According to Corey Brock of MLB.com, the San Diego Padres have designated Steve Garrison for assignment.  Garrison was acquired from Milwaukee back in 2007.  Garrison holds a career 4.05 ERA at Double-A.

Garrison was designated to make room on the 40 man roster for the left-handed hitting Mike Baxter.  Baxter hit .301 with 58 extra-base hits with Triple-A Portland this season.  Baxter, can also play first base and will give the Padres another left-handed bat off the bench.

“He’s been pretty consistent all year,” Padres manager Bud Black said. “He’s got an all-around game. He hits with some power and steals some bases.”  Baxter, the Padres’ fourth-round Draft pick in 2005 out of Vanderbilt, hit a career-high 18 home runs this season with 72 RBIs in 136 games for Portland. He had 30 doubles, 10 triples and 22 stolen bases.