With Jorge Alfaro off the team, Padres know time is now for top prospect Luis Campusano to get a larger share of the workload behind the plate
Or at least it’s as good a time as any for the catching prospect to begin to grab a larger piece of the pie.Advertisement
The 24-year-old Campusano hit 15 homers while spending most of 2021 at Triple-A El Paso and added 14 more while doing the same in 2022 before spending the final month-plus in the big leagues. in their pursuits of Trea Turner and Aaron Judge, they continued working along the margins of their 40-man roster on Wednesday, selecting left-hander Jose Lopez from the Tampa Rays in the Rule 5 draft.
Lopez’s addition gives the Padres 35 players on the 40-man roster. He will compete for a spot in the bullpen.
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