It was some week for the San Diego Padres, making multiple blockbuster moves to go all in once again. Whether it's the right or wrong decision will only be told by time, but you can't fault the Padres for attempting to go for it all.
They clearly think they have an opportunity to win a World Series, and showed just that in the moves they made.
The Padres still have a long way to go before accomplishing that, but they're in a better position to do so than they were a week ago.
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As a result, the Padres have had to move on from multiple players, including former New York Yankees utility man Tyler Wade. Wade had appeared in 60 games for the Padres, including 90 last season, hitting .206 this year.
According to MLB Trade Rumors, the Padres have designated him for assignment, noting that the other moves they made earlier in the week were a reason why.
“The Padres designated infielder/outfielder Tyler Wade for assignment and optioned reliever Ron Marinaccio before tonight’s game. San Diego had already designated Martín Maldonado and Trenton Brooks for assignment last night. Wade was the final roster casualty to accommodate newcomers Freddy Fermin, Ramón Laureano and Ryan O’Hearn,” Anthony Franco wrote.
Wade isn’t a great player, but he's serviceable and should eventually find a new team.
He played in games for the Yankees from 2017 to 2021, hitting .268 in his final season with just five RBIs. He only had 127 at-bats that year, striking out in 37 of them.
Thirty years old, he likely has a few more years in the league as a utility veteran.