Padres Place Nick Pivetta On Injured List
MLB Trade Rumors • • sports
Key Points:
- The San Diego Padres placed starting pitcher Nick Pivetta on the 15-day injured list retroactive to April 13 due to elbow inflammation, with imaging results pending to determine the extent of the injury and recovery timeline.
- Reliever Alek Jacob has been called up from Triple-A El Paso to fill the open spot on the pitching staff, while Matt Waldron is expected to return this week and will temporarily replace Pivetta in the starting rotation.
- Pivetta joins Joe Musgrove and Griffin Canning on the injured list, with Musgrove not yet throwing from a mound and Canning on a rehab assignment following an Achilles injury.
- Pivetta was the Padres' Opening Day starter and a key pitcher, finishing sixth in NL Cy Young voting last season, and he remains a significant part of the team's future plans and potential free agent market.
- The Padres are managing their rotation carefully, with Michael King, Randy Vásquez, Walker Buehler, and Germán Márquez scheduled to start in the coming days, while considering keeping Waldron on the injured list for roster flexibility.
