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1970 Season Stats AVG .338 HR 2 RBI 19 OPS .782 |
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Padres-Yankees Swap: Spiezio for Velez
BNN has learned the San Diego Padres have reportedly worked out a deal with the New York Yankees. Sources close to the Padres indicated that a trade has been reached in principle where 19-year old minor league CF Otto Velez, 21-year old minor league 1B John Ellis, 23-year old minor league RHP Tom Buskey, 23-year old minor league 3B Rick Bladt, and 24-year old minor league RHP Dale Spier will be swapped to San Diego with 28-year old 3B Ed Spiezio and 19-year old minor league SS Gil Vidrio heading to New York. Neither organization would comment on the report, saying it was club policy not to speak about a trade until it was finalized.
For the season, Spiezio is currently batting .289 with 11 home runs and 33 RBIs. In 84 games he has reached base at a .368 rate and scored 40 runs to date.
San Diego, New York Talks Intensifying
The San Diego Padres have been engaged in discussions with the New York Yankees about making a trade. Some issue has apparently kept San Diego from sealing the deal. Insiders report, however, that both sides seem determined to work out their differences.
San Diego is 28-56 through 84 games. New York has a record of 52-32.
5-Hit Game for Vidrio
It was a parade of hits for Gil Vidrio of the Lodi Padres at Euless Ballpark.
Connecting almost every time he went to the plate, Vidrio finished the day with a total of 5 hits in 6 at-bats. His strong individual effort propelled the Padres to a win, 10-0.
"Vidrio was really good and we were really bad," groaned Giants manager <Roberto Fuentes:coach#446>. "Next time he's that hot, we'll just walk him."
Gil Vidrio singled in the 1st, hit a two-run single in the 2nd, grounded out in the 4th, singled in the 6th, hit an RBI single in the 8th and hit an RBI single in the 9th.
So far this season, Vidrio has hit .347 with no home runs, 10 RBIs and scored 7 times.
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