The Padres have acquired outfielder Jake Marisnick from the Cubs, tweets ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Righty Anderson Espinoza heads to the Cubs in return, tweets Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Marisnick, 30, signed a $1.5MM free agent deal with the Cubs back in February. He’s got a 95 wRC+ in 144 plate appearances this year. A right-handed hitter, Marisnick has a 112 wRC+ against lefties in 198 plate appearances from 2019 to present. Marisnick is known for his center field defense, but seemed to excel more in that area earlier in his career with the Astros. He’ll supplement a Padres outfield that includes Tommy Pham, Trent Grisham, Wil Myers, and Jurickson Profar.
The Padres were in the mix for big names at the trade deadline, as always, but they came away with Marisnick, Daniel Hudson, and Adam Frazier after falling short on Max Scherzer and Jose Berrios.
Espinoza, 23, was considered one of the 20 best prospects in baseball prior to the 2016 and ’17 seasons. Before 2016, Baseball America graded Espinoza as a 70 prospect, writing, “Espinoza’s precocious feel for a high-quality, three-pitch mix and efficient delivery are uncommon traits for a teen, to say the least.” He was traded from the Red Sox to the Padres in July 2016 for Drew Pomeranz, going down for Tommy John surgery a year later and then again in April 2019. Espinoza has pitched at High-A this year, remarkably his first pro ball work since 2016 – a gap of four years and eight months. He’s got a 5.02 ERA, 29.4 K%, and 10.3 BB% in a dozen starts so far.
Everything must go!
So, uh, Padres fans… when’s that waiver wire deadline? And who might be on it?
Pretty sure the August waiver trade deadline is gone…
*non-waiver wire
This one doesn’t sting as much. Then again, when all your boys get traded in one day, you pretty much go numb. Lotta weed tonight my friends.
If this was the route they going to take, I’m glad they didn’t do half measures.
They kept Davies
Wow..they went from Schezer (fake news) to Berrios, Maeda, Gallo to this…bruhhhh
It ain’t for a lack of trying. Preller pushed hard off Max, as I’m sure he did for other players. Just ran into tough luck this year with the dodgers and jays both willing to give up their top prospects for Scherzer and Berrios.
Yep, not winning trades doesn’t necessarily mean you lost
^as Padres fans have continually been told after seeming to win every offseason
They won trades last off season. I expect Snell will turn it around.
Don’t expect that
Scherzer refused to waive the 10/5 right to go to Lowly Padres.
larry48, FAKE news
@larry48 You got a source for that? I’m not saying you’re lying but people keep saying that but then going into hiding when asked for a source.
who?
I said the same thing. Who?
Cubs traded everything but the ivy.
They only saved IT to grind and smoke later tonight.
Cubs fans, go to the game tonight. The Cubs might need bodies to play.
I’m available. Haha.
Jim Deshaies might have to start, Rossy isn’t too far from retirement.
I was wondering when the Pads would get Chris Denorfia back.
I miss Deno
P.S. Remove. If you wish to continue stalking me I’ve been told by MLB Trade Rumors to change my name. Thanks for the Tipsy McStagger recommendation.
Padres may have missed out on Scherzer and Berrios, but they will not be denied on Jake Marisnick!
Thank God. PLEASE get rid of Mateo.
Marsinick gives them another RH bat against lefties. He’s batting .295/.348/.525 against lefties this year.
Think Mateo has incriminating photos of Preller
You mean like Jose Pirela?
Exactly
LOL
At least Pirela is hitting in the KBO this year
You don’t, would you like to buy some photos of Preller?
Are you in a bad mood or smt?
They couldn’t unload Hosmer contract in deal surprised
Remember yesterday when Padres fans said that Friedman panicked?????? This is a panic move.
for a 5th OF?
Dodger fans talk s*it just to talk
Anderson Espinoza for a 5th OF is a bit steep.
Not really, two TJS, 23 pitching in high a ball with a 5.02 era. Needs to be on the 40 man.
Rooting for him to turn his career around but all curren signs point to another highly routed arm that didn’t live up to prospect status. Happens.
Yeah, Espinoza hasn’t been a top prospect for quite a while now. Injuries have got to him. Hope he does realise his potential one day, but he’s basically a lottery ticket at this point.
Fucking hell. Some people should be embarrassed to call themselves fans. We add Clevinger, Snell, Darvish, Frazier and Nola to a team that already features Lamet, Tatis, Grisham and Machado, and idiot fans like you complain because we didn’t want to overpay for a 37 year old pitcher when we’re already 6 games out of first and pretty much destined for a WC playoff game. Shut up and grow up, you absolute whinging child.
