His bags slung over his shoulder, Jabari Blash walked through the clubhouse doors Sunday morning, then stopped short and curiously scanned the room. The location of his locker wasn’t all that looked different upon the outfielder’s return to the majors.
“A lot has changed,” Blash acknowledged with a smile.
Indeed.
Even more could be on the way.
A day after Matt Kemp was shipped to the Braves, trade rumors surrounding catcher Derek Norris persisted even before the Padres endured a 3-2 loss to the Reds in which fill-in starter Paul Clemens exited in the fifth inning with lower back tightness.