December 18, 2014
The A's traded Streich to the Padres on Thursday, along with Derek Norris and an international signing slot, for Jesse Hahn and R.J. Alvarez,
Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports reports.
ANALYSIS
Streich's biggest improvement last season was with his control, as he trimmed his walk rate from 2013 nearly in half (from 3.3 BB/9 to 1.7 BB/9), resulting in a 3.16 ERA and 1.15 WHIP over 114 innings with High-A Stockton. The Padres can afford to take their time with Streich in the upper levels of the minors, but the 23-year-old right-hander could push for a full-time rotation spot as early as 2016.