March 19, 2008 -- All the San Diego Padres news you need to know is right here.
The San Diego Padres issued a March 18, 2008 press release announcing roster moves. Twelve players were reassigned to a Padres minor league camp, four were optioned to the minor leagues while RHP Mike Gardner was outrighted to triple-A Scranton.
Reassigned were: RHP Paul Abraham; LHPs Arturo Lopez and Wade LeBlanc; INFs Marshall McDougall, Matt Antonelli and Edgar Gonzalez; OFs Mike Baxter, Will Venable, Drew Macias, Vincent Sinisi; Catchers Nick Hundley and Jose Lobaton.
Catcher Colt Morton and RHP Mauro Zarate were optioned to Triple-A Portland while RHP Ernesto Frieri has been sent to Double-A San Antonio and RHP Wilton Lopez was optioned to Single-A Lake Elsinore (Calif.).
With these roster moves the San Diego Padres now have 42 roster players in its big league Spring Training camp including 35 from the 40-man roster and seven non-roster invitees.
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