The 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.
Padres Place Prior On 60-Day DL