 After the season, he and infielder José Moreno were traded to the San Diego Padres for Cy Young Award winner Randy Jones.The following Spring, the Padres dealt Pacella and Jerry Mumphrey to the New York Yankees for Ruppert Jones, Joe Lefebvre, Tim Lollar and Chris Welsh.After spending the season in triple A, Pacella won a job in the Yankees' bullpen out of Spring training .