The San Diego Padres have a current pitching rotation of Michael King, Nick Pivetta, Joe Musgrove, Randy Vasquez and possibly JP Sears, Kyle Hart or Matt Waldron. There is still time for the Padres to add more pitching this offseason and conventional wisdom says they will. How much, is another problem altogether, especially considering the price of a good arm in the current market. If San Diego is able to add another arm in free agency, president of baseball operations and general manager A.J. Preller may not have much more money to spend, which means rotation depth may have to come from within. Cheri Bell of Gaslamp Ball highlights two young arms, Garrett Hawkins and Miguel Mendez, who are in the minor league system as potential depth pieces for manager Craig Stammen in the 2026 season.
