Rotation Could Include Struggling Starters, Says Mike Shildt

The San Diego Padres are still looking to finalize their starting rotation plans for the upcoming season, but manager Mike Shildt confirmed that it may not be done until after camp finishes. San Diego has multiple arms to work with, but they want to field the best possible starters in the rotation.

However, it may need to include some players struggling early in Spring Training. This includes Randy Vasquez and Pedro Avila, who have seen trouble so far. 

Alongside Vasquez and Avila are Jhony Brito and Matt Waldron, with all four pitchers jockeying for positions. Vasquez has an ERA of 6.23 in 8.2 innings, while Avila has an ERA of 9.82 in 7.1 innings

Each pitcher hopes to separate themselves in the rotation, and Shildt broke down some more insight into the process, wanting more time to decide.

“There’s still time. It’s part of the evaluation process. Both of them (Avila and Vasquez) have done things really well. There’s some rightful competition for them to break as a starter, and we’ll continue to evaluate as we go, but there’s still some time.”