May 3: Gurriel has cleared outright waivers and elected free agency, the Padres announced this afternoon. April 29: The Padres are going to designate first baseman for a signment and place infielder on the 10-day injured list, per . McCoy dislocated his left pinky finger recently. Those will open roster spots for outfielder and infielder to be activated from the IL. Gurriel, 41 in June, signed a minor league deal with the Friars in the offseason. They were looking for some cheap ways to add some Riley Moss Jersey offense, with holes in a couple of spots, including their designated hitter and bench mix. Both Gurriel and had good spring performances and cracked the Opening Day roster. Sheets has done a better job of carrying it into the regular season, as hes hitting .275/.314/.438 for a wRC+ of 111. Gurriel, on the other hand, has produced a dismal .111/.200/.139 line. Arrez recently landed on the concu sion IL, which moved Sheets from a regular designated hitter to a regular first base role. That allowed Gurriel to hang around for while but he would have been hard pre sed to find playing time going forward with Arrez back in action. Presumably, Arrez and Sheets will share most of the first base and DH playing time going forward. The Friars should put Gurriel on waivers in the coming days. Based on his age and recent performance, hes not likely to garner much interest. He hit .243/.297/.356 for a wRC+ of 82 over the 2022 through 2024 seasons. As a veteran with at least five years of service time, Gurriel would have the right to reject an outright a signment and elect free agency in the event he clears waivers. McCoys injury will subtract a bit of infield depth but Heyward might indirectly help with that. has been covering center field lately due to injuries to and . With Heyward now off the IL, he can rejoin the outfield mix alongside Wade, , , and . If theres an injury to middle infielders or , Wade is capable of moving to the dirt and leaving center field to someone in that group. Photo courtesy of David Banks, Imagn Images Kyle Connelly Jersey