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Padres Claim Jeremy Hermida Off Waivers

Baseball 31 Aug 2011

The Padres just announced that they claimed OF Jeremy Hermida off outright waivers front eh Cincinnati Reds.

Hermida, 27, has hit .111 (2-for-18) with one home run, three RBI and two runs scored in 10 games for Cincinnati this season. In 105 games from Triple-A Louisville he has hit .319 (126-for-395) with 28 doubles, one triple, 17 home runs, 55 RBI, 67 runs scored and 46 walks. The outfielder was named an International League midseason All-Star this year. Over parts of seven Major League seasons with the Florida Marlins (2005-09), Boston Red Sox (2010), Oakland Athletics (2010) and Reds (2011), he has hit .258 (502-for-1948) with 101 doubles, seven triples, 64 home runs, 242 RBI and 243 runs scored in 599 games played.

Hermida should join the team on Friday in San Diego. To make room for Hermida the Padres designated Kyle Phillips for assignment.

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293 Comments

Sergio Chavez via Facebook
August 31, 2011 at 10:46 am

In a related story, after learning the news, Hermida commited suicide.

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Dean Whitney via Facebook
August 31, 2011 at 10:46 am

Not sure about this one, but what’ve we got to lose? Definitely worth a look. The Pad’s outfield could end up being very crowded next year.

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William Bibaeff via Facebook
August 31, 2011 at 11:04 am

Eh, not very excited about this, Scan. Padres have had only moderate success, at most, with Central Division hitters (Giles, Ludwick). I think most of the hitters in that division should be looked at with a bit of cynicism because of the parks within it are very hitter friendly.

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Bob Scanlan via Facebook
August 31, 2011 at 11:07 am

William – I think the parks in NL Central is a legitimate question.

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Carin Elliott via Facebook
August 31, 2011 at 11:27 am

From AAA to AAAA.

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Patricia Bush via Facebook
August 31, 2011 at 11:53 am

Can he hit??????

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Jesse Fritz via Facebook
August 31, 2011 at 12:05 pm

I think this move solidifys our outfield and makes us instant contenders for the 2012 season. Jed really hit the jackpot on this pick up.

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Andy Man via Facebook
August 31, 2011 at 12:31 pm

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Byron Lovelace via Facebook
August 31, 2011 at 6:21 pm

Wow, it’s always fun to have a terrible year, and look forward to a worse one. We’re like Mark Reynolds.

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Byron Lovelace via Facebook
August 31, 2011 at 9:04 pm

Are we still blaming our park for this pathetic squad? HAHA sorry I gotta laugh at that, other teams score plenty of runs in our park for our staff to get W’s. This isn’t the field it’s the choices we make and the team we put out there.

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Bob Scanlan via Facebook
September 2, 2011 at 9:23 am

Byron – Don;t see anyone blaming the park of anything. I do see a poignant observation that hitters numbers in NL Central parks will probably not be similar in NL West parks.

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Michael Jenkins via Facebook
September 3, 2011 at 10:16 pm

Is it true that the Padres just claimed Enzo Hernadez from the retired list!

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