Padres place Pierce Johnson on IL

The Los Angeles Dodgers placed Blake Treinen on the Injured List earlier today so it looked like the San Diego Padres were going to have an edge in terms of the talent at the back end of each team’s bullpens this weekend. The Padres back end now doesn’t look as great, as Pierce Johnson has been placed on the 10-day IL with elbow tendinitis. Ray Kerr, who was in Triple-A El Paso, has a locker at Petco Park and will replace Johnson for now on the roster.

I gave my live reaction to this news on the pregame show (29:54).

The Padres bullpen still looks pretty solid heading into the series though. Taylor Rogers has appeared in five games and gotten the save in each of those games. Steven Wilson has…