The San Diego Padres have agreed to a minor league deal with right-handed pitcher Carl Edwards Jr., per the team's transaction log.
Edwards, 32, last appeared in Major League Baseball with the Washington Nationals in 2023. In 32 appearances last year, he had a 3.69 ERA across 31.2 innings.
Edwards was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 48th round of the 2011 MLB Draft. He was traded to the Chicao Cubs in 2013, and debuted with them in 2015. Edwards was with the Cubs until midway through the 2019 season, and was a part of their 2016 World Series winning team. Then, at the 2019 deadline, he was traded from the Cubs to the Padres.Edwards then signed with the Seattle Mariners, and bounced around the league with the Atlanta Braves, Toronto Blue Jays, and Nationals.
Edwards signed a minor league deal with the Cubs this past offseason and was dominant in the minor leagues, sporting a 1.85 ERA across 20 appearances. Edwards has a career 3.54 ERA across 295 relief appearances. He'll look to make an impact on a Padres' bullpen that ranks 15th in Major League Baseball with a 3.83 combined ERA.Noah graduated from USC in 2022 with a B.A. in Journalism and a minor in sports media studies. He is the lead editor for Inside the Padres. He was born and raised in Los Angeles, and has covered all Southern California sports in his career.
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