Carlos Quentin Trade: White Sox Ship All-Star To Padres For 2 Prospects

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres have acquired two-time All-Star outfielder Carlos Quentin from the Chicago White Sox in an attempt to bolster their anemic offense.

Quentin grew up in the San Diego area and was a two-time All-Star with the White Sox. He has four consecutive 20-homer seasons, including 36 in 2008.

The White Sox will receive minor league pitchers Simon Castro, a right-hander, and Pedro Hernandez, a left-hander.

A shoulder injury limited Quentin to just one game in the final month of 2011, but Padres general manager Josh Byrnes says the outfielder is healthy.

The deal was announced on Saturday.

Comments

[tjeastrich]

02:07 PM on 01/03/2012

The Sox are dumping salary and are in a rebuilding phase. Kenny doesn't want to say that because it might discourage fan atttendance. Realistically, they'll be no postseason next season or for the foreseeable future. Kenny can't overcome some very poor mistakes when he signed both Dunn and Rios to LT contracts. Buerhle and Quentin are causalties of the salary dumping plan. I think the pitching will be okay, unless he trades another SP. My concern is with the offense and defense. I think both are mediocre and fans will be disappointed. After next season, Kenny needs to be shown the door. Jerry will finally come to this obvious conclusion, too.

[Marie Perkins]

11:54 PM on 01/01/2012

This stinks. I really liked Carlos. Was hoping that they would get rid of fn pierzynski. Still crossing my fingers for that one.

[47th]

07:22 PM on 01/01/2012

He gone!

[local21]

09:01 AM on 01/01/2012

Quentin couldn't stay healthy and was to hot and cold. His defense has improved but he is still a liability in the field. The Sox are basically dumping a $7-8 million contract after arbitration and SD could get 25 homers out of a healthy Carlos Quentin. Castro has all the tools and will be a project
for Don Cooper.

[Duffydog]

01:04 AM on 01/01/2012

Byrne's is a very bad G.M. If a deal can turn bad,he will have done it. He once gave Eric Byrnes a 4 yr $40 mil contract.They released him during the 2nd yr. Sorry Padres.

[Leon Engelun]

08:13 AM on 01/01/2012

not any worse than the Twins. They gave Morneau a huge contract and since he has signed it he has only played in 142 games the past two years. He has only hit 14 or 15 homeruns total the past 2 years. He has made some commercials on tv for the Twins fans tho. Him and a bear lifting weights or sitting in a hot tub.

[bobr3]

11:48 PM on 12/31/2011

There go his power #'s. 25HR's Tops.

[moparpup]

08:52 PM on 12/31/2011

Chicago is an awesome city. Not sure being traded to San Diego is all the great. Unless you need the "Perfect" weather. Alot of us LOVE all 4 seasons in the Nations 3rd largest city.

[cameron d]

07:12 PM on 12/31/2011

Well the upside for Quentin is that San Diego is a wonderful place to live.

[Ramon Scott]

01:04 AM on 01/01/2012

He already lives in San Diego, this is a homecoming as far as playing is concerned.

[Valois]

06:52 PM on 12/31/2011

So now the Sox have an anemic offense. Wonderful.