SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – The Padres landed several players ahead of Tuesday's MLB Trade Deadline that they hope will help boost their chances to make the postseason.
In their first trade of the day, San Diego sent three minor leaguers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for starting pitcher Rich Hill and 1B/DH Ji Man Choi.
The Padres announced pitcher Jackson Wolf, first baseman Alfonso Rivas and outfielder Estuar Suero were the minor league players headed to Pittsburgh.
The lefty Hill, 43, compiled a 7-10 record with a 4.76 earned run average for the Pirates. He is expected to join a Padres starting rotation dealing with an injury to starter Michael Wacha.
Choi, 32, has hit six homers and has driven in 11 runs while batting .205 in 23 games for Pittsburgh. One of his home runs came on July 26 in a 3-2 win over the Padres at Petco Park.
In a trade reported just after the deadline expired, the Padres traded pitcher Ryan Weathers to the Marlins in exchange for first baseman Garrett Cooper and minor league pitcher Sean Reynolds.
In 82 games with the Marlins this season, the 32-year-old Cooper is hitting .256 with 13 home runs and 46 RBI.
The Friars, in another deal announced after the deadline, acquired right-handed reliever Scott Barlow from the Kansas City Royals.
