San Diego Padres Spring Training Notebook Day 2: The 5th Starter

Welcome to day two of San Diego Padres spring training! Manager Andy Green provided some insight into the starting rotation yesterday. Let’s dive a little deeper into that and make a few guesses about what to expect.

Our Day Two journey through San Diego Padres spring training will look at the starting rotation. Manager Andy Green addressed the media yesterday as pitchers and catchers arrived and had a few things to say about his starting pitchers.

Green stated that Clayton Richard and Bryan Mitchell are virtual locks for the rotation. There is a good chance that Richard is the Opening Day starter, while Mitchell acquired to be a starting pitcher for the Padres. He will get his shot…