Padres' rotation race 'wide open' entering spring

MLB.com Padres reporter AJ Cassavell discusses the club re-signing Clayton Richard to a one-year dealSAN DIEGO -- Like 29 other teams, the Padres would love to add some starting pitching before Spring Training begins.

"It's as wide open as you could imagine a Major League rotation being," Padres manager Andy Green said last month.

But the rotation race -- which once seemed impossible to decipher -- has received a bit of clarity over the past few weeks. With Clayton Richard, Jhoulys Chacin and Tyrell Jenkins on board, the Padres now appear to have eight pitchers fighting for five spots. (We'll say eight, because barring something unexpected, prospects Dinelson Lamet and Walker Lockett will…