Padres News: Padres Trade Torres to Mets

FOX Sports‘ Ken Rosenthal is reporting that that San Diego Padres have traded Alex Torres to the New York Mets.

Source: #Mets get their LH reliever - Alex Torres from #Padres. Return to San Diego not yet known.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) March 30, 2015

We don’t have the details of what the Padres will be receiving for Torres, but we’ll pass that information along as soon as we know. Torres has had a pretty decent spring. He has pitched eight innings, allowed four runs on eight hits, with nine strike outs.

What do you guys think of this move? Approve or disapprove?

UPDATE: Not too much later the Padres and Mets have announced via Twitter and the Padres official website, that the Padres will be receiving Cory Mazzoni and a player to be named later from the Mets for Torres.

TRADE: We’ve acquired LHP Alex Torres (@Alex21Torres) from San Diego for Cory Mazzoni and a player to be named later. #Mets
— New York Mets (@Mets) March 30, 2015

Mazzoni was drafted by the Mets in second round of the the 2011 draft out of North Carolina State. He has a minor league career ERA of 4.11 & this spring has three runs on six hits in 2.1 innings pitched.

What do you guys think about our new minor league pitcher? Our friends Corey Brock of MLB.com and Dennis Lin of the UT had this:

Torres trade brings some clarity to #Padres bullpen picture, though still a few decisions remain. IMO, a good arm gets left off 25-man.
— Corey Brock (@CoreyBrockMLB) March 30, 2015

Assistant GM Josh Stein says Padres graded three of Cory Mazzoni's pitches as above-average: fastball, slider, change-up.
— Dennis Lin (@dennistlin) March 30, 2015

Padres News: Padres Trade Torres to Mets

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