The Padres made quite a few big moves yesterday, mainly by way of trade. But, before they traded anyone they resigned pitcher Josh Johnson. He did not pitch last season due to Tommy John Surgery.They also traded for three players with the best of them being Justin Upton. In return the Padres sent Max Fried, Dustin Peterson, Jace Peterson and Mallex Smith. Upton hit 29 homeruns last year and is a key addition to the padres outfield. They also acquired all-star Derek Norris from the Athletics. He will be the starting catcher, especially due to the fact that they traded their other catcher, Ryan Hanigan the the Red Sox yesterday in exchange for Will Middlebrooks. Middlebrooks had a rough season last year but has proved to be productive in the past. The Marlins continued a successful offseason by trading Nathan Eovaldi, Garrett Jones and Domingo German to the Yankees for MartinPrado and David Phelps. Prado is a very versatile player who has also been a quality hitter recently. Some other signings yesterday are Jake Peavy to the Giants, Corey Hart to the Pirates and David Ross to the Cubs.
In NCAAB the #18 Miami Hurricanes were destroyed 72-44 by Eastern Kentucky. Miami is now 9-2 while E.K. is 6-4.
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