Padres predicted to sign $61 million All-Star, former Cy Young candidate to reinforce Michael King-led starting rotation
This guy has been linked to the Friars for so long, they just need to sign him and get it over with.
Padres predicted to sign $61 million All-Star, former Cy Young candidate to reinforce Michael King-led starting rotation originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The San Diego Padres weren't able to do much to their starting rotation this offseason, though they did try.
They lost Dylan Cease, and were never able to replace him. FanSided’s Christopher Kline predicts that they will finally correct that by signing All-Star ace Lucas Giolito. Giolito would reinforce the rotation, and give the Padres a good 1-2-3 punch behind Michael King and Nick Pivetta.
MORE: Royals predicted to sign $5. 5 million All-Star to become depth option behind Jac Caglianone “It is, frankly, absurd that Lucas Giolito remains unsigned. There are understandable concerns about his consistency at this point, but the 31-year-old made 26 starts and pitched 145 innings with a 3.
41 ERA last season. He outperformed his metrics, no doubt, but in a league starved for even semi-reliable pitching depth, you could do a lot worse than Giolito as the fourth and fifth leg of your rotation. The Padres couldn't do much beyond re-signing Michael King this offseason, but Giolito is readily available at a discount even A.