Pitching is the San Diego Padres‘ biggest weakness, but Cal Quantrill could help fix a broken rotation—if he was given more opportunities as a starting pitcher instead of being bounced around the organization.
Quantrill has started six games for the Padres, going 31 total innings with a 5.23 ERA. In those 31 innings, he’s allowed 18 earned runs on 34 hits, while striking out 27 batters and only giving up a paltry eight walks.
Those numbers may not set the baseball world on fire, but they’re more than admirable for a pitcher who’s been back and forth between San Diego and its minor league affiliates more than once in 2019.