San Diego Padres WiretapPadres Place Prior On 60-Day DLThe Padres placed Mark Prior on the 60-day DL on Wednesday as part of a flurry of moves to trim their roster to the 25-man limit, as reported by Yahoo Sports. Prior, who has made trips to the DL an annual rite of spring, signed a one-year, $1M deal with his hometown team on December 26. The talented, but injury-prone, righthander still is recovering from shoulder surgery that caused him to miss the 2007 season and is not expected to pitch until June at the earliest. San Diego Padres Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Royals Trade Huber To PadresThe Kansas City Royals traded first baseman/outfielder Justin Huber to the San Diego Padres in exchange for a player to be named. Huber, 25, has made brief appearances in the Majors with the Royals the past three seasons after being acquired from the New York Mets on July 30, 2004. Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Padres Pick Up Manager Black's Option For 2009The Padres exercised Manager Bud Black?s option for the 2009 season Tuesday, according to an Associated Press report. Black made his managerial debut with the Padres in 2007, leading the club to an 89-74 record. The team fell one win short of a third straight playoff appearance. The 89 wins were the most for the Padres since they won a franchise-record 98 games in 1998. San Diego Padres Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Padres Mar 2008 Archive
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