D-backs acquire Jace Peterson and cash considerations from Athletics for Chad Patrick

By | July 31, 2023

The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired INF Jace Peterson and cash considerations from the Oakland Athletics for RHP Chad Patrick.

INF Jace Peterson MLB.com │ B/T: L/R │ 6-0, 215 │ Age: 33 (May 9, 1990) in Lake Charles, La.

In 93 games for the A’s, hit .221 (62-for-281)/.313 OBP/.637 OPS with 7 doubles, 2 triples, 6 home runs, 28 RBI, 36 walks and 11 stolen bases while defensively playing third base (77 games/63 starts), second base (20 games/15 starts), left field (1 game) and designated hitter (1 game).
In 2022 for the Brewers, played in 113 games and hit .236 (68-for-288)/.316 OBP/.698 OPS with 14 doubles, 2 triples, a career-high 8 home runs, 34 RBI, 33 walks and 12 stolen bases.
In 2022, his 68 hits, 113 games and 24 extra-base hits were his most since 2016 (89 hits, 115 games and 24 extra-base hits) while his 34 RBI were his most since 2015 (52 RBI).
Over the last 3 seasons (2021-present), is 33-for-36 (91.7%) in stolen base attempts…his 91.7% stolen base success rate is third in the Majors since 2021 (min. 30 SBA) behind Chris Taylor/Dodgers (93.8%, 30-for-32) and Paul Goldschmidt/Cardinals (93.3%, 28-for-30) and ahead of Trea Turner/Phillies (90.9%, 80-for-88), Amed Rosario/Dodgers (90.9%, 40-for-44) and Corbin Carroll/D-backs (89.5%, 34-for-38).
Postseason: Appeared in 1 game for the Brewers in the 2020 Wild Card Series (1 PA, 1 walk) and 2 games for the Brewers in the 2021 NL Division Series (2 PA, 2 walks).
Has played parts of 10 seasons in the Majors with the Padres (2014), Braves (2015-17), Yankees (2018), Orioles (2018-19), Brewers (2020-22) and Athletics (2023).

Patrick, 24, played 3 seasons (2021-23) in the Minor Leagues.

The D-backs’ 40-man roster is at 40.