Eric Lauer primed to debut in Denver

When Luis Perdomo was sent down to AAA El Paso last week, a void was left in the rotation. The team’s options to fill that void were numerous, but none drew as much attention as Eric Lauer. The news isn’t official, but he’s in Denver working out with the team, so the roster move is really a foregone conclusion at this point.

Eric Lauer will become only the 7th starter ever to debut at Coors Field. The Padres weighed the pros and cons. They're confident "low-heartbeat" Lauer can handle it. https://t.co/uBcyQrG5yo

— AJ Cassavell (@AJCassavell) April 23, 2018 Eric Lance Lauer grew up in Elyria, Ohio, which sounds like the kind of place where Kevin Costner and James Earl Jones picked up a…