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Padres Select Nick Ahmed

By Nick Deeds | September 22, 2024 at 1:14pm CDT

The Padres announced this afternoon that they’ve selected the contract of shortstop Nick Ahmed. To accommodate the addition of Ahmed to the club’s active and 40-man rosters, infielder Mason McCoy was placed on the 10-day injured list due to back inflammation while right-hander Jhony Brito was recalled to the majors before being placed on the 60-day IL due to a right elbow strain.

Ahmed, 34, was a second-round pick by the Braves back in 2011 but spent his entire big league career as a member of the Diamondbacks until this year. Ahmed spent parts of ten seasons in the desert, slashing a relatively lackluster .234/.288/.376 (73 wRC+) during that time. He still proved to be an incredibly valuable asset to the Snakes thanks to his elite glovework at shortstop, however, as evidenced by his +80 Defensive Runs Saved and +110 Outs Above Average at the position during his time with Arizona.

While he battled injuries throughout his time with the club that kept him from starting even 100 games more than four times, Ahmed nonetheless took home two Gold Glove awards and was among the better all-around shortstops in the game from 2018 to 2019 as he posted an 88 wRC+ and 7.4 fWAR in 311 games during that two-year stretch. Unfortunately, things took a turn for the worse starting in 2021, as he Ahmed would appear in just 218 games over the next three years while slashing a paltry .219/.272/.336 at the plate while his defense regressed in the field. Between Ahmed’s steady decline and the emergence of Geraldo Perdomo in Arizona, Ahmed headed into free agency following the 2023 season in search of a new home.

In doing so, he’s coincidentally begun something of a tour of the other clubs in the AL West. Ahmed started the 2024 campaign with the Giants after signing with the club on a minor league deal over the offseason. He appeared in 52 games with the club but slashed just .232/.278/.303 in that time before being released back in July when San Francisco decided to turn towards Tyler Fitzgerald at shortstop down the stretch. It wasn’t long before Ahmed found a new team, however, and he signed a big league deal with the Dodgers shortly before the trade deadline to offer the club some depth at shortstop amid injuries to Mookie Betts and Miguel Rojas. Ahmed remained with the club for just under a month, hitting .229/.245/.292 in 17 games before eventually being designated for assignment and electing free agency.

After signing a minor league deal with the Padres just prior to the deadline for postseason eligibility on September 1, Ahmed is now set to join his third NL West club of the season and fourth of his career. With shortstop Ha-Seong Kim currently on the IL due inflammation in his right shoulder and no return in sight, Ahmed can provide the club with additional depth at shortstop behind Xander Bogaerts as the club gears up for the playoffs. Bogaerts was moved off shortstop over the offseason due to Kim’s status as a superior defender and struggled badly early in the year, but since returning from the injured list in mid-July has turned things around with a solid .296/.338/.436 slash line over his last 58 games.

While the club’s infield currently appears to be full with some combination of Luis Arraez, Donovan Solano, and Jake Cronenworth handling first base, second base, and DH on most days, Ahmed could push Bogaerts to second base on occasion against left-handed pitching to give Cronenworth or Arraez a day off in a tough match-up or late in games as a defensive replacement. Ahmed joins Tyler Wade, David Peralta, and Elias Diaz among the likely bench options for the club headed into the postseason.

As for Brito, the right-hander last appeared in a game at the major or minor league level over a month ago, so it’s hardly a surprise that he’s been nursing an injury. The righty’s first season with the Padres comes to a close with a 4.12 ERA and 3.72 FIP in 43 2/3 innings of work as an optionable multi-inning relief option for the club out of the bullpen, and the 26-year-old appears likely to enter 2025 poised to fill a similar role with the club going forward.

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  1. sad tormented neglected mariners fan

    10 months ago

    How many players on the padres have appeared as a shortstop?

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    • Acoss1331

      10 months ago

      The answer is yes

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    • lowtalker1

      10 months ago

      At least 9…

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    • truthlemonade

      10 months ago

      This season: Kim, Bogaerts, McCoy, Wade. That isn’t THAT many.

      12 of the 22 position players who have appeared with the 2024 Padres have made at least one appearance at SS in the MLB careers. Jackson Merrill was a SS in the minors, but has been strictly an OF in the majors. And Ahmed is here but hasn’t appeared in a game for the Padres yet.

      If you count Merrill and Ahmed, then 14 of the 24 2024 Padres position players can be called shortstops.

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  2. shortstop

    10 months ago

    What if I told you that on a roster full of shortstops, this unlikely hero rose to the top… the Nick Ahmed Story, coming soon as a 3o for 30 documentary.

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    • SanDiegoSuperDissapointingPadres

      10 months ago

      Bruh, I love me some redemption stories!

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  3. Brew88

    10 months ago

    Kim final nail?

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    • CrikesAlready

      10 months ago

      There was already talk (very early in the season) speculating that he was going to test the market.

