According to Bleacher Report’s Joel Reuter,<\/a> that number is set to be a five-year, $90 million deal for the man who “fits prominently into the conversation of the most dominant left-handed relievers in baseball”.<\/p>\n The reasoning for this deal is similar to what the Los Angeles Dodgers gave to Tanner Scott ahead of the 2025 campaign. Another left-hander, he was two years older than Morejon when he received his contract and came off a dazzling 1.75 ERA season (the latter half spent with the Padres).<\/p>\n Scott was also able to get whiffs (in the 92nd percentile in 2024) and get batters to chase outside the strike-zone (86th percentile) and collected a four-year, $72 million deal from LA. Despite turning around and throwing a 4.74 ERA the following season, it is still the same $18 million AAV that Reuter presented for Morejon.<\/p>\n Speaking of swing-and-miss stuff, Morejon has proven to be among the best in baseball. He has a whiff-rate in the 97th percentile across MLB as batters chase his offerings outside of the zone a staggering 38.6% of the time, good for the 99th percentile.<\/p>\n He has been doing so on a four-pitch mix, frequenting his sinker (which he throws almost half the time), and a lethal changeup that batters have just a .156 average against. In terms of swing-and-miss, that changeup is responsible for 56% of those whiffs generated. <\/p>\n Can The Padres Afford Adrian Morejon? <\/p>\n The Padres have plenty of money on the books through the 2031 season and have the recent reputation of doing whatever they can to keep a balanced budget, but also have a new ownership duo that recently reaffirmed their commitment to winning. <\/a><\/p>\n “We said we were ALL IN. We meant it then. We mean it now. All in our people. All in on winning. All in on San Diego, Baja and beyond,” new owners Kwanza Jones and Jose E. Feliciano shared in an email to Padres season ticket members earlier this month.<\/p>\n \u201cWe want to bring a World Series championship to this community and build an organization that makes you proud for years to come, both on and off the field.”<\/p>\n It appears clear that if there is a fair offer made from the Padres, Morejon would happily accept. After the Padres were eliminated in the National League Division Series, the southpaw was asked if he wants to return next season, and said \u201ceverybody knows that” he wants that. <\/p>\n \u201cI feel sad because I don\u2019t want to say goodbye,\u201d he added. \u201cBut it\u2019s business, and let\u2019s see what happens during the offseason.\u201d<\/p>\n Sign up for our free newsletter<\/a> and follow us on Facebook<\/a> and X\/Twitter<\/a> for the latest news.<\/p>\n
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