The San Diego Padres have agreed to acquire pitcher Mike Clevinger in a trade with the Cleveland Indians, sources told ESPN's Jesse Rogers.
Right-hander Cal Quantrill, shortstop Gabriel Arias and outfielder Josh Naylor are headed to Cleveland in the deal, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan. Naylor will immediately slot in to left field.
The hard-throwing Clevinger represents the front-line starting pitcher long coveted by the Padres, who have won seven of their last 10 games and are 5 games behind the first-place Dodgers in the NL West.
Clevinger, 29, is 42-22 with a 3.20 ERA and 584 strikeouts in just 523 1/3 career innings over four-plus seasons with the Indians. He was demoted to the minors earlier this season after breaking coronavirus-related rules with teammate Zach Plesac.
Clevinger now figures to head a talented Padres rotation that also includes right-handers Chris Paddack and Dinelson Lamet.