A former San Diego Padres first-round pick has opted out of his contract and elected free agency.
On Thursday, left-handed pitcher Eric Lauer exercised the opt-out in his contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates to hit free agency, perLauer, 28, signed with the Pirates in March, and has struggled at the Triple-A level. In eight games , Lauer went 2-2 with a 5.52 ERA and 37 strikeouts.His first home at the MLB level was in San Diego, after he was drafted by the Padres in the first round of the 2016 MLB Draft.
The Padres then traded Lauer in 2019 as a part of a multi-player swap that brought outfielder Trent Grisham and right-handed pitcher Zach Davies to San Diego for Lauer and infielder Luis Urías.
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