The Padres announced they’ve placed starter Chris Paddack on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to September 12, due to right elbow inflammation. Shaun Anderson has been recalled from Triple-A El Paso to take his spot on the active roster.
It’s yet another injury blow for the Friars’ rotation, which has dealt with IL stints at various points of the season for everyone except Joe Musgrove. Paddack himself missed a month with a strained left oblique, and the presence of an elbow issue is perhaps even more alarming on the surface. Fortunately, manager Jayce Tingler suggested the team believes Paddack could return after missing just one start (via AJ Cassavell of MLB.com).
Paddack has had a difficult season, pitching to a 5.07 ERA over 108 1/3 innings. He’s posted strikeout (21.6%) and ground-ball (42.9%) rates not far off the league average, though, while his 4.8% walk percentage is stellar. Paddack’s resulting 4.05 SIERA is far less unsightly than his actual ERA, as the right-hander has stranded an abnormally low 60.7% of runners that have reached base against him. With better sequencing, Paddack should be better able to keep runs off the board moving forward — assuming, of course, he returns to good health in short order.
The Padres are left to rely on Musgrove, Yu Darvish, Blake Snell and Jake Arrieta in the starting staff. Snell left last night’s start early with adductor tightness, leaving it in question whether he’ll be able to make his next start. The Friars will continue to have to patch things together in the rotation over the next few weeks, as they battle the Reds and Cardinals (with the Phillies and Mets also lurking not far behind) for the National League’s final playoff spot.
Plan the parade.
Did you even finish reading the headline? Did you stop at the word “Padres” and think “I’ve seen enough, time to comment”?
Thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.
Dude you’re hilarious
It’s called sarcasm
The Shaun Anderson return game against San Francisco to get his revenge against the team that ripped off the Minnesota Twins when they traded him for LaMonte Wade Jr.??!!
If we don’t see Shaun Anderson pitch to LaMonte Wade, Jr. in the next 10 games, then what was all of this for?
When you think about it, that sure was a lopsided trade huh? Lol
Twins lost Wade Jr and Baddoo for nothing and rostered players like Blankenhorn and Refsnyder.
Do not insult king Refsnyder
The Twins entire pitching staff collapsed early on. It wasn’t because they lost Badoo who likely couldn’t make that Twins roster.
Well it was a good start to the season. Hopes and dreams crash and burn in the field of the Dodgers and Giants. Maybe Tatis should consider shoulder surgery. Now that the Padres season has come to an end.
I mean he basically has to get the shoulder surgery otherwise the Padres should look to withhold his pay.
Just their luck he. Gets surgery then he’s Bellinger
Is this where we are leaving our condolences to padre fans
Nothing matters anymore.
We can barely score a single run, that’s the biggest issue
That’s ok it is more important to be “Flashy” than win games
“Paddack is incredible” nitwit Padre fans said this during spring training years ago
Wow. I guess just like that the Padres dynasty is over.
I never give up hope. I am one of those who poops Padre brown and pees Padre yellow.
So many bad trades. The one consistent thing about Preller is that he paid no attention to the prospects he gave up (maybe because he had so many of them), and he added salary with every trade.
And can someone explain Kim and Walker? You already have Cronenworth, so why pay Kim $28M/4? And then why acquire Walker? And it’s not like Profar can’t back up 2nd.
Walker? Or Frazier?
Wait! Walker and Frazier aren’t the same person?
Definitely Frazier, but I definitely always considered the two interchangeable.
Who’s Walker?
Padres and pitching injuries = DEAD IN PLAYOFFS! Hope I am wrong but better luck next time(Year)!