The San Diego Padres have signed Ronny Cedeno to a minor league contract as insurance with shortstop Everth Cabrera facing a 50-game suspension by Major League Baseball as part of its investigation of the Biogenesis drug clinic.
"He was signed for that possibility, yes," general manager Josh Byrnes said.
Cedeno was scheduled to be in the lineup for Double-A Lake Elsinore on Saturday night.
Via Associated Press