The Padres have placed lefty swinging CF Tony Gwynn Jr. on the 15-day disabled list with a broken right hand. Gwynn Jr. has played in 103 games for the Padres this year and he is 59 of 278 (.212 avg, .611 OPS) with 29 runs scored, 3 homers, 20 RBIs and 17 stolen bases. The Padres have recalled 24-year old righty reliever Ryan Webb to replace Gwynn on the active roster. Webb has pitched in 39 games (0 starts) earlier this year for the Padres and he was 3-1 with a 3.05 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP.

Some rookies are intimidated by the major leagues but 24-year old righty reliever certainly isn’t one of those. Frieri has pitched in 12 games (0 starts) for the Padres this year and he is 0-0 with a 0.87 ERA and a 0.77 WHIP. He has only given up 5 hits in 10 1/3 innings this season while whiffing 19 batters as he has been downright nasty. Frieri is fitting in well with the Padres who have a dominating pitching staff which is the biggest reason why they are still in first place in the N.L. West.

31-year old righty swinging catcher Yorvit Torrealba has been swinging a hot bat this year. He has played in 56 games for the Padres this year and he is 65 of 197 (.330 avg, .808 OPS) with 20 runs scored, 2 homers, 27 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. Torrealba is hitting so well that he’s taking P.T. away from Nick Hundley. Hundley has played in 62 games for the Padres this year and he is 50 of 204 (.245 avg, .714 OPS) with 29 runs scored, 5 homers and 31 RBIs. Torrealba has a lot of playoff experience so if he continues to hit he will likely get more P.T. than Hundley the rest of the way.

The Padres have signed 33-year old righty reliever Mike Koplove to a minor league deal. He pitched in 22 games (0 starts) in AAA-ball for the Mariners this year and he was 0-1 with 1 save, a 4.45 ERA and a 1.66 WHIP. Koplove last pitched in the majors in 2007 with the Cleveland Indians. He has pitched in 222 games (0 starts) in his seven years in the majors and he is 15-7 with 2 saves, a 3.82 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. This was a good signing for the Padres as they will stash Koplove in AAA.

The Padres have acquired 27-year old lefty starting pitcher Tyler Lumsden from the Astros for future considerations. Lumsden pitched in 22 games (18 starts) in AA-ball last season and he was 4-9 with a 3.97 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP. He has now pitched in 147 games (93 starts) in his six years in the minors and he is 32-38 with 1 save, a 4.74 ERA and a 1.57 WHIP. It never hurts to stockpile lefties in the minors so I like this move for the Padres.