On Thursday, general manager A.J. Preller acquired four players from the Rule 5 draft. They acquired pitchers Luis Perdomo, Josh Martin, Blake Smith and outfielder Jabari Blash.
The Padres were 20th in the majors with a 4.09 ERA. They were fourth in strikeouts on a positive side.
Offensively, they were eighth in runs scored and 19th in home runs.
Perdomo, 22, had a 3.98 ERA in 23 games (22 starts) in the St. Louis Cardinals Class A system. He also pitched in the Futures Game in July.
“Perdomo is a really good body, good athlete, throws in the mid-90’s.