LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- It was a busy week at the Winter Meetings for the San Diego Padres. The rest of the offseason will be even busier.
The Padres swung a pair of trades Tuesday, landing Chase Headley and Bryan Mitchell from the Yankees, while sending Ryan Schimpf to Tampa Bay and Jabari Blash to New York.
The deal with the Yankees gives San Diego an affordable starting option in Mitchell -- one the club believes could flourish with the opportunity. It also gives the Padres another infielder who can play third base in Headley.