The San Diego Padres are in the middle of making roster cuts from spring training, and one of them came to a bit of a surprise. Right-handed pitcher Daison Acosta was outrighted to Triple-A El Paso this week after signing with the Friars in December.
Acosta had not pitching with San Diego at spring training, so him not garnering any opportunity at camp tells us the organization didn't have faith in him cracking the 40-man roster to begin the year. With other pitchers performing well at spring, the Padres are likely locking in on other arms to grab a spot on the roster.