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The Padres have claimed left-hander Eric Stults off of waivers from the White Sox, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets. The White Sox had designated the 32-year-old for assignment earlier this week.

Stults had appeared in two games for the White Sox this year, allowing two earned runs in 6 2/3 innings. He signed a minor league deal with Chicago this past offseason after...

The Padres on Thursday announced they have waived second baseman Orlando Hudson and placed shortstop Jason Bartlett on the 15-day disabled list. The two disappointing veterans will be replaced on the 25-man roster by Triple-A infielders Everth Cabrera and Alexi Amarista.

Hudson was batting just .211 with a .577 OPS and 11 RBI in 35 games this season after a sub-par 2011 season. Unless another team claims him, the Padres will owe Hudson his full 2012 salary of $5.5 million plus a $2 million buyout.

“We felt it was time to make a change,” said General Manager Josh Byrnes. “O-Dog has been a two-time All-Star, four-time Gold Glove winner and a contributor to playoff teams, but at this point, we want to give our younger players an opportunity.”

Hudson, 34, is in his 11th major league season, his second with the Padres. Cabrera is 25; Amarista, acquired recently in a trade with the Angels, is 23.

Bartlett, 32, also has been a huge disappointment this season, batting just .133 in 29...

Source: Padres.com

ANAHEIM -- Word of Tony Gwynn taking part, potentially, in an ownership group assuming control of the Padres was making the rounds on Wednesday in Jake Peavy's old stomping grounds.

Immersed in his pregame routine at Angel Stadium, the former ace of San Diego's staff hadn't yet caught wind of the report.

"My reaction is that it'd be great for the franchise and the city," Peavy said. "How could it not be? He's Tony Gwynn. San Diego loves him."

Peavy, the American League's Pitcher of the Month in April for the White Sox, came out of Mobile, Ala., to spend his formative baseball years with the Padres, claiming a National League Cy Young Award in their uniform in 2007.

A team leader and dominant pitcher for eight years, Peavy knows San Diego and its fans. He felt the Padres were close to becoming something special in the mid-2000s...

SAN DIEGO -- Padres outfielder and cleanup hitter Carlos Quentin has been slowed in his rehabilitation for his knee injury, manager Bud Black said. Quentin is not currently playing in rehab games and he received a cortisone shot for his right knee on Tuesday.
After waiting 48 hours after the cortisone shot was administered, Quentin could resume baseball activities Thursday and Friday, Black said. The Padres will then reevaluate his schedule for playing in games.
"He will play. I'm not sure when," Black said. "He will play when he's able to play. After Friday night's game, we might have more of a clear picture of where his rehab might be headed."


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