{"id":693042,"date":"2026-05-07T23:12:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T23:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/693042\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T23:12:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T23:12:39","slug":"padres-select-rodolfo-duran-mlb-trade-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/693042\/","title":{"rendered":"Padres Select Rodolfo Dur\u00e1n – MLB Trade Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Padres announced that they have selected the contract of catcher Rodolfo Dur\u00e1n<\/a>. He\u2019ll take the active roster spot of fellow backstop Luis Campusano<\/a>, who has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a left toe fracture. To open a 40-man spot, right-hander Joe Musgrove<\/a> has been transferred to the 60-day injured list. Prior to the official announcement, Annie Heilbrunn of the San Diego Union-Tribune<\/a> noted that Dur\u00e1n was present in the locker room.<\/p>\n

Per Heilbrunn<\/a>, Campusano suffered his injury when he fouled a ball off his foot on Tuesday. It\u2019s unclear how much time he is expected to miss but it\u2019s an unfortunate setback for him. Campusano finished last season on the roster bubble. He struggled in 2024 and then was hardly called up in 2025, burning his final option year, leaving him out of options going forward.<\/p>\n

The Padres didn\u2019t add any catchers to the big league roster in the offseason, therefore starting 2026 with Campusano and Freddy Fermin<\/a> as their catching duo. Campusano has produced a massive .288\/.362\/.596 line so far this year but now that production will be on pause while he deals with this toe fracture.<\/p>\n

Since there were only two catchers on the roster, the Friars had to add someone to replace Campusano. That someone is Dur\u00e1n. He gets a big league roster spot for the first time and is making his major league debut. He is in tonight\u2019s lineup, batting ninth.<\/p>\n

Duran, 28, was an international signing out of the Dominican Republic way back in 2014. He began his big league career with the Phillies but became a free agent after the 2021 season. Since then, he has signed minor league deals with the Yankees, Royals and Padres.<\/p>\n

As a minor leaguer, he has generally been considered a competent defender. In terms of his offense, he has some pop but has usually had subpar walk rates. Since he first signed with the Padres going into 2025, he has an 8.6% walk rate at Triple-A, much better than earlier in his career. His .278\/.347\/.488 slash in that year-plus span looks quite nice, though in the hitter-friendly environment of the Pacific Coast League, that actually translates to a subpar 96 wRC+. Catchers are generally about ten points below league average though, so it\u2019s possible Dur\u00e1n can be more than adequate for a depth backstop.<\/p>\n

Since this is Dur\u00e1n\u2019s first big league call, he has a full slate of options. That means he can be easily sent back to El Paso when Campusano gets healthy. It\u2019s also possible the Padres look to add some more depth via a minor trade or a waiver claim, since they are a bit light behind the plate.<\/p>\n

As for Musgrove, this isn\u2019t a surprising transaction. His 60-day count is retroactive to the start of the season, so he\u2019ll be eligible for reinstatement in late May. He\u2019s not going to be ready at that time. He is still recovering from his 2024 Tommy John surgery. There\u2019s not a lot of information about his current status but he hasn\u2019t begun a rehab assignment.<\/p>\n

Whenever he does begin a rehab assignment, he\u2019ll surely need a while to ramp up, effectively as a delayed spring training. Rehab assignments for pitchers are normally capped at 30 days but a pitcher recovering from UCL surgery can have that extended by ten days, with as many as three such extensions possible.<\/p>\n

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