Padres' Brent Rooker: Shipped to San Diego
The Padres acquired Rooker and reliever Taylor Rogers from the Twins on Thursday in exchange for starting pitcher Chris Paddack and reliever Emilio Pagan, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.
Since they were planning to keep Kyle Garlick over Rooker on the Opening Day roster as a reserve outfielder/designated hitter, the Twins will cash out on the latter in an effort to bolster their pitching staff. With the move to San Diego, Rooker may face a similarly difficult path to earning a bench role on the Opening Day roster, and since he has two minor-league options remaining, the Padres are likely content to keep him around as organizational outfield depth at Triple-A El Paso. Rooker logged 213 plate appearances in the majors for Minnesota in 2021, slashing .201/.291/.397 with nine home runs and 16 RBI.
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