      He picked a bad time to struggle at the plate, on the field and then get hurt.

      Can’t blame X for having some miscues, but he admitted last year that he didn’t have the range…

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      • Brew88

        10 months ago

        Will be interesting to see how they handle SS in off season. Would be very surprised if they go with Bogey.

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        • Gwynning

          10 months ago

          The SS answer could very well be in-house though… just depends on the Offseason addition(s)? Sign Pete and Cronie needs a home. Sign Belli or another CF and Merrill needs a home. Etc. Etc.

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        • Brew88

          10 months ago

          I’d be surprised if the went with Merrill after so much success in cf, or Crozo over Bogey. With Arraez back I doubt they bank Pete. Hey they just might try to swing a discount on HSK

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        • Gwynning

          10 months ago

          Yeah agreed Brew, just random examples. Decent chance (?) Ha-Seong stays? We’ll see! Go Pads

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        • Brew88

          10 months ago

          Aye Gwynning. Let’s sweep LA and make er interesting this week!

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        • I Believe We Can Win

          10 months ago

          Padres probably look outside the organization if Kim wants too much

          Trade candidates include
          Taylor Walls who’s very gifted defensively and would come cheap. Change of scenery could help his bat
          Osvaldo Cabrera or Jon Berti out in NYY
          Bring back old friend Jorge Mateo from BAL
          Willi Castro from MIN
          Ezekiel Duran from TX
          Isiah Kiner Flalefa from PIT
          Costly addition could be Noevli Marte or Matt McClain from CIN

          Paul Dejong as a veteran option

          I’d go IKF personally as a trade candidate to fill short stop defensively for next season

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        • Ignorant Son-of-a-b

          10 months ago

          Shame on the Padres for punching down to bully and intimidate the poor, oppressed White Sox this weekend…greedy Padres had to take them for all three games! Could you not show any compassion or mercy or human dignity at least by allowing them to win one or two measly games?? Help give them some self-esteem & reassurance? Oh no! Vainglorious Padres had to go in for the kill by greedily snatching all three games away as if they were taking candy from a baby. Godless Padres!

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        • ck99

          10 months ago

          They’re in a pennant race and every game counts. If you want mercy, go to Little League.

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      • stymeedone

        10 months ago

        @crikes
        Finally admitted. He never had range.

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    • truthlemonade

      10 months ago

      Final nail on Kim appearing again in 2024? Maybe or maybe not if Mason McCoy truly is injured.

      Final nail on Kim returning to SD in 2025? Again, maybe maybe not. I very much doubt SD will consider signing Ahmed as a full time SS in 2025.

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      • Brew88

        10 months ago

        Kim is a FA, and I think he’s done for 2024 and why they’re bringing up Ahmed

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        • Informed Sportsball Discussion

          10 months ago

          @Brew88 He has a mutual option for $7 million, the rarity of both team and player exercising it notwithstanding. Not technically a UFA, but likely to go that way just based on the nature of the thing.

          That said, $7 million is pretty reasonable to bet on a “show me” year. This might be the rare occasion both sides opt in.

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        • Brew88

          10 months ago

          Bringing up Ahmed makes me think the team thinks Kim is done for year.

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        • Brew88

          10 months ago

          Forgot about that Informed, thanks. At $7M I always assumed he’d opt out but his meh 2024 might make it a mutual deal indeed, though I have to think other teams will value him more.

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  4. highflyballintorightfield

    10 months ago

    With two recent former teams coming up this week. I think he already homered for the Dodgers vs the DBacks, and more vengeance may be in store.

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  5. FanDan

    10 months ago

    Late inning defensive replacement for Bogaerts.

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  6. CrikesAlready

    10 months ago

    Realignment in mid-season… SF, SD & LA are AL West teams now.

    “…he’s coincidentally begun something of a tour of the other clubs in the AL West.”

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    • Gwynning

      10 months ago

      AL… NL… what’s the diff nowadays? Cheers Crikey

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  7. sugoi51

    10 months ago

    Where can I buy an “Ahmed NL West Tour” concert shirt?

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  8. mrkinsm

    10 months ago

    Ahmed should pick up his full 10 years of service then….fully vesting pension.

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  9. tommyg

    10 months ago

    Hopefully he’s enjoying his tour of “the other clubs in the AL West” lol.

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  10. Datashark

    10 months ago

    Ahmed’s AL/NL West tour
    ———————-
    Diamondbacks – Check
    Giants – Check
    Dodgers – Check
    Padres – Check
    Rockies—-got next?

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  11. 2021 great year to be a Padres fan

    10 months ago

    If I was Kim, I would either accept a modest two year deal from the Padres like an 8 million a year 2 year deal (16 Million) with a 2 Million dollar bonus for a 2027 buyout on a 10 million dollar club option (2 years for 16 million + 2 million guaranteed for the 2027 season ) the padres could offer that much, not many other teams will be interested in one good year (2023) and 3 average years

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