Not so long ago, the Padres were scouring the waiver wire to add the likes of Clayton Richard, Edwin Jackson and Jordan Lyles, before his career resurgence, to get through a season.
Now they’re regularly graduating starting pitchers from their own system.
Joey Lucchesi, Eric Lauer and Jacob Nix were among the starting pitchers to debut in 2018, top prospect Chris Paddack headlined this year’s graduates and plenty more arms are on the way.
Today, we look at the right-handers:
1. Luis Patino
- Age: 19
- Team(s): Lake Elsinore (A+), Amarillo (AA)
- 2019 stats: 6-8, 2.