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Padres reinforce bullpen by adding Kirkman
- Updated: April 27, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — Michael Kirkman woke up Tuesday morning in Salt Lake City on a Minor League contract with Triple-A El Paso. Before the sun had set, Kirkman, a 29-year-old left-handed reliever, had already joined the Padres in San Francisco.
With a beleaguered bullpen in need of reinforcements, the Padres selected Kirkman’s contract from Triple-A and optioned Jose Pirela back to El Paso. In order to clear room for Kirkman on the 40-man roster, the club designated right-hander Cory Mazzoni for assignment.
“Our bullpen’s been pushed too hard lately,” said Padres skipper Andy Green. “We’ve had a number of starts that haven’t gone too deep in the game. We just got to the point where we needed an extra arm. We needed coverage, and we thought Michael Kirkman gives us that coverage.”
In parts of five big league seasons with Texas, Kirkman has …
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