The Padres have claimed right-hander Mark Hamburger off waivers from the Rangers and optioned him to Triple-A, the team announced. Jeremy Hermida was transferred to the 60-day DL to clear a 40-man roster spot.
Hamburger, 25, had been designated for assignment late last week to clear a spot on the roster for Roy Oswalt. He appeared in five games for Texas last year and has spent this season at Triple-A, where he has a 6.55 ERA with 7.3 K/9 and 4.2 BB/9 in 45 1/3 innings.
Lunchbox45
Do you want Fries with that?
rfffr
They already traded their fries.
Gumby65
No, they traded HIM to the Angels.
Edit, sorry that was meant for Lunchbox45, and as it turns out you said the same thing 😀
Padres4lif3
we still are the Friars.
johnnycomelately9
🙁 Glad to gain Roach though, he’s the real deal. Best prospect the Angels had.
mike melusky
I’m lovin’ it
rfffr
Right around lunch time in San Diego
bigpat
Padres claimed Hamburger, but I eated it.
Joey Doughnuts
I hope he will relish his time with the Padres
Lastings
Weren’t the Padres owned by a McDonald’s owner back in the day? Quite fitting now…
TophersReds
Now they just need to trade for James McDonald.
NYBravosFan10
This post made me want to fire up my grill…
casorgreener
I thought this was a joke
Lily
mmmm……burger…….aaaarrrrggghhh
Padres4lif3
ahh the guy at the food stand must’ve went to the DL.
Gumby65
Sad that Ray Kroc isn’t around to see this 🙁
Julian W
Now trade Chase Headley for David Freese, and then swing a deal for Phil Coke. Come see the Padres! Everyone gets Hamburger, Freese, and a Coke!
stl_cards16
You had Mr. Freese once, you can’t have him back!
EWA
Hope Hamburger isn’t overdone!
Caz
hamburger to go.. hold the fries!! I relish this opportunity~ I can hear him say now!
Tired_OF_FakeRumors
Hopefully he doesnt face aaron cook. If you know what i mean 😉
jfretless
“Grab some pine, MEAT!”
Keith C
He’ll go well with their no. 1 draft choice, Max Fried.
Schneck
His success will certainly depend on the quality of his cheese.
corey23
he’ll be a stud in 1 season and then traded away… padres are a reliever factory
Ted
Someday I hope he plays on the same team as the University of South Carolina’s young shortstop Joey Pankake. Yes, pronounced pancake.
rmceachinjr
To make room on the 40 man roster for Hamburger, the Padres released Hot Dog.
AaronAngst
Adding to the assembly line of lame going on here:
What does Mark Hamburger say when the need to move his bowels arises?
“Musturd.”
Slopeboy
If he pans out, it’ll be a whopper of a claim!
CandyMaldonadoLand
I would hate to have my last name of my favorite food.
Jason Hill
Yeah, cuz Friedchicken would be a beast to have to spell out all the time. (For me, at least.)
Doug
If Hamburger ever gets traded for a PTBNL or cash, will the report read “___ will pay the Padres Saturday for a Hamburger today?”
Orlandojjk
I went here just to see the food jokes people were going to say, not bad so far lol
drjayphd
Oddly enough, when you look up this transaction on Canal+ Sports’s site, it appears the Padres picked up Mark Royalewithcheese.
Alex
Thank goodness he got claimed. The Padres really saved his bacon.
Brian 31
I thought this was an Onion headline at first. Then I realized it wasn’t the Tigers so they couldn’t fit in a Prince Fielder fat joke in there.