Padres Open-Minded About Bullpen
4 years agoThe San Diego Padres have relief pitchers Drew Pomeranz, Emilio Pagan, Mark Melancon and Keone Kela as options for the closer's role this season, but manager Jayce Tingler said on Wednesday that the club will be open-minded about the bullpen. "We're not committed to one way right now. We're going to stay extremely flexible," Tingler said. The team's first order of business in spring training is building their pitchers up for a larger workload coming off the shortened 2020 campaign. The current plan is to stretch 21-year-old left-handers Ryan Weathers and Adrian Morejon, who were both used in the bullpen last postseason, out into starters. Right-hander Michael Baez is expected to be stretched out as a multi-inning reliever. As of right now, fantasy managers should consider Pomeranz as the favorite for the majority of save chances in SD.
Source: MLB.com - AJ Cassavell
Source: MLB.com - AJ Cassavell