US EditionFormer Tigers Slugger Signs with Padres After Contentious Philly Exit
Padres add three veterans to strengthen roster depth after a 90-win season and playoff run, with Phillies covering most of Castellanos' $20 million salary this year.
- The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with outfielder Nick Castellanos and right-handers Griffin Canning and Germán Márquez, pending physicals.
- After a 90-win season, the Padres sign Canning and Márquez to bolster depth after departures and injuries, including a first-base vacancy after Luis Arraez left.
- Nick Castellanos, outfielder, signed a deal after the Phillies released him two days after a beer-in-dugout admission; he is a career.272 hitter with 250 homers and 920 RBIs.
- With final two rotation spots unsettled, Canning and Márquez may compete for back-of-rotation jobs behind Pivetta, Musgrove, and King, according to a person with knowledge.
- Given his recent struggles, Márquez spent a decade with the Colorado Rockies, going 68-72 with a 4.67 ERA, but finished 3-16 with a 6.70 ERA last season.
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Nick Castellanos arrives in Padres camp with ‘new vibe’
PEORIA, Ariz. — Nick Castellanos was on the infield dirt on Field No. 1 at the Peoria Sports Complex before 8 a.m. Sunday morning, working on some of the finer points of first base — a position he has never played in a major league game. At midday, he stood in front of a brown and gold backdrop and talked about how he is willing to do anything to help the Padres win. “I mean, they’re giving me an opportunity,” he said. “That’s all I can ask for …
New Padre Nick Castellanos says he’s glad to play for a manager who has ‘done it’ on the field
The outfielder talked to reporters at the Padres’ spring training complex. Of his time with the Phillies, he said: “The one thing that I wish would’ve ended up different is that we would’ve won.”
Castellanos inks 1-year league minimum deal with Padres
The San Diego Padres have agreed to terms with outfielder Nick Castellanos and right-handers Griffin Canning and Germán Márquez, a person with knowledge of the deals told The Associated Press on Saturday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Padres hadn’t announced the deals, which are pending physicals. After finishing with 90 wins and making the playoffs for the fourth time in six years last season, San Diego is adding three …
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