Proposed Padres signing sees San Diego land $61 million All-Star, former Cy Young candidate to provide depth to Michael King-led rotation
This guy still being a free agent is baffling.
Proposed Padres signing sees San Diego land $61 million All-Star, former Cy Young candidate to provide depth to Michael King-led rotation originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . With Opening Day finally done, there’s one question on a lot of people’s minds: why is Lucas Giolito still not on a roster?
Many teams could use his services, and he could be a dependable middle-of-the-rotation pitcher. The San Diego Padres are one of those teams, as FanSided’s Robert Murray points out they could use some depth in their rotation behind Michael King and Nick Pivetta. MORE: Phillies predicted to part ways with $72 million All-Star ace this season, replace him with Zack Wheeler upon his return “Why isn’t Lucas Giolito signed yet?
Frankly, I’m not sure anyone in baseball knows right now. But Giolito, 31, is not on a Major League roster on Opening Day — and no one could have predicted that…The San Diego Padres continue to make sense as a destination with the team needing pitching depth. There are plenty of others that make sense, too, and it is baffling that no team is stepping up to sign the right-hander given his track record,” Murray wrote.
This past season, Giolito posted a 10-4 record, a 3. 41 ERA, 121 Ks, and a WHIP of 1. 290 over 145 innings pitched.