Kim Ha-sung’s team, the San Diego Padres, reinforced the “bulpen” with a trade.
MLB.COM, the official website of the Major League Baseball (MLB), said on the 29th (Korea time) that San Diego has acquired Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Jason Adam (33) through a trade. Adam, who is in his seventh year of MLB, is a professional bullpen with 47 appearances this year, 4 wins, 2 losses, 19 holds, 4 saves, and an ERA of 2.49. San Diego’s bullpen ERA remained 20th out of 30 MLB teams, emphasizing the need to strengthen its position.
“I love Tampa Bay. Everybody here has changed the trajectory of my career,” Adam said. “I’m so grateful. I’m looking forward to what will happen in San Diego and how I can help him win the World Series.” Adam is expected to play in the San Diego Padres as a must-winner. “He is a versatile player who can handle both right and left-handed hitters,” San Diego general manager A.J. Preller said.
San Diego gave away three right-hander Dylan Lesko (21) and outfielder Homer Bush Jr. (23) and catcher J.D. González (19) as benefits in return for Adam. All three players have yet to make their big league debut. Most notable is Lesko, who was selected as the 15th overall pick in the first round of the 2022 rookie draft. As a right-handed pitcher who received 3.9 million dollars (5.4 billion won) in down payment for joining, Lesko was ranked third in his team and 76th overall in the 2024 San Diego prospect rankings selected by MLB.COM. 먹튀검증
In addition, Bush Jr. has 43 steals in the top minor league singles A this year. Gonzalez is a defensive back who plays for Single A. “We cannot recruit players like Adam without giving up on good prospects,” Prelor said of the trade.
San Diego is second in the NL West with 57 wins and 51 losses. Although it is 6.5 games apart from the Los Angeles Dodgers (63 wins and 44 losses), it is raising hopes for fall baseball in the NL wild card competition. MLB.COM gave an ambiguous assessment, saying, “Adam may or may not be the most influential player that San Diego has acquired from the trade deadline.” “We will continue to talk,” he said, hinting at the possibility of additional recruitment.
