Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com reports that the Indians have acquired outfielder Aaron Cunningham from the Padres in exchange for relief prospect Cory Burns. Cunningham spent most of the 2011 season at Triple-A and raked there, batting .329/.398/.532 with nine homers over 384 plate appearances. He hit only .178/.257/.367 over 101 plate appearances in his time with the Padres. The 25-year-old should get some playing time against left-handed pitching. Burns was not ranked by Baseball America among the Indians' top-30 prospects coming into the season, but he boasts a 2.02 ERA and 11.5 K/9 rate over 130 minor league games. He finished 2011 at Double-A.

Padres called up OF Aaron Cunningham from Triple-A Tucson. Cunningham will make the start in right field Monday and bat sixth against left-hander Clayton Kershaw. The 25-year-old outfielder is 2-for-12 (.167) with the Padres this season and was batting .329/.398/.532 nine homers and 63 RBI over 384 plate appearances in the minors. The Padres' outfield is in a state of flux at the moment, so the former top prospect could grab semi-regular playing time if he gets off to a hot start.