The Dodgers released infielder Kevin Padlo earlier this week, according to the transaction tracker at MLB.com. He’d been in the organization on the minor league contract he inked in January.
Padlo didn’t get to the majors with Los Angeles. He had played in the big leagues in each of the previous three seasons. A former fifth-round pick, the right-handed hitting infielder has suited up for five different teams. Padlo has appeared with the Rays, Mariners, Giants, Pirates and Angels. Despite logging action with five clubs, he has a combined 26 games of MLB experience. Padlo has hit .111/.158/.167 without a homer in 57 plate appearances.
The 27-year-old has generally been a productive hitter at the top minor league level. Padlo carried a .251/.348/.461 Triple-A slash line into this season. He was out to a slower start this year, hitting .216/.340/.380 over 209 plate appearances. He walked a customarily strong 15.3% clip against a 26.3% strikeout rate — higher than average but right around his career mark. His .272 average on balls in play was a bit below his typical level.
Padlo is likely to seek another minor league opportunity. He has been a part of seven organizations in his career — he was initially a Rockies draftee who went to the Rays in the Germán Márquez/Jake McGee trade — so he hasn’t been short on teams intrigued by his plate discipline and raw power.
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That’s for all of the profiles…
Dodgers made room on the 40 man roster for…
They already have an open spot on the 40 man
Graterol, Kershaw, May, Hurt, and others are on the 60-day DL. If I read the dates right, Hurt is not eligible for reinstatement for a couple of weeks and no one expects Kershaw or May back yet..
Of course, Friedman needs to keep roster spots open to go dumpster-diving, as all $-constrained teams do. 😀
The fire sale has begun.
But he has that one dinger going for him! Which is nice.
Padlo on a buy low to the Padres.