Padres Place Randy Vásquez, Freddy Fermin On Injured List
MLB Trade Rumors • • sports
Key Points:
- The San Diego Padres have placed starter Randy Vásquez on the 15-day injured list with a bruised right ankle and catcher Freddy Fermin on the 10-day IL due to a head bruise, while reinstating Luis Campusano and recalling reliever Alek Jacob to fill roster spots.
- The Padres' pitching staff is struggling, allowing the sixth-most runs in MLB over the past month, with their rotation posting a 5.27 ERA and ranking third-fewest in innings pitched during that span.
- Vásquez, once one of the team’s top starters in April, has underperformed since June, failing to pitch past the fourth inning in his last three starts and holding a 4.71 ERA and low strikeout rate this season.
- The rotation's overall struggles are highlighted by inconsistent performances from Michael King, Walker Buehler, Griffin Canning, and JP Sears, contributing to the team's six-game losing streak and fall to .500 in the standings.
- Germán Márquez is expected to replace Vásquez in the rotation, with upcoming starts scheduled for King, Canning, Sears, and Buehler as the Padres try to regain footing in the Wild Card race.
