The Padres made a slew of roster moves before Wednesday night's game against the Giants in San Francisco, all of them involving pitchers.
Perhaps the most discouraging information comes on starting pitcher Brandon Morrow. He was moved from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list due to inflammation in his right shoulder. Morrow was tremendous out of the gate. The Padres won all five of his starts before the shoulder problem showed up.
Reliever Dale Thayer was also placed on the 15-day DL with a strained right shoulder (retroactive to June 17). Thayer's spot in the bullpen will be filled by right-hander Marcos Mateo, who is up from Triple-A El Paso. Mateo has not appeared in a Major League game since 2011 with the Chicago Cubs.
The Padres also recalled reliever Kevin Quackenbush and optioned reliever and Ramona native Nick Vincent to El Paso.
