With three rotation holes to fill, the San Diego Padres have no doubt been monitoring the dollars that have been given out to starting pitchers to this point in free agency. The contracts imply that addressing the pitching needs through free agency may not be attainable for San Diego from a monetary standpoint. Thomas Conroy takes a look at what the Padres have to consider as Winter Meetings kickoff next week.
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San Diego has made a few moves this offseason with the latest being the addition of reliever Ty Adcock, but the team has yet to make a splash of any kind. Perhaps that is set to change over the next week.
Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune continues his review of the Padres prospects, focusing on the starting pitchers in the San Diego farm system.
Baseball News:
Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Washington Nationals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels have struggled to rise up from the bottom of their respective standings year after year. Will Leitch of MLB.com takes a look at what each will have to do to change their fortunes.
Dylan Cease signed with the Toronto Blue Jays, and that means there are five remaining “big-name” free agent starting pitchers, Framber Valdez, Ranger Suarez, Tatsuya Imai, Michael King and Tatsuya Imai. Mark Fiensand of MLB.com looks at what each pitcher has to offer and potential fits moving forward.
The Boston Red Sox made their second trade of the offseason, acquiring another starting pitcher. This time the Red Sox struck a deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates to acquire Johan Oviedo in a five-player deal.