a time of its occurrence.
Great post, great Thinker.
Deep.
I bet this is a move just to block him from going to the Giants before Opening Day.
By the way, Bill and Ted 3 is beginning production. Release: Summer 2020. (Excellent!)
I hope they have more great quotes
San Diego needs to be relegated.
Yes, of course! Another outfielder!
Just dfa pirela
SMH. Not sure WTH Preller is doing. Signing a 6th OF when your pitching staff is in tatters is not smart.
The opposite of Billy Beane. Buy high, sell low!
How is this buying high? This was a waiver claim.
look at all the pitchers aj has flipped past 4 years…
just to screw over the dbacks after souza is out for the season.
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.
How many Plato appearances will he get?
Championship pick up. You can never have enough outfielders.
Oh, wait, maybe it’s pitchers
That truly would be an epic 1990’s action hero name played by Nicolas Cage.
Shop Wil Myers as a third baseman!