Michael Wacha will likely serve as the Padres' fourth or fifth starter.
Wacha, 31, posted a 3.32 ERA and 1.12 WHIP last season for the Boston Red Sox.MLB FREE AGENT RANKINGS:Wacha is likely to serve as San Diego's fourth or fifth starter behind Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove and Blake Snell.
The Padres also have right-hander Nick Martinez, who bounced back and forth between the rotation and the bullpen last season. And the club had planned to give free-agent righty Seth Lugo an opportunity to start this season after he spent the majority of his career with the New York Mets as a reliever.
Wacha has not been terribly durable during his major league career -- not surpassing 130 innings in a season since 2017 -- but he's healthy entering spring training and is a good bet to be in the Padres' opening day rotation.It's been a busy winter for the San Diego front office. GM A.J. Preller's top achievement has been the signing of free agent shortstop
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