Bill Center, longtime sportswriter for U-T San Diego, is an employee of the Padres.
The Padres are two-fifths of the way toward addressing one of manager Bud Black's biggest concerns over the first month of the season.
"We haven't gotten on that roll all the way through a turn of the rotation," Black said Thursday afternoon.
The Padres actually lead the Major Leagues with 21 quality starts in 36 games. But "quality start" is somewhat misleading. Allowing three runs in six innings is a 4.50 ERA -- not exactly dominant.
Black wants more from his starting rotation.