We’ve heard very little talk about the possibility of the San Diego Padres extending Kirby Yates this offseason. And with a lot of moves in the bullpen, it makes you wonder if they’re preparing themselves to trade him.
Of course, there is obviously the very real possibility that they are just trying to put together a shutdown bullpen to help protect the young pitching staff. And they’ve done that by putting together a top 5 bullpen in all of baseball — on paper.
So far this offseason they’ve signed Drew Pomeranz, Pierce Johnson, and now they’ve re-signed Craig Stammen.