April 20, 2024
ANALYSISPauley started the season in the majors due to
Manny Machado being limited to DH duties with an elbow injury. Pauley went 2-for-15 with one home run and three RBI before being optioned to Triple-A El Paso on April 9. He's had better success in the minors, slashing .290/.436/.677 with four home runs and 11 RBI over 39 plate appearances in Triple-A. Pauley will try to bring some of that production from El Paso to his second big-league stint. The Padres optioned
Matthew Batten to make room for Pauley, per
Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune.