22-year old righty starting pitcher Mat Latos is a big guy at 6′6″, 225 pounds and he brings the heat. Latos has pitched in 30 games (all starts) for the Padres this year and he is 14-9 with a 2.92 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP. He has only given up 142 hits in 178 2/3 innings this year while whiffing 185 batters which shows just how nasty his stuff is. Latos also has excellent control for a pitcher his size as he has only walked 50 batters this year. Latos has the stuff to win a Cy Young Award some day in the near future as long as he can stay healthy.

32-year old closer Heath Bell has been lights out this season for the Padres. Bell has pitched in 60 games (0 starts) for the Padres this year and he is 5-0 with 42 saves, a 1.87 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. He has only given up 48 hits this year in 62 2/3 innings for the Padres while whiffing 81 batters as he has been downright nasty. Bell has now pitched in 283 games (0 starts) in his four years with the Padres and he is 23-14 with 86 saves, a 2.55 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP. Bell seems to have learned his craft well by learning under Trevor Hoffman in San Diego.

The Padres have lost 34-year old IF/OF Jerry Hairston for the rest of the year due to a fractured right tibia. Hairston played in 119 games for the Padres this year and he was 105 of 430 (.244 avg, .652 OPS) with 53 runs scored, 10 homers, 50 RBIs and 9 stolen bases. This could really hurt the Padres as Hairston can play almost everywhere on the field.

32-year old righty reliever Mike Adams has really been incredible for the Padres. He has pitched in 61 games (0 starts) for the Padres this year and he is 3-1 with a 1.86 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP. Adams has only allowed 41 hits while whiffing 65 batters in only 58 innings pitched this year. Since coming to the Padres three years ago, Adams has pitched in 152 games (0 starts) in which he is 5-4 with a 1.85 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP. He has become one of the best set-up men in all of baseball and he is showing no signs of slowing down.

The Padres have designated 24-year old righty reliever Craig Italiano for assignment. Italiano pitched in 47 games (0 starts) in AA-ball for the Padres this year and he was 4-6 with 17 saves, a 2.58 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. He has now pitched in 128 games (48 starts) in his six years in the minors and he is 18-23 with 17 saves, a 4.44 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP. This move was made so that the Padres could re-claim Cesar Carrillo off waivers from the Phillies.