San Diego Padres have decision with Chris Paddack
By Ben Fadden
Chris Paddack is on an undefined innings limit in his rookie season in addition to struggling recently so should the San Diego Padres shut him down for the remainder of the season?
Chris Paddack was traded from the Marlins for Fernando Rodney in one of the best trades A.J. Preller has made in his tenure with the San Diego Padres.
Rodney struggled mightily for the remainder of the 2016 season and Paddack has risen from the minors to be the ace of the Padres staff.
Paddack, 23, was in the conversation for the Rookie of the Year award when he had a great start to the 2019 season.
His best start of the first half was against his competitor for the ROY at the time in Pete Alonso. Paddack proceeded to retire him all three times including two strikeouts.
He struck out 11 Mets batters against Jacob deGrom that night and that start really put him on the map.
With all that said he has endured some tough times this season. In order to manage his workload, San Diego sent him down to minors for ten days to work on his changeup and to give him rest from making big league starts.
He came back in a start vs Pittsburgh and in the next three starts would allow just three runs combined.
The next start vs the Miami Marlins, of course, his former team was the best start he has had in terms of dominance this season.
He took a no-hitter into the 8th inning but allowed a home run to Starlin Castro. He went 7 2/3 innings with just one earned run and one walk allowed.
But then “The Sheriff” has struggled since that start in South Florida.