The Padres introduced they’ve chosen first baseman/nook outfielder Alfonso Rivas onto the large league roster. San Diego additionally activated Manny Machado from the 10-day injured listing, positioned designated hitter Nelson Cruz on the 10-day IL with a proper hamstring pressure, and optioned outfielder José Azocar to Triple-A El Paso. So as to open a 40-man roster spot for Rivas, catcher Luis Campusano has moved from the 10-day to the 60-day IL.
Rivas signed a minor league take care of the Padres over the winter. The Chula Vista native had beforehand appeared within the massive leagues with the Cubs. He impressed in an 18-game rookie exhibiting in 2021 however struggled over an extended stretch of play final yr. The lefty-swinging Rivas has a .247/.331/.322 line with 4 residence runs and a lofty 30.7% strikeout charge towards MLB pitching.
Chicago launched Rivas in January. He secures one other MLB look along with his hometown membership following an enormous exhibiting in Triple-A. Rivas is hitting .319/.440/.571 over 200 journeys to the dish in El Paso. He’s taken a stroll in an enormous 17% of his plate appearances with a decrease than common 18.5% strikeout share. Minor league success is nothing new for the College of Arizona product. Rivas is a profession .294/.398/.434 hitter under the MLB degree.
With Cruz touchdown on the IL, the Padres had room so as to add one other bat. Rivas joins Matt Carpenter and Brandon Dixon as bat-first choices off the bench. Cruz, signed to a $1MM deal over the winter, hasn’t made the impression the staff had anticipated. The veteran slugger owns solely a .238/.270/.381 mark over 111 journeys to the plate.
Middling manufacturing in the direction of the underside of the lineup has been a problem for San Diego. The Friars rank twenty third in run scoring, resulting in a 26-30 document that has them in fourth place within the Nationwide League West. Machado has an uncharacteristic .231/.282/.372 line himself, and his powerful season continued when he suffered a tiny fracture in his hand on a success by pitch a pair weeks in the past. That price him round two weeks of motion.
Campusano has been out since mid-April with a left thumb harm. He underwent surgical procedure final month and isn’t anticipated again till the All-Star Break. His IL switch backdates to the April placement and there was no method he’d return within the subsequent couple weeks. That makes this not more than a procedural transaction.
