The Newest Padre
While rumors continue to swirl about a possible Jake Peavy deal to the Chicago White Sox, the Padres have made another trade today to bring a local favorite home. Sources close to the situation have told 619sports.net that the Padres have acquired outfielder Tony Gwynn Jr. from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for outfielder Jody Gerut. The deal has not yet been announced by the team but Gwynn Jr. has been informed of the trade.
Gwynn Jr., 26 years old, has been playing this year for Milwaukee’s Triple-A affiliate in Nashville, where he is hitting .309. He is a career .248 hitter in limited time with the Milwaukee Brewers. Gerut, 31, batted .223 with 4 HR and 14 RBI for the Padres this season.
Following the announcement of the trade, Craig Elsten and Chris Ello sat down and discussed this trade along with the potential trade of Jake Peavy, and what that means for the Padres, and this town. Check out this podcast.
