The San Diego Padres currently have Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove, Blake Snell, Nick Martinez and Seth Lugo as the five starting pitchers in their rotation. Could there be a sixth added for the start of the regular season?
According to The Athletic’s Dennis Lin, San Diego “would like to use a six-man rotation and ease their starters into the season.”
As things stand right now, a six-man rotation would create more question marks, as there are fans already questioning if Seth Lugo and Nick Martinez will remain in the rotation for the entirety of the 2023 season since both haven’t been consistent starting pitchers in years at the big league level.