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Today: Wolf has cleared waivers, and the Padres have sent him outright to Triple-A El Paso, according to his on MLB.com. Given his very limited MLB service time and the fact that this is his first career outright, he has no choice but to accept the a signment and remain at Triple-A. August 8: The Padres announced Thursday that theyve designated left-hander for a signment. Hed been pitching for their Triple-A affiliate in El Paso, and his 40-man spot will go to veteran righty , whose contract has been selected. San Diego optioned righty to El Paso in a corresponding move. Wolf, 25, was in his second stint with the Padres organization. Originally their fourth-round pick in 2021, he went to the Pirates at the 2023 trade deadline as part of the return for lefty and first baseman . The Bucs designated Wolf for a signment earlier this year, however, and wound up trading Lonzo Ball Jersey him back to the Padres in exchange for minor league infielder . Wolf made his big league debut with the 23 Padres, allowing three runs over five innings in his lone start. Hes spent the season with their El Paso club but struggled to a 7.21 ERA over 83 2/3 innings. Hes made 23 appearances, 18 of them starts. Wolf has unquestionably had some tough luck, yielding a .353 average on balls in play that should be due for some regre sion, but his 17.5% strikeout rate and 12.6% walk rate are both considerably worse than league average as well. Wolfs 9.8% swinging-strike rate and 24.3% opponents chase rate are both sub-par marks, too. In general, he hasnt induced whiffs or limited free pa ses enough to compensate for the amount of extra-base damage hes yielded: 12 homers, 16 doubles, five triples. This past offseason, Wolf ranked 21st among Pirates prospects, per Baseball America, whose scouting report tabbed him as a potential fifth starter or bulk reliever. His rough results in 2024 havent done any favors for his prospect stock, but Wolf is a 25-year-old who posted solid Double-A numbers in 2023 and is still in just the second of three minor league option years. A rebuilding club looking to stock up on pitching depth (e.g. Marlins, White Sox) could have some interest in an optionable lefty of this nature. The trade deadline has pa sed, so the Padres only course of action with Wolf will be to place him on waivers. Edwards, 33 next month, will be in his second stint with the Padres as well. He briefly pitched 1 2/3 innings for San Diego back in 2019. Hes one of many former Rangers prospects whove found their way onto the Padres roster since the hiring of president of baseball operations A.J. Preller a former Rangers a sistant GM. Edwards spent the 2022-23 seasons with the Nationals and pitched well out of manager Davey Martinezs bullpen, tallying 93 2/3 innings of 3.07 ERA ball albeit with shaky rate stats (20% strikeout rate, 10.6% walk rate). A stre s fracture in Edwards right shoulder ended his 2023 campaign prematurely and limited him to a minor league deal this past offseason. That deal came with the Cubs, but Edwards triggered a June opt-out in that contract after he hadnt been added to the big league roster and signed a minor league deal with the Padres. Its been a decent year for the lanky right-hander down in Triple-A. Between the Cubs and Padres organizations, he sports a combined 3.30 ERA but with similar strikeout and walk i sues that existed during his Nats run. Hes set down a respectable 22.2% of opponents on strikes but also i sued walks at a grim 14.3% rate. Edwards has been a reliever for the bulk of his career but was working out of the rotation in El Paso. Hes ticketed for the relief corps now that hes back in the majors, but that recent work as a starter means hes stretched out for multiple innings if needed. Jerry West Jersey |
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