Padres Designate Tyler Wade For Assignmen

The Padres designated infielder/outfielder for a signment and optioned reliever before tonights game. San Diego had already designated and for a signment last night. Wade was the final roster casualty to accommodate newcomers , and . This is the second DFA of the season for Wade. He didnt make the team out of Spring Training and was outrighted off the roster. Wade accepted a minor league a signment and was called back up a couple weeks Josh Reaves Jersey into the season. He tallied 127 plate appearances over 60 games, hitting .206/.309/.252 without a home run. Its very similar to last years .217/.285/.239 showing. Wade runs well and is a versatile defender but provides virtually nothing at the plate. San Diego will place Wade back on waivers in the next couple days. Theres a decent chance hell clear, at which point hed again have the right to elect free agency. He bypa sed that last time around but may feel his path back to a roster spot with the Padres is more cluttered. Getting Laureano and OHearn pushed Sheets into a backup role. remains ahead of Wade as the utility infielder. Todays decision e sentially came down to Wade or switch-hitting fourth outfielder , who is also out of options. The Padres stuck with Johnson, who is hitting .333 in 30 games. Tyrell Terry Jersey