{"id":422936,"date":"2026-08-03T19:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T19:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/422936\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T19:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T19:50:10","slug":"sources-padres-acquire-robbie-ray-in-trade-with-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/422936\/","title":{"rendered":"Sources: Padres acquire Robbie Ray in trade with Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"

The San Diego Padres<\/a> have acquired left-hander Robbie Ray<\/a> from the San Francisco Giants<\/a>, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan and Alden Gonzalez on Monday.<\/p>\n

Ray, who is making $25 million in 2026 and will be a free agent after this season, has been one of the best pitchers in MLB since June and is 10-6 with a 3.08 ERA and 107 strikeouts this season.<\/p>\n

In exchange, the Giants will get Joniel Hernandez and Miguel Mendez<\/a>, a source told ESPN.<\/p>\n

The Padres, while 11 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>in the National League West, have gone 8-2 in their past 10 games and have surged back into contention in the wild-card race<\/a>, just one game out of the final spot.<\/p>\n

San Diego approached this trade deadline with a desperate need for starting pitching as its rotation has posted a 4.66 ERA — fourth-highest in the major leagues. Outside of Michael King<\/a>, the Padres don’t have any starting pitchers they can count on going deep into games, prompting the team to implement a high-wire bullpen act on most nights.<\/p>\n

The Padres are hopeful of getting Joe Musgrove<\/a> and Nick Pivetta<\/a> back eventually from the injured list, but they still have several steps to clear before rejoining the rotation.<\/p>\n

San Diego has had 14 total starts by a left-hander this season, which is fourth fewest in the majors. None of those qualified as a quality start. Ray, meanwhile, has nine quality starts — and five in his last seven outings.<\/p>\n

In his five June starts, Ray went 4-0 with a 1.36 ERA and 0.88 WHIP in 33 innings. He also had 23 strikeouts, allowed just 17 hits and held opposing batters to a .149 average.<\/p>\n

He stayed hot throughout July, going 3-0 with a 2.00 ERA and 1.51 WHIP over five starts, with 25 strikeouts in 27 innings.<\/p>\n

The left-hander, 34, who won the 2021 American League Cy Young Award with the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a>, has faced some weak lineups over that stretch but has allowed just one home run in 49 innings. There also is a big home\/away split, with Ray posting a 2.22 ERA and a .193 batting average against at Oracle Park but a 4.06 ERA and .263 batting average against on the road.<\/p>\n

Ray still walks too many batters — his wak rate is 11.1%, which is third-highest among qualified starters — and his strikeout rate is dropping. He’s also generally much more vulnerable to right-handed batters (14 of his 15 home runs have come against righties), but he has consistently provided dependable innings since returning from Tommy John surgery in 2024.<\/p>\n

In 13 major league seasons since 2014, Ray has a 98-87 record with a 3.87 ERA and 1,841 strikeouts in 1,563 innings with the Tigers, Diamondbacks, Blue Jays, Mariners and Giants.<\/p>\n

Hernandez is a 17-year-old shortstop who was recently signed out of Cuba. Mendez is a 24-year-old right-hander with a 4.93 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 34 innings in Double-A.<\/p>\n

ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel and David Schoenfield contributed to this report.br\/]<\/p>\n

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