James Norwood Fantasy Stats

The Philadelphia Phillies acquired right-hander James Norwood from the San Diego Padres on Wednesday in exchange for minor league infielder Kervin Pichardo and cash. The Padres designated Norwood for assignment on Wednesday, but now he'll head to the Phillies to close out spring training. The 28-year-old has spent three of his four MLB seasons pitching for the Chicago Cubs, and he made five appearances for the Friars in 2021. In 27 career major league innings, Norwood has a 3.67 ERA, 1.85 WHIP and 24 strikeouts. He'll likely function as organizational relief depth. Pichardo, 20, hit .247/.476/.466 with two home runs and 16 RBI in 35 games over three minor league stops in the Phillies organization in his first full professional season last year.

San Diego Padres relief pitcher James Norwood has been recalled to the active roster on Sunday. The righty reliever will take the place of Dinelson Lamet (forearm) who landed on the injured list. Norwood has appeared in two games with San Diego this season. He does have some success at the MLB level, but is likely going to pitch in low leverage situations. Fantasy managers can probably go ahead and avoid Norwood since he'll likely be sent down once Lamet returns.