The Padres are probably going to put IF/OF Jerry Hairston on the 15-day D.L. soon as he will likely need to rest his strained right elbow for a couple of weeks. Hairston has played in 115 games for the Padres this year and he is 104 of 417 (.249 avg, .667 OPS) with 52 runs scored, 10 homers, 50 RBIs and 9 stolen bases. The thing the Padres will miss the most about Hairston is his versatility as he can play all over the field.

UPDATE: (8/29/2010) - The Padres have placed Jerry Hairston on the 15-day D.L. They have recalled Everth Cabrera to replace him on the roster. Cabrera played in 64 games earlier this year for the Padres and he was 40 of 196 (.204 avg, .558 OPS) with 19 runs scored, 1 homer, 22 RBIs and 8 stolen bases. The Padres need Cabrera to play better this time around.

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.

23-year old LF Kyle Blanks need Tommy John surgery on his right elbow which will cause him to miss the rest of the 2010 season and most of 2011. Blanks played in 33 games for the Padres this season and he was 16 of 102 (.157 avg, .607 OPS) with 14 runs scored, 3 homers and 15 RBIs. He has now played in 87 games in his major league career and he is 53 of 250 (.212 avg, .761 OPS) with 38 runs scored, 13 homers and 37 RBIs. He has also whiffed an amazing 101 times already in his major league career. This is a big blow to the Padres as Blanks is a big part of the team’s future.

The Padres have placed 35-year old righty swinging shortstop David Eckstein on the 15-day disabled list with a right calf strain. Eckstein has played in 78 games for the Padres this year and he is 86 of 308 (.279 avg, .680 OPS) with 31 runs scored, 1 homer, 22 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. The Padres will use Jerry Hairston at 2B until Eckstein returns to action. Hairston has played in 84 games for the Padres so far this year and he is 75 of 299 (.251 avg, .668 OPS) with 34 runs scored, 7 homers, 35 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. Hairston should do a solid job while Eckstein is out of action. 27-year old lefty swinging outfielder Will Venable is be activated off the D.L. to replace Eckstein on the active roster. Venable has played in 69 games for the Padres this year and he is 51 of 214 (.238 avg, .730 OPS) with 35 runs scored, 8 homers, 32 RBIs and 14 stolen bases.

The Padres have placed 22-year old righty starting pitcher Mat Latos on the 15-day disabled list with a strained muscle in his left side. He hurt himself trying to hold a sneeze back. Latos has started 17 games for the Padres so far this season and he is 10-4 with a 2.45 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP. He has only given up 75 hits in 106 2/3 innings this season while whiffing 99 batters showing just how nasty his stuff has been. The Padres have called up 24-year old righty reliever Ernesto Frieri to replace Latos on the pitching staff. Frieri has pitched in 34 games (0 starts) in AAA-ball this year and he is 3-1 with 17 saves, a 1.43 ERA and a 0.85 WHIP. He has only allowed 14 hits in 37 2/3 innings this season while whiffing 49 batters showing just how nasty has has been this year. He made his major league debut last season working in 2 games (0 starts) for the Padres and he was 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA and a 0.50 WHIP.