Multi-Time Cy Young Pitcher Has High Praise for Padres' Pitching Coach The Padres made sure to hold onto him throughout the changes this offseason. Author: Matt Levine Publish date: Mar 1, 2024 6:55 PM EST The San Diego Padres' starting rotation will look very different than it did when the 2023 season ended. Gone are multiple veteran arms , and in are a few new pieces that have high upsides. One of those is right-hander Michael King. King was acquired by the Padres in their trade that sent Juan Soto to the New York Yankees this offseason. King is looking forward to his first year in San Diego but made a note to speak with a former Cy Young winner about everything. He spoke with retired pitcher
One of the more intriguing careers of the last decade ended in equally anticlimactic and expected fashion Feb. 9, when Corey Kluber announced his retirement via an Instagram post. Nobody is surprised the reticent Kluber, whose nickname “Klubot” was well-earned, retired sans any fanfare and without even holding a press conference. If anything, it was a mild surprise that Kluber made an official announcement at all a little more than a month before his 38th birthday and after a five-season stretch in which he struggled (20-22 with a 4.80 ERA) for five teams. From 2014 through 2018 — his age-28 through age-32 seasons — Kluber won two AL Cy Young Awards while going 83-45 with a 2.85 ERA, a 1.02 WHIP and 1,227 strikeouts over 1,091 1/3 innings.
No | Player | P |
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66 | P | |
83 | P | |
44 | P | |
50 | P | |
64 | P | |
54 | P | |
31 | P | |
89 | P | |
74 | P | |
76 | P | |
28 | P | |
55 | P | |
79 | P | |
72 | P | |
37 | P | |
63 | P | |
57 | P | |
22 | P | |
25 | P |
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3 | C | |
12 | C |
No | Player | P |
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36 | 1B | |
29 | 1B | |
11 | 3B | |
23 | 2B | |
5 | SS | |
70 | SS | |
19 | SS | |
10 | SS | |
47 | 2B |
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52 | RF | |
16 | CF | |
17 | LF | |
43 | CF | |
30 | CF | |
7 | LF |