Padres Notes: Rich Hill Debut Set, Friars Make History, Trade Deadline Sees Mixed Reactions

The Padres made some major additions at the deadline.

The Padres were off Thursday after a busy trade deadline in which they added some bats for the bottom of their lineup and a few key pieces in their pitching rotation.

After going 6-4 in their last 10 games, the Padres are still 4.5 games out of the NL Wild Card. With Michael Wacha still on the injured list, adding starting pitcher Rich Hill could bolster the Padres' rotation.

Hill will debut Sunday against his former team, the Los Angeles Dodgers.

In other news, Nick Martinez spoke to the media on his mindset going through the season, the Friars made history in Denver and the Padres designated an important reliever for assignment. 

Check out the rest of today's headlines:

Productive Reliever Cut as Friars Make Room for New Additions

Rich Hill Debut Set Against Former Team

Blake Snell Robbed of Pitcher of the Month Award

Nick Martinez Proving Versatility in Any Pitching Scenario

Insider Labels Friars 'Loser' of 2023 Trade Deadline

Michael Wacha Opens Up About Injury, Hope for Return

Our Favorite Padres Tweets From Today

H stands for Heart & Hustle 👑

Congratulations to Ha-Seong Kim on being named the Padres 2023 Heart & Hustle Award winner! pic.twitter.com/PnfWs1riXL

— San Diego Padres (@Padres) August 3, 2023

BACK TO BACK.@Padres southpaw Blake Snell is the winner of the Pitch Hand Award for a second consecutive month 👏 pic.twitter.com/IpqCeb5k25

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) August 3, 2023

Sean Reynolds with a scoreless inning for AAA El Paso in his Padres minor league debut.

He is 6’8”. pic.twitter.com/xaDNzngAKl

— Sammy Levitt (@SammyLev) August 3, 2023