Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Oakland Athletics acquired outfielder Kyle Blanks from the San Diego Padres on Thursday.<\/p>\n
In exchange, the A’s sent minor league outfielder Jake Goebbert and a player to be named later or cash to San Diego.<\/p>\n
Blanks, 27, hit .200 with a run scored in five games for San Diego this season. In 27 games for Triple-A El Paso, he hit .265 with five doubles, nine home runs, 20 RBI and 15 runs scored.<\/p>\n
Blanks has a career .228 average with 36 doubles, two triples, 28 home runs, 98 RBI and 91 runs scored in 239 games across six big league seasons, all with the Padres.<\/p>\n
He is expected to join the A’s on Friday when the team is in Cleveland.<\/p>\n
To make room for Blanks on the roster, the A’s designated first baseman Daric Barton for assignment.<\/p>\n
Barton hit .158 with five RBI this season.<\/p>\n
Goebbert, 26, hit .257 with seven doubles, one triple, six home runs, 25 RBI and 21 runs scored in 31 games for Triple-A Sacramento this season. He will be assigned to Triple-A El Paso.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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