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Luis Patino

FA Relief Pitcher #77

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Padres released RHP Luis Patiño.

Patiño has yet to make it back to the big leagues after undergoing Tommy John surgery last May. The 25-year-old righty is just a few years removed from being one of the more intriguing pitching prospects in the game. He’ll be a fascinating reclamation project for an organization willing to roll the dice.
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Jackson Merrill

SD Center Fielder #3

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Jackson Merrill went 2-for-5 with a game-winning, two-run double and took away a home run in the Padres’ 7-6 defeat of the Mariners on Wednesday.

Enjoying one of the best all-around games of his young career, Merrill, who turns 23 this weekend, robbed Julio Rodríguez of a two-run homer in the third, long before he ended the game with his two-run double in the ninth. His .261/.320/.464 line isn’t all that eye-catching, but that he’s 4-for-4 on the basepaths after going 1-for-3 last year has taken his stock up a couple of notches.

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Randy Vásquez

SD Starting Pitcher #98

Randy Vásquez was lifted after allowing four runs in four innings Wednesday against the Mariners.

Vásquez’s velocity was again above his norms tonight, but his four walks caused him problems as his ERA jumped from 1.02 to 2.49. He fanned six, and he still seems worth trusting against the Rockies in Coors Field next week.

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Emerson Hancock

SEA Starting Pitcher #26

Emerson Hancock turned in a quality start Wednesday against the Padres, surrendering two runs in six innings.

Hancock departed with a four-run lead, but that wasn’t sufficient to get him a win. It was a nice night otherwise, as he threw first-pitch strikes to 20 of 23 batters. He had a subpar 22 percent CSW, but only six of the 16 balls in play against him were hard hit. He should fare well in a home start against the A’s next time out.

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Andrés Muñoz

SEA Relief Pitcher #75

Brought in to protect a 6-2 lead in the ninth, Andrés Muñoz was charged with five runs while getting two outs and took a loss to the Padres on Wednesday.

Muñoz surrendered four hits and a walk before being replaced by Jose A. Ferrer with the score 6-5. Jackson Merrill then hit a game-winning double off Ferrer, who was charged with the blown save while Muñoz took the loss. Muñoz gave up just one hard-hit ball and was pretty unlucky that the rally materialized in the first place. Still, he’s now saddled with a 9.45 ERA for the young season. It’s probably not anything worth worrying about.

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Luke Raley

SEA Right Fielder #20

Luke Raley hit a two-run homer as part of his first career four-hit game Wednesday against the Padres.

His homer was a 434-footer, and he also had a 390-foot double that would have been a homer in 16 ballparks, according to Statcast. Raley currently has a 1.035 OPS that’s about twice as high as three of the five guys ahead of him in the Seattle lineup. Maybe that could lead to some sort of shakeup, but we’ll see.

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Yordan Alvarez

HOU Left Fielder #44

Yordan Alvarez homered, doubled and walked in the Astros’ 3-1 defeat of the Rockies on Wednesday.

Alvarez might well be the game’s best hitter right now, if only he can stay healthy. He’s hitting .333/.488/.762 with seven homers and 17 RBI through 84 plate appearances. His .488 OBP and .762 slugging both lead the majors.

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Spencer Arrighetti

HOU Starting Pitcher #41

Spencer Arrighetti fanned 10 while limiting the Rockies to one run in six innings in a victory Wednesday.

Arrighetti walked four, but he gave up just two hits and induced 20 whiffs against arguably the game’s worst lineup. It’s his fifth career 10-strikeout game. We’re not sure that means much going forward, considering that from here on in, he’ll mostly be facing teams that wouldn’t have Troy Johnston batting cleanup, but he does have another nice matchup coming up against the thrifty Guardians next week.

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Enyel De Los Santos

HOU Relief Pitcher #65
Enyel De Los Santos struck out two in a perfect ninth for his second save Wednesday against the Rockies.

Bryan Abreu probably could have handled this one just fine, but he was instead utilized in getting four outs in the seventh and eighth. De Los Santos then retired Brett Sullivan, Edouard Julien and Brenton Doyle with a two-run lead in the ninth. With Josh Hader hopefully three weeks or so away, none of the Astros’ ninth-inning alternatives seem worth rostering in shallow leagues at this point.
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Jose Quintana

COL Starting Pitcher #62

Jose Quintana lasted 3 2/3 innings and gave up three runs to the Astros in a loss Wednesday.

Quintana returned from a hamstring injury tonight, so it’s OK to let him off the hook. Still, it might be that he’s about out of gas at age 37. His fastball averaged just 89.6 mph tonight, and he’s thus far struck out three of the 37 batters he’s faced this season. The Rockies will stick with him for now, but expectations should be very low. He’ll likely face the Dodgers on Monday.

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Freddy Fermin

SD Catcher #54

Freddy Fermin will be reevaluated Thursday, but initial tests Wednesday suggested he did not suffer a concussion after being hit in the mask by a foul top.

Fermin exited Wednesday’s game after two innings. If he needs to miss a day or two, the Padres don’t really have any flexibility to call up a catcher without giving up on Nick Castellanos or Ty France. Their only position players with options are Jackson Merrill, Gavin Sheets and Fermin.

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