Blue Jays acquire infielder Solarte from Padres for prospect Olivares
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays acquired infielder Yangervis Solarte from the San Diego Padres on Saturday in exchange for prospects Edward Olivares and Jared Carkuff.
Solarte, 30, had 18 homers and 64 RBIs over 128 games last season. He made his big-league debut with the New York Yankees in 2014.
“We’ve been talking about Yangervis for a long time internally and our discussions date back with San Diego into last year, really,” Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said on a conference call. “He’s an interesting, versatile player who has a nice offensive track record and a great reputation in the clubhouse and one that we thought would complement us well.”
Solarte spent most of last season at second base but can play all four infield positions. Atkins said that versatility is what attracted the Blue Jays to him.