It took nearly a week for the San Diego Padres to finalize their deal with starting pitcher Nick Martinez. It’s done though and that’s all that matters at the end of the day. Martinez had come to agreement with the Padres before the lockout but San Diego didn’t get the paperwork in on time before the 99 day lockout started.
Martinez will be competing with Chris Paddack, Ryan Weathers, and others (including MacKenzie Gore if he can find consistency this spring) for the fifth spot in the rotation behind Yu Darvish, Blake Snell, Joe Musgrove, and Mike Clevinger.