He hit. 258 with six homers and 30 RBI in a part-time role this year.
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Venable is the first significant Padre to be traded this summer, after rumors swirled for all of July about the team potentially shopping Justin Upton, Craig Kimbrel, James Shields, Tyson Ross, Andrew Cashner and other veterans in advance of the non-waiver trade deadline.
The Texas Rangers want outfield depth for the season’s stretch run as Josh Hamilton offers with a lingering knee damage, they usually acquired some Tuesday within the type of Will Venable. But he was hitting.
Perez (1-2, 5.29) gave up three runs – two earned – in six innings of Friday’s 5-3 home win over Tampa Bay but didn’t earn the decision. Venable was in the Padres’ organization since being a 2005 seventh-round selection, with his first year in the majors in 2008. This is where I grew up as a professional, as a big-leaguer, but in leaving, I think you realize that the value of your experience here was all about your relationships with people. He’s a class act.
Fielder helped the Tigers reach the postseason in both seasons he played for them after signing a nine-year, $214 million contract. 392 and has a combined 32 stolen bases between Double-A and Triple-A.
In contrast, the recent acquisition of DH/1B Mike Napoli was a move that made ideal sense for this team. “He definitely put himself on our road map”.
Preller added the player to be named later will be someone “closer to the big leagues” and that was a “key piece of the deal”.
For right now, Venable likely becomes the everyday option in left field over current stand-in Ryan Strausborger who will nearly certainly be a roster casualty when Hamilton returns.
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With a troubling right elbow, the 20-year-old was confirmed to have Tommy John Surgery in June.
