SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The San Diego Padres are set to acquire right-hander Yu Darvish from the Cubs as part of a seven-player trade, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reports.
The Cubs will receive veteran right-hander Zach Davies and a package of four prospects in a deal that was agreed to Monday night. The Padres will also get catcher Victor Caratini in the trade.
The Darvish trade comes not long after the Padres, coming off a playoff season in 2020, swung a deal with the Rays for left-hander Blake Snell and reportedly came to terms with Korean infielder Ha-Seong Kim.
Randy Jones, former Padre All-Star pitcher and Cy Young Award winner, joined Good Morning San Diego to discuss offseason trades made by San Diego Padres.
Royals sign Ervin Santana to a minor league deal
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The Royals announced they have signed right-handed pitcher Ervin Santana to a minor league deal. The 38-year old right-hander pitched for the club back in 2013, winning nine games with a 3.24 ERA in 211 innings, worth 3.2 WAR, according to Baseball Reference.
Per source, Ervin Santana deal would pay him $1.5 million in base salary with $1.75 million performance bonuses if he is in the majors for the #Royals. Lynn Worthy (@LWorthySports) December 29, 2020
Santana last pitched in the big leagues in 2019, making three starts for the White Sox with a 9.45 ERA. He was an All-Star as recently as 2017, when he won 16 games for the Twins with a 3.28 ERA, earning Cy Young votes. Santana has spent parts of 15 seasons in the big leagues, winning 149 games with a 4.09 ERA with 26.6 WAR for the Angels, Royals, Braves, Twins, and White Sox.
The San Diego Padres are finalizing a trade to acquire former Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell from the Tampa Bay Rays for top pitching prospect Luis Patiño, catchers Francisco Mejia and Blake Hunt, and right-handed pitching prospect Cole Wilcox, sources familiar with the agreement told ESPN on Sunday.
The trade, which is pending medical reviews, would send the 28-year-old Snell to the Padres and was agreed upon exactly two months to the day of Game 6 of the World Series, in which he threw 5⅓ brilliant innings only to be pulled. Tampa Bay wound up losing the game and series to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Padres have deal in place to get Snell from Rays
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Blake Snell leaves the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the sixth inning in Game 6 of the baseball World Series Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) Sue Ogrocki
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Blake Snell reacts after giving up two-run home run to Los Angeles Dodgers Chris Taylor during the fifth inning in Game 2 of the baseball World Series Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Eric Gay
San Diego Padres pitcher Luis Patino delivers to the Los Angeles Dodgers during the third inning in Game 3 of a baseball National League Division Series Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Tony Gutierrez
MLB notebook: Rays agree to send Snell to Padres, according to source
Blake Snell, the 2018 AL Cy Young winner, will head to San Diego for four players.
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Blake Snell, who won the 2018 American League Cy Young Award with Tampa Bay, is reportedly headed to San Diego in a trade.
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Two months ago, Blake Snell got yanked off the mound with a two-hit shutout going in the final game of the World Series.
Now, the Tampa Bay Rays are ready to ship him out of town.
The San Diego Padres are close to completing a blockbuster trade to acquire Snell from the defending AL champions. The teams have an agreement in place and the star pitcher was told he’ll be sent to the Padres – subject to the review of medical records, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press late Sunday night on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made.