{"id":976925,"date":"2026-08-03T02:17:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T02:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/976925\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T02:17:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T02:17:15","slug":"padres-reject-yankees-offer-involving-will-warren-adrian-morejon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/976925\/","title":{"rendered":"Padres Reject Yankees’ Offer Involving Will Warren, Adrian Morejon"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Padres have rejected an offer that would have sent left-handed reliever Adrian Morejon<\/a><\/strong> to the Yankees in a deal for righty Will\u00a0Warren<\/strong>, Bob Nightengale of USA Today<\/a> reports. It is unclear if other players were involved in the proposal.<\/p>\n

The Yankees were already known to have interest<\/a> in Morejon, who is among the best relievers who could end up on the move before Monday\u2019s trade deadline. Going back to his 2024 breakout, the former starter has notched a superb 2.62 ERA over 196 innings, the third-most frames among relievers. While averaging a career-high 99.5 mph on his sinker and 99.3 mph on his fastball this year, Morejon has posted a 3.07 ERA with outstanding strikeout and walk rates of 27.8% and 6.2%, respectively. Morejon has generated ground balls at a strong 50% clip during his career, but he has been even better in that regard this season. The 27-year-old\u2019s personal-best 61.5% grounder rate sits fourth among qualifying relievers.<\/p>\n

Morejon is an integral part of a stacked late-game setup in San Diego, which boasts the game\u2019s best closer in Mason Miller<\/a><\/strong>. While Miller has also come up in trade rumors, Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller is leaning toward keeping him<\/a> unless he receives an enormous offer. The Padres are currently not holding a playoff spot, but a recent hot streak has left them just one game back in the Wild Card race. The team has won eight of nine to climb to 58-54.<\/p>\n

Unlike Miller, who is not due to become a free agent until 2030, the Padres could lose Morejon to the open market soon. Even though Morejon is scheduled to become a free agent in the offseason, the Padres turned down the chance to acquire a controllable starter in Warren. He could have immediately slotted into a rotation that lacks traditional starters beyond Michael King<\/a><\/strong>, Walker Buehler<\/a><\/strong> and German Marquez<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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