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The Minnesota Twins are reportedly discussing a substitute with the San Diego Padres that might perchance perchance presumably land them pitcher Chris Paddack, in accordance with Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal
Offer confirms to me and @DanHayesMLB: Padres’ blueprint is Taylor Rogers. Talks fluid, hundreds interesting facets. https://t.co/3HSSjEtC1w
That follows a document from USA At the present time’s Bob Nightengale on Monday that the Padres had been procuring Paddack:
Bob Nightengale @BNightengale
The San Diego #Padres are keeping Sean Manaea, and have not got any plans to flip him, while continuing to preserve conclude with groups on starter Chris Paddack.
The Padres are reportedly focusing on Taylor Rogers in the talks:
Kevin Acee @sdutKevinAcee
Among the rather tons of things they’re working on, the Padres are talking with the Twins about LH reliever Taylor Rogers, sources expose me and @sdutSanders. It’s unclear the entirety a tackle the Twins might perchance perchance presumably involve. @Ken_Rosenthal reported the Twins are making an strive to function Chris Paddack.
Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal
Offer confirms to me and @DanHayesMLB: Padres’ blueprint is Taylor Rogers. Talks fluid, hundreds interesting facets. https://t.co/3HSSjEtC1w
Paddack, 26, seemed in 23 video games (22 begins) for the Padres last season, finishing 7-7 with a 5.07 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 99 strikeouts in 108.1 innings.
Since an improbable rookie season in 2019 (9-7, 3.33 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 153 strikeouts), nevertheless, Paddack has step by step seen his quality decline over the last two seasons.
And with a loaded rotation that functions Joe Musgrove, Yu Darvish, Sean Manaea, Blake Snell and Mike Clevinger, there wasn’t a pure location in the rotation for Paddack.
Minnesota, in the period in-between, will be banking on Paddack rediscovering the develop that made him a critical segment of San Diego’s rotation in 2019. There is clearly likely:
Eno Sarris @enosarris
Chris Paddack has a dazzling changeup, & by Pitching+, pushed his curveball to a median pitch last year. By doing so, he price his fastball drag and that pitch slipped beneath common, but that’s where the upside is: if he can acquire the drag relieve on his fastball, it might perchance perchance presumably composed click.
The Twins for the time being luxuriate in Sonny Gray, Joe Ryan, Dylan Bundy, Bailey Ober and Chris Archer filling out their rotation. It be an fully assorted neighborhood than the rotation that started the 2021 season, and one loaded with questions.
Paddack would match lawful in—the Twins luxuriate in tons of likely of their workforce, but contemporary outcomes luxuriate in been lacking.
