On Sunday the Padres sent a pair of minor leaguers to Oakland for lefty Sean Manaea.
Manaea's arrival means the Padres have to make some decisions on their starting rotation. They optioned Ryan Weathers, who was fighting for a 5th starter job or the role of long reliever, to Triple-A El Paso. Another arm might find his way back on to the Injured List.
Mike Clevinger, who got roughed up in his only Cactus League start against the Giants, is working his way back from Tommy John surgery. His arm feels good but he's developed another issue. "He's got a little right knee soreness so we'll back him up a little bit," says Melvin."It felt like we were kind of in a rush job with him to begin with so it allows us to kind of smooth things out and slow it down some. We don't think it's a significant thing. It might be a little bit of a blessing because we feel like we were kind of rushing him a little bit.
If Clevinger starts the season on the IL it leaves Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove, Blake Snell, Manaea, Martinez, Gore, and Chris Paddack as the remaining starters. That means seven arms for five rotation spots. But, it's a much better problem to have than the one they faced in September when they had, at times, two starters to fill those five spots.
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