So far the pitching staff for the 2017 San Diego Padres consists of probables (Luis Perdomo and Christian Friedrich) and possibles (Paul Clemens and Jarred Cosart). Former first-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers Zach Lee, recently plucked off the waiver wire, will also get a look during spring training.
That latest addition reminds faithful fans of the peculiar 2012 season that could have been called the year of the waiver-wire starting rotation. That bizarre season started with the withdrawal of Jeff Moorad from his attempt to buy the team on the layaway plan from John Moores.