The San Diego Padres made yet one more transfer to bolster their probabilities in 2025, buying first baseman Ryan O’Hearn and outfielder Ramon Laureano from the Baltimore Orioles, sources informed ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday.
The transfer comes after Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller made a surprising transfer earlier within the day to amass lights-out nearer Mason Miller and controllable starter JP Sears from the Athletics. Later, Preller improved his catching state of affairs by bringing in Freddy Fermin from the Kansas Metropolis Royals.
With O’Hearn and Laureano, although, Preller addressed an offense that evaluators thought of very high heavy all 12 months. O’Hearn, an All-Star starter this 12 months, punishes right-handed pitching and is within the midst of a profession season, slashing .283/.374/.463 with 13 homers and 43 RBIs. Laureano, too, has had an enormous offensive 12 months, slashing .290/.355/.529 with 15 homers and 46 RBIs and offering defensive worth along with his plus arm energy.
Laureano appears to slot in because the on a regular basis left fielder, with O’Hearn, Luis Arraez, Jake Cronenworth and Gavin Sheets rotating by first base, second base and designated hitter.
Laureano, 31, is a .252 hitter in his eight-year MLB profession with 97 house runs and 298 RBIs.