Luke Voit 1B/DH FA Sun 4/24/22 12:13 PM
Luke Voit
1B/DH FA
Voit was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a biceps tendon injury. The transaction is retroactive to April 23.
EDGE Analysis
The 31-year-old sat out of the lineup Saturday with the biceps injury and will now be sidelined for at least the next week and a half. Voit was scheduled to undergo medical testing, but the results of those tests remain unclear, leaving his return timeline up in the air. Luis Campusano was recalled from Triple-A El Paso in a corresponding move.
Luke Voit 1B/DH FA Sat 4/23/22 5:25 PM
Luke Voit
1B/DH FA
Voit is dealing with a biceps injury, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
EDGE Analysis
The injury explains why Voit is out of the lineup against the left-handed Tyler Anderson on Saturday. The extent of Voit's injury is not yet known, but manager Bob Melvin didn't rule out a trip to the injured list. Voit will undergo tests to determine exactly what type of issue he is dealing with, at which point his expected return date should become clearer.
Luke Voit 1B/DH FA Sat 4/23/22 4:38 PM
Luke Voit
1B/DH FA
Voit will sit Saturday against the Dodgers.
EDGE Analysis
Voit has now been on the bench in two of the last three games. His absence Saturday against lefty Tyler Anderson marks the first time he's sat against a southpaw this season. Eric Hosmer starts at first base, while Jorge Alfaro will be the designated hitter.
Luke Voit 1B/DH FA Wed 4/20/22 1:40 PM
Luke Voit
1B/DH FA
Voit isn't starting Wednesday against the Reds.
EDGE Analysis
Voit started the last two games and went 0-for-5 with an RBI, two walks and two strikeouts. Manny Machado will serve as the designated hitter while Ha-Seong Kim enters the lineup at third base.
Luke Voit 1B/DH FA Sun 4/17/22 3:51 PM
Luke Voit
1B/DH FA
Voit is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.
EDGE Analysis
With Eric Hosmer picking up a start at first base and Jake Cronenworth getting a day out of the field and serving as the team's designated hitter, the Padres won't have room in the starting nine for Voit in the series finale. He'll be sitting out for the first time all season after going 6-for-34 (.176 average) with one extra-base hit (a double), five runs, four RBI, a stolen base and an 8:14 BB:K through San Diego's first 10 games.
Luke Voit 1B/DH FA Fri 4/15/22 1:43 PM
Luke Voit
1B/DH FA
Voit went 2-for-5 with a double, a run and three RBI in Thursday's 12-1 win over the Braves.
EDGE Analysis
Voit netted two runs with a second-inning double and drove in another with a single in the sixth. The double was his first extra-base hit as a Padre, and he finished with his first multi-hit game of the season. Voit is slashing .231/.429/.269 through 35 plate appearances on the campaign.
Luke Voit 1B/DH FA Wed 4/13/22 1:05 PM
Luke Voit
1B/DH FA
Voit went 1-for-4 with a run and a stolen base in Tuesday's loss to the Giants.
EDGE Analysis
Voit scored the Padres' first run of the contest and pushed his hitting streak to four games with a second-inning single, but it was his theft of second base that made the most noise. Prior to Tuesday, the slugger had logged 1,292 career plate appearances without even attempting to steal. It's safe to say that Voit's fantasy managers shouldn't expect speed to suddenly become part of his skill set.
Luke Voit 1B/DH FA Sun 4/10/22 8:43 PM
Luke Voit
1B/DH FA
Voit went 1-for-2 with two runs and three walks in a 10-5 triumph over the Diamondbacks on Sunday.
EDGE Analysis
Voit walked in the second, fifth and sixth innings, scoring on two occasions, and singled in the ninth. The former Yankee leads the majors with seven walks -- two more than anyone else -- and sports an impressive .529 OBP in the early going.
Luke Voit 1B/DH FA Tue 3/22/22 3:49 PM
Luke Voit
1B/DH FA
Voit and the Padres avoided arbitration Tuesday by agreeing to a one-year, $5.45 million deal, Kiley McDaniel of ESPN.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
The 31-year-old will remain under team control through the end of the 2024 season, as he didn't debut until his age-26 season and didn't become a full-time player until two years later. He should fill a major role at the heart of the Padres' lineup this season for as long as he can remain healthy, primarily serving as the designated hitter while potentially taking over for Eric Hosmer at first base against lefties.
Luke Voit 1B/DH FA Fri 3/18/22 11:53 AM
Luke Voit
1B/DH FA
Voit was traded from the Yankees to the Padres in exchange for Justin Lange on Friday, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.
EDGE Analysis
The Yankees made it clear that they didn't value Voit particularly highly when they signed Anthony Rizzo to be their first baseman Tuesday. With Giancarlo Stanton locked into the designated hitter spot, Voit would have been stuck waiting for an injury to open up regular at-bats. He comes with durability and consistency questions, but he's been quite productive overall in his five big-league seasons, hitting .267/.357/.510. He'll face a downgrade in park in his move to the West Coast, but that should be more than offset by a clear path to playing time, as Voit lines up as the Padres' natural choice at designated hitter.