Padres showing interest in Lucas Giolito with starting rotation uncertainties
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The New York Times writer Ken Rosenthal reported that the San Diego Padres are one of two teams interested in former Red Sox right-handed pitcher Lucas Giolito.
This could mean bad news coming from the Nick Pivetta injury that took place on Sunday vs. the Rockies.
Pivetta left in the top of the fourth with what was announced as right elbow stiffness. Pivetta is now on the 15-day IL. Along with that injury, the Padres will also still be without Joe Musgrove for the foreseeable future, with no timetable set up for a return.
Griffin Canning is still an option for the Padres. He started in Triple-A El Paso on a rehab assignment coming back from a Torn Achilles tendon he suffered last year as a Met. In two starts, Canning has a 3.18 ERA in five and two-thirds innings pitched, six hits, five walks, and eight strikeouts. Matt Waldron has a locker at Petco before for the series against the Mariners; however, it’s been reported that he won’t start until this weekend against the Los Angeles Angels.
The Padres are obviously looking to keep their starting rotation depth as deep as possible with the interest in Giolito. Rosenthal has said that both the Padres and the Cubs are interested in Giolito. Rosenthal also adds, “That a deal may be complicated with the selling of the team, which is in its final stages.”
Giolito has played for the Nationals, White Sox, Angels, Guardians, and the Red Sox in his nine years as a major leaguer. He has a career 4.30 ERA in 204 games started.
Giolito could be plugged into Pivetta’s spot in the rotation if he were to sign. He is a very servicable arm who had a solid 2025 campaign with the Red Sox, and can be an option for the Padres. He might not be ready as soon as he is signed and will need to build up. But you can never go wrong with too much starting pitching depth; injuries always come back to haunt in the dog days of the 162-game season.
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