{"id":631154,"date":"2026-03-19T03:17:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T03:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/631154\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T03:17:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T03:17:30","slug":"joe-musgroves-injury-setback-may-force-padres-to-pursue-lucas-giolito","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/631154\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Musgrove\u2019s injury setback may force Padres to pursue Lucas Giolito"},"content":{"rendered":"

You hate when speculation becomes reality, as San Diego Padres Joe Musgrove will begin the 2026 season<\/a> on the injured list. Not good news with Opening Day being a week away.<\/p>\n

The Padres President of Baseball Operations and General Manager, A.J. Preller is in a bind with his starting rotation needing an immediate reinforcement. Suddenly, the Friars have concerns about where the innings will come from the rotation besides Michael King, Nick Pivetta and Randy Vasquez. Unfortunately, the free agent market has dwindled to one intriguing option\u2026 Lucas Giolito.<\/p>\n

Giolito is a dependable starter<\/p>\n

Giolito posted a 3.41 ERA in 26 starts with the Boston Red Sox last season. He can pick up the slack, but the Padres better act fast because Giolito\u2019s market should heat up before Spring Training ends. Several teams are expected to pursue him.<\/p>\n

The San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves have been identified as potential destinations for Giolito. Both teams, like the Friars, are searching for starting pitching depth. His addition would be a tremendous depth piece to any team\u2019s 40-man roster.<\/p>\n

Adding a proven starter like Giolito will keep the rotation stable until the injured starters can return. His pitching style does fit the confines of Petco Park. He is a fly-ball pitcher who struggles with giving up home runs. However, the marine layer off the bay during night games should keep those drives inside the ballpark.<\/p>\n

Padres have been searching for SP depth all offseason<\/p>\n

It does not hurt to add more depth to the organization, as the Padres signed experienced starter<\/a> Griffin Canning before the start of Spring Training. He will not be available until May, as Canning is recovering from a torn left Achilles tendon suffered last June.<\/p>\n

The right-hander has been recently throwing off the mound and fully participating in fielding drills. Canning has confirmed no discomfort, but the recovery process is in the early stages.<\/p>\n

Also, the Friars brought in other starting pitching candidates on minor league deals. German Marquez and Marco Gonzales had trouble finding consistency<\/a> on the mound in Spring Training games. Marquez has a 12.15 ERA in three outings, while Gonzales was hit hard in a recent appearance against the Texas Rangers.<\/p>\n

Arm injuries are part of baseball; adding a proven starter like Giolito could be the difference in keeping the Padres in playoff contention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"You hate when speculation becomes reality, as San Diego Padres Joe Musgrove will begin the 2026 season on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":631155,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2407],"tags":[5,4,43,137,18,78960,79045,44909,52207,4339,4338],"class_list":{"0":"post-631154","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-diego-padres","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-mlb","10":"tag-padres","11":"tag-san-diego","12":"tag-san-diego-padres","13":"tag-san-diego-padres-analysis","14":"tag-san-diego-padres-editorials","15":"tag-san-diego-padres-injuries","16":"tag-san-diego-padres-rumors","17":"tag-sandiego","18":"tag-sandiegopadres"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116253677784427850","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=631154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/631155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=631154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=631154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=631154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}