Padres put Spangenberg on DL, promote Weeks

San Diego Padres' Jemile Weeks in action during a spring training baseball game against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday, March 19, 2016, in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)The Padres on Wednesday placed second baseman Cory Spangenberg on the 15-day disabled list and selected the contract of infielder Jemile Weeks from Triple-A El Paso.

To make room for Weeks on the 40-man roster, left-hander Buddy Baumann, who was limited by a lower back strain throughout spring training, was transferred to the 60-day DL.

Spangenberg suffered a left quad strain diving headfirst into first base on a bunt single Tuesday night. His replacement, Alexi Amarista, tweaked a hamstring later in the game and…