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Scouting Report
Updated May 19, 2026
Alex Verdugo, 29-year-old outfielder, has been released by the San Diego Padres after suffering a shoulder labrum injury requiring season-ending surgery. Verdugo signed a minor-league deal with the Padres in March 2026 but did not break camp with the team and did not appear in any minor-league games. He has not played a major-league game in approximately 20 months. His career has been in decline since being traded to the Yankees before the 2024 season, posting a .647 OPS with New York compared to .761 OPS with the Red Sox. In 2025 with the Braves, he appeared in 56 games with a career-worst .239/.296/.289 line and -0.3 bWAR with no home runs in 213 plate appearances.
Strengths
- + Had five consecutive seasons of average or better offense with Dodgers and Red Sox (2019-2023)
- + Serviceable left fielder over four seasons in Boston
- + Experienced veteran with track record of production in past
Weaknesses
- - Season-ending shoulder labrum surgery required
- - Career-worst .239/.296/.289 performance in 2025 with Braves
- - No home runs in 213 plate appearances in 2025
- - Nearly 20 months without playing in MLB
- - Failed to break camp with Padres in 2026
- - Declining performance trajectory since 2024 trade to Yankees
- - .647 OPS with Yankees vs .761 OPS with Red Sox
- - Career-worst .233 average in 2024 with Yankees
- - Teams have not deemed him worthy of roster spot for majority of 2025-2026
- - Uncertain MLB future at age 29
Injury Status: IL-60
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