The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports that the Minnesota Twins are trading Taylor Rogers and Brent Rooker to the San Diego Padres for Chris Paddack and Emilio Pagan.
ESPN’s Jeff Passan also reports there will be a player to be named later and cash also involved in the trade. The trade gives the Twins three years of control with Paddack and two years with Pagan, while the Padres gain an All-Star reliever with Rogers.
In 2021, Rogers had nine saves, a 3.35 ERA, a 1.