The winter meetings are more than half over, and the San Diego Padres still haven’t solidified their pitching staff. With three of 2016’s starters now free agents, this has got to be one of general manager A.J. Preller’s most pressing priorities.
It has already been reported that Preller is prepared to meet with Clayton Richard‘s agent this weekend. Despite the recent news that the Minnesota Twins are interested in the southpaw, this is good news, as it shows that Richard’s future is up in the air, and he could easily end up back in San Diego.