MLB Trade Rumors: The San Diego Padres are sending Chris Paddack to the Minnesota Twins, per reports on Twitter. The Padres are also sending Emilio Pagan to Minnesota, and are receiving closer Taylor Rogers and Brent Rooker.
Paddack, 26, was an 8th round pick by Miami in 2015 out of Cedar Park High School outside of Austin. He was largely unheralded when, a year later, the Padres plucked him from the Marlins in exchange for Fernando Rodney. Rodney had posted a 0.31 ERA in 28.2 IP in 2016 for the Padres before being traded, then put up a 5.