The Padres on Friday unloaded Matt Carpenter and the majority of his income, additional clearing the method to ultimately make some required lineup relocations.
The 38-year-old Carpenter was delivered with left-handed reducer Ray Kerr and $1.5 million to the Atlanta Braves for outfielder Drew Campbell.
The Padres conserved nearly $5 million with the relocation, which comes a bit more than a week after they conserved an approximated $30 million or more by trading Juan Soto and Trent Grisham to the Yankees.
“Just having some dollar versatility,” Padres President of Baseball Operations A.J. Preller stated. “Obviously, you’ve got to have the ability to invest in gamers. Ideally in the next couple weeks, whether it’s trade or totally free representative, when the marketplace type of supports, guys get to January and they’re searching for locations to play, there may be some bargain out there.”
FanGraphs approximates the Padres payroll is at $151 million for 2024. With an objective of being listed below $200 million when the season begins, the Padres still need to include a minimum of 2 beginning pitchers, 2 outfielders and a minimum of a couple reducers.
Carpenter, who played very first base and worked as designated player,