Middlebrooks competed with Yangervis Solarte to be the Padres ' starting third baseman in spring training .
On December 19 , 2014 , the Red Sox traded Middlebrooks to the San Diego Padres for Ryan Hanigan , whom the Padres had acquired earlier the same day .
Middlebrooks competed with Yangervis Solarte to be the Padres ' starting third baseman in spring training .
On December 19 , 2014 , the Red Sox traded Middlebrooks to the San Diego Padres for Ryan Hanigan , whom the Padres had acquired earlier the same day .