Sorry, that was meant as a reply to @damascusj
If you’re gonna be in a WC game, picking up Max could make even more sense. They may not have been outbid on him though, Max got to basically choose where he wanted to play. The Padres have given up a lot of talent recently, so missing out on Max might not be the worst thing for them, I can agree with you there.
Another player’s padres ruined! Why do padres hurt so many players for lack of caring.?
It’s funny because it’s true!
Trading a 2x Tommy John pitcher with a 5.02 ERA in High-A ball and only one option year left is a panic move?
Tell me you don’t know what a panick move is without telling me you don’t know what a panick move is.
No it isn’t. It’s not even a move.
I thought you died of Tuberculosis
Friedman actually admitted in an interview that he became nervous at the news of Scherzer going to the Padres and that was a partial motivating factor for going after him and giving up his farm.
Good luck to David Ross and filling out his lineup card tonight.
Grandpa Rossy is fresh out of friends
I feel bad for Ross, all the guys he won a WS with are gone and Lester just went to the division rival
So they finally traded the guy the Red Sox fudged the medicals on?
Why?
Why? The guy is not hitting or playing great defense.
Remember when Espinoza was an untouchable prospect. Not a bad flyer.
Makes NO SENSE. Oh, AJ Preller made the deal? Makes perfect nonsense.
Like honestly, what the fk was he doing all day. It feels like the Kevin towers poverty franchise all over again
Our Cubs got rid of Marisnick to give Ian Happ more experience in centerfield.
What??
Rememberthecoop – I wrote this in jest as Happ, a management favorite for several seasons, always seems to get extra chances compared to other players. Not so much right now. He better get it going or Iowa will be his home again.
I might need to drive up to DC from Richmond and suit up for them at this rate. Good luck to the guys that were traded today!!!!
Pinch hitter for the play offs.
Padres need starting pitching to get to the playoffs. Pretty sure that Darvish has a 7+ ERA the past month and overall their starters are over 5 ERA.
Myers, Hosmer, Profar. All pinch hitters too.
Why?
You waited 700 years for Espinoza to be healthy. And you trade him for nothing?
That was my exact reaction
Sometimes when you wish in one hand and spit in the other, it’s best to just take the spit.
He’s the healthiest he’s been in a while but how long he stays healthy is still an unknown. factor
It’s nice that Alvaro Espinoza is still playing. I always liked him in New York
Who’s Alvaro Espinoza?
Meanwhile the Nationals and Cubs face each other this weekend. It’ll be an exciting match up. Mostly because it’s going to be full of tests to see who’s ready for the big leagues.
Espinosa = great baseball upside
Marisnick = great baseball name
I’ve been impressed with Preller’s moves the past 2 years, but Marisnick (and frankly, Frazier) do not fill immediate needs. And how did my Giants pick up Bryant for merely a team No. 9 prospect who wasn’t a much more valuable than Mason Thompson (who the Pads gave up for Hudson)?
I have to believe that Thompson, Espinosa and Marcano could have landed a quality SP. Now the Pads and their fans will have to suffer through more Snell/Paddack implosions until the bitter end.
Confusing moves by Preller.
I have to say, very disappointed in Preller. Adam Frazier and Daniel Hudson make sense but Jake Marisnick? That’s kind of a head scratcher to me. Who does he replace on the roster? Mateo? He can’t be sent down so most likely will get picked up on the waiver wire. I mean Marisnick is not really an upgrade and we still didn’t pick up a rotation arm like we needed. I understand not wanting to trade the farm for Max but I think we could at least got a guy like Jon Lester or Andrew Heaney for what we gave up for a fifth outfielder. Those guys aren’t stars but they got to be better than what Snell and Paddack are doing as of late. Hope it works out for us though, scary to think it’s possible we have to face the Dodgers or Giants in a one game winner takes all and having to face those rotations and lineup. Maybe we can get lucky and squeeze by.
Agree. The guy I would have gone after is Jon Gray. Honestly don’t know what the Hell Colorado was thinking not trading him.
Padre fans not the brightest thought Espinoza was next Pedro Martinez
Brought to you by the intellectual mind that said “Padre fans not the brightest”. Thanks for that riveting analysis caveman. Next up. Fire hot. Fire bad.
the guy from the shady pomeranz deal
Yeah the Red Sox fudged the medicals on Espinoza then he needed TJ twice
Well, a lotto ticket for a 5th outfielder is a good move for both teams.
Marisnick will be added to the active roster with Tatis recovering from Injury. In September, rosters expand to 28, and this guy is great defensevely and vs lefties. It makes sense, an he’s already playing. SO is Frazier. And Hudson is a set up man with playoff experience. Grow up people, they do improve, this is a good padres team!!!!