PEORIA, Ariz. — Jason Adam’s faith is such that he believes he was meant to take the winding, painful, uncertain path he has. “I love looking back at the journey,” he said recently.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays traded right-handed reliever Jason Adam to the San Diego Padres for three minor-league prospects Sunday. Adam (4-2, 2.49 ERA, four saves) emerged as one ...