The Padres announced that they have placed right-hander Mike Clevinger on the injured list due to illness. Fellow righty Nabil Crismatt was recalled in a corresponding move.
Clevinger, 31, was set to start the final game of the season but was scratched due to this illness. Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports that the team is still awaiting the results of a COVID test and also relays that Clevinger has been dealing with some knee soreness lately. He missed time earlier this year due to a knee sprain.
The timing of the ailment is significant, as the Padres have clinched a playoff spot and will begin a best-of-three Wild Card series against the Mets on Friday. Clevinger likely wouldn’t have earned a start in that series, with Yu Darvish, Blake Snell and Joe Musgrove the probables for those three contests. However, if the Friars can survive into the NLDS and beyond, they will likely need a fourth starter at some point. If Clevinger is not 100%, it’s possible that Sean Manaea might get the gig instead.
Clevinger missed all of 2021 while recovering from Tommy John surgery and has returned to throw 114 1/3 innings here in 2022. He has a 4.33 ERA, 18.8% strikeout rate, 7.2% walk rate and 35.2% ground ball rate. He’ll be a free agent at season’s end.
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Best comeback ever, Milwaukee gets a nice seat at home to watch the playoffs!
“Illness” aka keep his arm fresh for NY
He can’t pitch that series if he’s on the IL. Also, if San Diego is smart, he (and Manaea) should be nowhere near that series
They’re going to pitch Darvish, Snell, and Musgrove against NYM.
Only reason they would even roster Clev in the wildcard is if they need to pull the plug and take a starter out early, then Clev could give you bulk innings, but if that’s happening SD is probably toast anyways and Manaea can take that role.
I think the plan has always been to target him for the NLDS where you need 4 starters. He would actually probably need to throw game 1 if SD beats NYM in 3 otherwise you’d be throwing Darvish on 3 days rest which is not ideal.
Crissmat, Stammen, and Garcia should be in the pen’.
First year back from TJ surgery and rehab. Is he on an innings limitations program? If so, timing of this benefits team if they make a deep run? This ailment doesn’t sound serious/seem concerning?
And if the Padres beat the Mets in 2?
He’s exhausted from doing that pee pee dance delivery.
What are you like 10?
Yes, but you might want to think twice before asking such a creepy question. What, are you like a lecherous old guy?
I was wondering how and when they were going to bring Crismatt back up for the post season.
Clev didn’t look sick last nigh? He was screwing around with all the guys like he always does.
What’s the time?
It’s time to get Ill.
Yu Darvish v. Scherzer
Joe Musgrove v. deGrom
Blake Snell v. Bassitt
Clevinger/Martinez v. T. Walker
(not actual order for post-season)
Padres v. Mets will be low scoring. Xfactors. Emergence of Robert Suarez past month is big boost to Padres’ bullpen. Squirrel is hitting like crazy.
Only a three game series homie
They used Craig Stammen in game three in the NL WLCD and in the NLDS it should be interesting.
@Manny problem is squirrel is the only one hitting like crazy. Somewhere somehow the Mets lost the small ball mentality that got them to this position. Without that this offense doesn’t look scary at all.
@Cohen, that’s not what the stats say. For the season the Mets averaged 4.77 runs per game, tied with the Cardinals for 5th in MLB behind only the Jays, Braves, Yankees and Dodgers. Since Sept 1, the Mets played 31 games and scored 160 runs, an above average month at 5.22 runs per game. In a 3 game series against the Braves the bats went flat. That happens, it’s baseball. It’s not like they are the Twins and were tied for 1st on Sept 1 and ended up 14 games out. They played 10 games better than the Braves in April-mid June and the Braves played 10 games better than they did from mid June to the 101-61 finishes. Braves are good, Mets are good (as are all the playoff teams). Playoff time, now we see what each team is made of.
Marte is key lynchpin of that lineup. Massive void if he is not ready Friday, which appears to be the case
So is Clevinger a flash in the pan who’s wild and kind of obnoxious delivery on the mound led to his physical issues and decimated his career after a brief stint in the spotlight? Or…. is he a high ceiling type who could bounce back?
I feel like he’s in line for a split contract signing in the minors with a $5M major league base salary pro-rated to whenever he’d get called up and possibly a vesting option that can be a team option at like $7.5M or a player option at like $4M or reaching free agency for the 2024 season.
I would put money on it that he gets a major league deal. I can think of about 20 teams who would be happy to have him as a 4 or 5.
He has been a touch better than Charlie Morton and Zach Plesac and just a touch below league average, #3 starter, this season. He is a solid #4 starter.
Sunshine will get a multiyear deal with an AAV that is more then the $8 million he made this season. The only question is will the Padres give it to him or another team.
I would hardly call a 31 y.o. pitcher with a career ERA+ of 129 in 656 IP a flash in the pan. He’s getting a guaranteed ML deal.
He’ll get 12-15 easily…. Probably 3-4 years
Hooking up with too many groupies.
#somuchgotheeeeeeeeeeeeeem
He’s a Drew Pomeranz clone they’re decent but always getting hurt 24/7/365 the injury mosquito must be in San Diego club house.
Battle of the new big spenders
you have two teams with 220+ million dollar payrolls and one of them will be done by Sunday at the latest.
Well that whole side of the bracket spent more 220 million on their rosters (Mets, Padres, and Dodgers)
The key issue here would seem to be whether they have a covid outbreak involving other players. THAT could play havoc.
AJ Preller loves the “unable to perform” players. Clev is a waste because he’s rarely around. 5 year/$20M guaranteed contract with no trade clause offer by AJ Preller. Padre for life.
Clevinger hit 100 mph a few times in Spring Training for Cleveland a few years back as he was building up to be a starter. If moved to the bullpen, it’s possible he is the kind of guy who can suddenly gas it up (he’s a touch under 95 average as a starter). That could make him an excellent weapon for them.
I hope they let him walk. He’s a joker and gives up way too many home runs. He barely won 5 or 6 games. When he started they were below .500. He’s no playoffs pitcher.
Where is realmetsfan? I need analysis on this series. I think the mets will sweep now that we have everyone healthy. Plus now the padres have 3 starting pitchers healthy and clevinger wasn’t going to be pitching this series anyways.
So Preller trade Cal Quantril for this guy?
Dude it’s ok Cal Quantrill would have been a 40-man casualty on the Padres! /s
And Josh Naylor, Owen Miller, Austin Hedges, Joey Cantillo, and Gabriel Arias
Dodgers want NO part of the Mets and Mad Max. They know SD well. Let’s hope for an SD upset over the Mets.
Out partying w Zach Plesac no doubt