The Padres have agreed to a minor league contract with fleet-footed outfielder , Jon Morosi of MLB Network. The Warner Sports Management client will join their big league camp as a non-roster invitee. Locastro, 31, spent the De'Anthony Melton Jersey 2023 season with the Mets organization, appearing in 43 big league games and another 19 minor league contests while also mi sing time with a thumb injury that required surgery. He received just 67 plate appearances in his 43 big league games a reflection of his prowe s as a pinch-runner and defensive replacement but generally light bat at the plate. Locastro batted .232/.338/.393 in his small sample of MLB work, bringing his career line to .228/.327/.337 in 616 MLB plate appearances. While Locastro doesnt walk much (5.8%), hes generally had solid bat-to-ball skills (20.8% strikeout rate) and has also made an artform out of bolstering his OBP by crowding the plate and leaving himself susceptible to being plunked by opponents. Its perhaps a dubious (and painful) skill to master, but Locastro has been hit in a borderline comical 7% of his MLB plate appearances. Thats allowed him to further capitalize on his elite speed; hes swiped 45 bags in 50 attempts as a big leaguer. Locastro has lost a bit of that speed as hes aged but still remains among the games fastest players. Statcast credited him as the very fastest player in MLB from 2019-21 and ranked him in the 99th percentile in 2022, but he was only in the 93rd percentile of big leaguers in terms of sprint speed in 2023. The Padres already have a heavily right-handed-hitting roster, and Locastro would further add to that if he were to make the roster. But hes an elite source of speed off the bench who can handle all three outfield spots, and the Friars are perilously thin on outfield depth regardle s of handedne s. At the moment, the Padres have only three outfielders on the 40-man roster: , and . Locastro joins as a veteran non-roster option in camp, as well as former big leaguers and (who each have far le s MLB experience). Theres a chance that top shortstop prospect will break camp with the club as a left fielder as well, but the 20-year-old has just 46 games above A-ball and none in Triple-A, so he could also head to the minors to begin the season. Gorgui Dieng Jersey