Wm. Glasheen USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
The San Diego Padres obtained left-handed pitcher Nestor Cortes from the Milwaukee Brewers for outfielder Brandon Lockridge previous to Thursday’s buying and selling deadline, in line with a number of experiences.
Cortes, sidelined for almost 4 months resulting from a left elbow flexor pressure, is on the 60-day injured listing. He simply accomplished a four-outing rehab stint and had a 1.00 ERA in 18 innings on the Class A and Triple-A ranges.
The Padres added Cortes to the rotation on the identical day it stored much-coveted right-hander Dylan Stop for the stretch run.
Cortes, 30, was an All-Star in 2022 when he went a career-best 12-4 with a 2.44 ERA in 28 begins for the New York Yankees.
This season, Cortes was 1-1 with a 9.00 ERA in two begins earlier than occurring the injured listing. This was his first season with Milwaukee.
Cortes is 34-22 with a 3.88 ERA in 137 appearances (88 begins) in eight seasons with the Baltimore Orioles (2018), Yankees (2019, 2021-24), Seattle Mariners (2020) and Brewers.
Lockridge, 28, is batting .216 with 5 RBIs and eight steals in 47 video games for the Padres.
He has a .210 common in 100 profession at-bats over the previous two seasons.
–Subject Degree Media