One of the more coveted pitchers on Major League Baseball’s trade market is off the board. The Chicago White Sox have acquired right-hander James Shields from the San Diego Padres in exchange for minor league prospects Erik Johnson and Fernando Tatis Jr. and cash considerations, the teams announced Saturday. Shields pitched well for San Diego this season despite his 2-7 record but went out on a sour note, getting crushed for 10 runs over 2 2/3 innings Monday and ballooning his 3.06 ERA to 4.28. The 34-year-old veteran and one-time All-Star will be a welcome addition on Chicago’s already-strong pitching staff, which is led by Cy Young can...
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Padres Chairman Blasts James Shields, Calls His Team ‘Miserable Failures’
by Zack Cox on Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 11:35AM 2,491 The 2016 San Diego Padres are not a very good baseball team. Just ask the man in charge. Padres executive chairman Ron Fowler eviscerated his team Wednesday in a local radio interview, calling the Padres a bunch of “miserable failures” after they lost 16-4 to the Seattle Mariners to wrap up a 1-7 road trip. “It’s been embarrassing. I don’t know how else to put it,” Fowler told Mighty 1090 AM, as transcribed by FOX Sports’ Ken...