Padres Acquire Ryan Ludwick | 
The Padres made another trade today, acquiring Ryan Ludwick from the Cardinals and sending two minor league players to Cleveland. St Louis gets Indian pitcher Jake Westbrook.
I think we all know our outfield hasn’t exactly lit the lamp with the bat this year. Scott Hairston and Will Venable have been league average hitters; Tony Gwynn Jr OPS+ hovers at 82. Ludwick addresses that need in a big way.
My concern for the Padres, in making trades, was that they not upset their run prevention model. That is why I am not completely sold on the Miguel Tejada deal. I have no such reservations with this move.
Read the rest of this blog post at Padres Trail.
Read more on the breakdown of this trade at Baseball Digest Affiliate I-70 Baseball.
Topics: Addresses, Baseball Digest, Blog, Cardinals, Cleveland St, Jake Westbrook, Miguel Tejada, Minor League Players, Ops, outfield, Prevention, Ryan Ludwick, Scott Hairston, Tejada Deal, Tony Gwynn, Tony Gwynn Jr, Trades, Will Venable
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