A day after acquiring right-hander Jarred Cosart from the Marlins in the Andrew Cashner trade, the 26-year-old former top prospect was added to the Padres roster on Saturday. To make room, the Padres optioned left-hander Keith Hessler back to Triple-A El Paso.
The 27-year-old Hessler has allowed seven earned runs in five innings with the Padres, although he worked two scoreless innings of one-hit ball in Friday’s loss.
In the Pacific Coast League – Hessler is 1-1 with a 3.29 ERA, 33 strikeouts and a 1.21 WHIP in 27 1/3 innings.
Cosart is scheduled to start Monday for the Padres after throwing a bullpen today.