First baseman Tony Clark has been traded from the San Diego Padres to the Arizona Diamondbacks, ESPN The Magazine’s Buster Olney reported.
Under his contract with the Padres, Clark would have received $500,000 from the Padres if traded, but he waived that clause in order to complete the trade.
In return for Clark, San Diego received minor league pitcher Evan Scribner. Scribner, who turns 23 on Saturday, is 2-4 with a 1.64 ERA in stints with two of Arizona’s minor league clubs. He also has nine saves.
Clark spent the previous three seasons in Arizona, where he was mainly used as a pinch hitter and provided the D-backs with a veteran clubhouse influence.
Clark, 36, is currently hitting .239 with three doubles and one home run in 88 at-bats. He has started only one game at first in San Diego.
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