The Cincinnati Reds have acquired Mat Latos from the San Diego Padres for Yonder Alonso, Edinson Volquez, Yasmani Grandal and Brad Boxberger.
The deal was first reported by Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.
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12/18/11
Here are a few San Diego Padres related news from Bill Center of the Union Tribune:
– According to Center, Mat Latos could be used as trade bait in order to bring a bat to San Diego. Given the fact that he is under team control for the next four years, they could get a lot [...]
10/17/11
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Mat Latos will be activated from the 15-day disabled list and make his 2011 debut on Monday at home versus the Cincinnati Reds, MLB.com’s Corey Brock reports.
“It’s time to get him back on the horse,” Padres manager Bud Black said. “He feels ready. … I think he’s excited for [...]
04/09/11
While it’s still possible that Derrek Lee could sign with the San Diego Padres, down the road, it appears that this rumor has no legs. Sources close to PRO Rumors say that D.F. Oliveria of The Spokesman-Review is not credible.
You can see the original report by Oliveria here.
GM Jed Hoyer was on The Darren Smith [...]
12/16/10
According to the Baseball Writers Association of America, the Philadelphia Phillies’ Roy Halladay has unanimously won the 2010 National League Cy Young Award with 32 first-place votes. The 2010 award is Halladay’s 2nd Cy Young in his career. It’s not clear if he had a bonus associated with this years award, but according to the [...]
11/16/10
Jim Bowden of FOXSports and XM 142 spoke with San Diego Padres general manager Jed Hoyer, and he had a few pieces of news on the state of the Padres:
Hoyer said that a bat is his number one priority, but he also said that they need to acquire a starter to eat up innings. He [...]
07/20/10
7/16 12:10: Latos is on the disabled for his sneezing injury, according to Bill Center of the Union-Tribune.
The possibility of Latos going on the DL was first reported by Steve Adler of the Friarhood.com.
7/15 16:39: According to the Corey Brock of MLB.com, “Latos said he hurt his left side trying to hold back a sneeze [...]
07/16/10
Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports says the San Diego Padres may eventually have to shutdown Mat Latos, and the rest of their rotation is inexperienced to take them into the playoffs so the team is in search of durable starting pitching.
The Padres also need a bat, but according to Rosenthal, “their offense is so weak that [...]
07/03/10
Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe has a few trade speculations in his regular Sunday article:
Cliff Lee: He’s pitching as good as he ever has, but the Seattle Mariners are 14 games out of the AL West. Lee will would still be traded at the deadline with the Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers [...]
06/27/10
Tom Krasovic of Fanhouse says the San Diego Padres are sizing up the pitching market despite leading the majors in ERA with an extra interest in potential free agents. The Padres think a pitcher that experiences their ballpark and support staff will stay in San Diego.
The Padres are getting ready for playoff run and many [...]
06/25/10