What the San Diego Padres hoped would be a low-risk, high-reward gamble down the stretch has ended in the most predictable way imaginable, another trip to the injured list for Nestor Cortes. And with just weeks left in the regular season, it’s fair to wonder if Padres fans have seen the last of him in a San Diego uniform.
Cortes was officially placed on the 15-day injured list on September 5 with left biceps tendinitis, just weeks after being activated from the 60-day IL for a left elbow flexor strain, a lingering issue he initially suffered while with the Milwaukee Brewers earlier this season.