Padres Acquire 3B Chase Headley From Yankees
- Updated: December 12, 2017
According to Ken Rosenthal of the Atheltic, the San Diego Padres have acquired 3B Chase Headley from the New York Yankees.
#Yankees acquiring Jabari Blash from #Padres for Chase Headley and Bryan Mitchell, sources tell The Athletic. First: @Joelsherman1.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 12, 2017
Joel Sherman if the New York Post also reported the news.
I hear #Yankees have traded Mitchell and Chase Headley to the #Padres
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) December 12, 2017
Bob Nightengale of USA Today confirmed the news.
The #Yankees save $13 million by sending Chase Headley and pitcher Bryan Mitchell to #Padres for outfielder Jabari Blash, as @Joelsherman1 reports
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) December 12, 2017
Headley is a former second-round pick of the Padres in the 2005 MLB Draft. He spent seven and half years with the Padres before joining the Yankees in 2014. In San Diego, he won a Gold Glove and also won a Silver Slugger award.
Last season with the Yankees Headley hit 12 home runs and drove in 61 RBI’s to go along with 30 doubles. As more information surfaces on the Padres and their roster news, we will keep you up to date.
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