Padres All-Star Jason Adam admits that the first trade was “Super Jarring”

The all-star relief jug of San Diego Padres, Jason Adam, thought about the first time when he was traded in the small leagues and how shocked he was by the decision.

The Royals designed Adam, born in Kansas City, in the MLB design 2010. After promoting him to Triple-A, they put him to the Minnesota Twins for the veteran Josh Willingham last year.

“Yes, it was great jarring,” said Adam. “So I was a starter in my Minor League career and you then led me in the Bullpen. You like 'Hey, we need a long guy in the big leagues', and I was bad as a starter, so you 'try out.' I made everything out of the pen, I was promoted to Triple-A and think: ” “

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By 2016, Adam stayed with the Twins organization after a series of operations before joining the Padres in the middle of the 2017 season. He stayed there less than a month before they left him and he returned to the Royals for which he would give his MLB debut.

The helper found his way back to San Diego in the 2024 season when the rays sent him to the Padres for Dylan Lesko, Homer Bush Jr. and Jd Gonzalez. Since the 33-year-old came to the Padres, he has had fantastic numbers and has published an ERA of 1.45 in 74 appearances.

His 1.70 ERA in 2025 leads the Padres and he made the All-Star team for the first time in his career this season.

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