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Padres Add Former Draft Pick Trevor Gott to Minor-League Roster
9/9/2026, 4:52:50 PM
Padres Bolster Bullpen with Veteran Reliever
The San Diego Padres signed right-handed reliever Trevor Gott to a minor-league contract and assigned him to Triple-A El Paso. The move, reported by MLB.com, comes as the club seeks to strengthen its bullpen while contending for a postseason spot. At the time of the signing, the Padres were within a game of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League West.
Background and Prior Transactions
The Padres originally drafted Gott in the sixth round of the 2013 MLB Draft out of the University of Kentucky. On July 19 2014, San Diego traded Gott and fellow right-hander Huston Street to the Los Angeles Angels for second baseman Taylor Lindsey, right-hander R.J. Alvarez, shortstop Jose Rondon and right-hander Elliot Morris. After stints with the Angels, Washington Nationals, San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners and New York Mets, Gott was released by the Nationals on July 2, as noted in the Heavy article.
Recent Performance and Statistics
In the 2024 minor-league season Gott posted a 3.55 ERA over 26 appearances, striking out 27 batters in 33 innings. His last major-league action came in 2023, when he appeared in 64 games for the Mariners and Mets, compiling a 4.19 ERA across 58 innings. Earlier in his career, Gott recorded a 2.02 ERA over 47 2/3 innings with the Angels in his rookie year (2015) and a 4.14 ERA in 45 2/3 innings for the Brewers in 2022.
Conflicting Reports and Gaps
Sources differ on Gott’s performance with the Giants. One report lists a combined 5.46 ERA over 65 appearances in 2019-2020, while another breaks the two seasons into a 4.44 ERA over 52 2/3 innings in 2019 and a 10.03 ERA over 11 2/3 innings in 2020. Additionally, the exact date of the Tuesday signing is not specified in the available excerpts, leaving the precise timing of the transaction unclear.
