The San Diego Padres are gearing up for another playoff run.
On Monday, Dennis Lin, Josh Tolentino and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported the Padres agreed to acquire starting pitcher Blake Snell from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Luis Patino, Francisco Mejia, Blake Hunt and Cole Wilcox, pending medical reviews.
That means Snell will join an already-formidable rotation for the next two years, as ESPN's Jeff Passan pointed out:
Padres 2021 Rotation
- Blake Snell
- Dinelson Lamet
- Zach Davies
- Chris Paddack
- MacKenzie Gore/Joey Lucchesi/Adrian Morejon/Ryan Weathers
Padres 2022 Rotation
- Blake Snell
- Dinelson Lamet
- Mike Clevinger
- Chris Paddack
- MacKenzie Gore/Joey Lucchesi/Adrian Morejon/Ryan Weathers
It should be noted Mike Clevinger will miss the 2021 season because of Tommy John surgery but is scheduled to return for the 2022 campaign and add another formidable arm to the rotation.