Logan Gillaspie: Everything you need to know

The Padres reassigned Gillaspie to minor-league camp Sunday. Gillaspie is likely to open the upcoming season as a swingman at Triple-A El Paso, where he finished the 2025 campaign after being outrighted off the Padres' 40-man roster in July. Prior to losing his roster spot, Gillaspie appeared in three big-league games for San Diego last season, covering seven innings while allowing two earned runs on seven hits and four walks.

Gillaspie cleared waivers Wednesday and was sent outright to Triple-A El Paso. Gillaspie was dropped from the 40-man roster after returning from the IL on Monday, but he'll officially stick with the organization after clearing waivers. The 28-year-old gave up two runs over seven innings during his run with the Padres in April but has surrendered five runs in 8.1 frames at Triple-A.

The Padres activated Gillaspie (oblique) from the 15-day injured list and designated him for assignment Monday. Gillaspie is over the left oblique strain that sent him to the IL over two months ago, but the Padres decided they don't have room for him on their active roster. The 28-year-old has a career 4.63 ERA and underwhelming 29:12 K:BB in 44.2 innings covering parts of four major-league seasons, so he stands a good chance of clearing waivers.