The biggest deal of the 2020 MLB Trade Deadline went down just past noon Eastern time on Monday as the San Diego Padres acquired front-line starting pitcher Mike Clevinger in a blockbuster trade with the Cleveland Indians.
Clevinger, who became one of baseball’s best starting pitchers since becoming a mainstay in Cleveland’s rotation back in the 2017 season, found himself on the trade block after a controversial incident in which he broke quarantine protocol back in July and missed three weeks’ worth of action.
Clevinger has a 3.18 ERA this season and is the owner of a career 3.20 mark with a 42-22 record.
San Diego, one of the league’s breakout teams this summer, took advantage of the rare availability of a top-of-the-rotation starter on the mid-season trade block and sent a juicy package to the Indians in exchange for Clevinger and outfielder Greg Allen.
The Padres will send pitcher Cal Quantrill, outfielder Josh Naylor, catcher Austin Hedges, shortstop Gabriel Arias, pitcher Joey Cantillo, and second baseman Owen Miller to Cleveland.
The Padres are expected to see Clevinger, who will be under their team’s control until 2023, join the club this week and make his first start with the team in the coming days.
