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The San Diego Padres and Pittsburgh Pirates have made a commerce involving non-roster gamers.
The Pirates have acquired catcher Brett Sullivan from the Padres group in change for outfielder Bryce Johnson and money concerns.
— Noah Hiles (@_NoahHiles) April 16, 2025
The Padres have despatched catcher Brett Sullivan to the Pirates in change for outfielder Bryce Johnson and money concerns, per Pirates beat author Noah Hiles.
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The Padres are in determined want of heart area assist with each Jackson Merrill and his alternative, Brandon Lockridge, on the injured list as a consequence of hamstring points.
The Padres could have discovered a short lived resolution in Johnson, a former Padre who has 36 profession video games in heart area.
Johnson appeared in 47 video games with the Padres in 2024, slashing .206/.286/.238 with 13 hits, two doubles, and 4 runs batted in. Throughout his three-season MLB profession, he is appeared in 88 video games with the Padres and San Francisco Giants, hitting .177 with an OPS of .474.
The Padres have used Tyler Wade and Jason Heyward in heart area in Lockridge’s absence. Nonetheless, Johnson could possibly be an answer transferring ahead till one in every of Lockridge or Merrill is ready to return.
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As for Sullivan, the 31-year-old did not have a lot of a possibility to play with the Padres as two catchers — Elias Diaz and Martin Maldonado — are on the energetic roster. Moreover, the younger Luis Campusano is on the 40-man roster as a 3rd catching choice.
Sullivan has appeared in simply 40 MLB video games with the Padres since 2023, slashing .206/.243/.299 with two house runs and eight RBIs.
In Triple-A this season, Sullivan is hitting .231 with an OPS of .570 throughout 10 video games.
Pirates catcher Joey Bart has missed the crew’s final 5 video games as a consequence of decrease again tightness. Whereas he is not but on the injured listing, this transfer may trace at Bart heading to the IL to get wholesome.
As of now, Henry Davis is the one different catcher on the Pirates roster. The one different catcher on the 40-man roster, Endy Rodriguez, was positioned on the injured listing Tuesday with a lacerated finger.
This commerce seems to be filling a necessity for every crew as they cope with accidents. The Padres entered Wednesday’s sport with one of the best report in MLB at 14-4. The Pirates are in final place within the NL Central at 6-12.
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