Padres to sign Nick Castellanos
Digest more
Castellanos, entering his age-34 season, will try to win with the Padres after the Phillies cut him loose this month
Early Sunday morning, hours before the Padres held their first full-squad workout of Spring Training, Nick Castellanos retreated to a back field at the Peoria Sports Complex. He’d arrived only moments earlier,
Manny Machado, one of the most important veterans on the San Diego Padres roster, decided to make a recommendation to the team’s front office regarding A.J. Preller following the low-cost signing of Nick Castellanos.
GM A.J. Preller was busy dishing out contracts, signing veterans Nick Castellanos, Griffin Canning and German Marquez to one-year contracts to deepen the roster.
Cincinnati’s inclusion on the list of potential fits indicates that the front office is keeping all options open as the season nears. If Castellanos and the Reds find mutual interest, it could be a pairing that boosts the lineup and gives the organization another veteran player to lean on during the grind of a 162‑game season.