Rangers Waive Pitcher Padilla
Poor outing against the Yankees may have been the last straw.
Wednesday, Jun 3, 2009 | Updated 3:45 PM CDT
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The Rangers placed Vicente Padilla on waivers after a poor performance against New York Tuesday night.
FoxSports is reporting that the Texas Rangers put pitcher Vicente Padilla on waivers.
Reporter Ken Rosenthal says teams can put in a claim on Padilla until 1 p.m. ET Friday. Any team that claims him would assume his remaining salary of approximately $8 million.
Few clubs are in position to absorb such a payroll hit, making it doubtful that Padilla, 31, will be claimed.
Padilla, making his first start since coming off the disabled list with a strained right shoulder, allowed seven runs in 3 2/3 innings in a 12-3 loss to the Yankees on Tuesday night.
He is said to be healthy, and went 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA in his three starts before going on the DL. For the season, however, he is 3-3 with a 5.57 ERA.
If Padilla goes unclaimed, the Rangers can attempt to send him to to the minors.
Padilla would have the right to refuse and would become a free agent.
