The San Diego Padres left for Korea a couple days ago and have completed their first on-field workout in Seoul. Last night (San Diego time), the Padres announced all of the players that traveled to South Korea:
Padres 31-man travel roster for the #SeoulSeries pic.twitter.com/K8cxg4KFdG
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Dylan Cease didn’t fly with the team but he is probably on his flight to join the team right now.
Oscar Mercado is the one player that stands out who didn’t make the flight. The Padres seemed to view him and Jose Azocar as similar bench outfielders so why carry both when Brett Sullivan, Tyler Wade and Graham Pauley could play the outfield in an emergency situation?