The San Diego Padres have actually decided that the Nelson Cruz experiment mores than, as he was marked for assignment this mid-day by the club. The #Padres made the adhering to roster relocations today: Recalled LHP Jos Castillo, RHP Matt Waldron INF Matthew Batten from El Paso Optioned RHP Domingo Tapia to El Paso, placed RHP Michael Wacha on the 15-day IL (ideal shoulder swelling, retro to 7/2) DFA would certainly DH Nelson.-- San Diego Padres July 4, 2023It should not come as a massive shock that Cruz was DFA would certainly considering he's making only $1 million this season and isn't very beneficial to the team since he is restricted in what he can do on the field. At the very least Matthew Batten, that was called up instead of him Xander Bogaerts Jersey, can play several placements on the field and pinch run if required. Cruz essentially was a pinch hitter and a DH. The Padres can have Matt Carpenter, Rougned Odor, Brandon Dixon and other regulars do that.The 43-year-old completed his Padres tenure with a -0.2 bWAR, hitting 5 home runs and driving in 23 in 143 at-bats. Wacha taking place the IL (shoulder swelling) is probably mosting likely to concern some Padres followers but like Cruz Luis Patino Jersey, it shouldn't be very surprising (certainly for a various reason). Wacha has actually been managing shoulder tiredness and lately had to miss one of his starts so San Diego is utilizing the upcoming break to ensure he'll be fully ready to go when he returns."We're attempting to make use of the All-Star break for it, " Bob Melvin told the media pregame today. "Probably the timing's excellent to be able to do this for him. We needed to avoid him and he pitched great the following time. The velo may have been down a tick but I think the timing of it with the All-Star break is the sensible point to do."Wacha possesses a 2.84 ERA this period via his very first 15 starts.

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