When Dallas Keuchel signed with Atlanta on Thursday, that left James Shields as the most high-profile starting pitcher left on MLB‘s open market. While he might be tempting to some Padres fans due to the team’s current rotation woes, the last thing the Friars should do is bring Shields back to San Diego.
There’s no denying that the Padres’ starting core is a mess; they’re incoherent from start to start, and they don’t have a clear number-one to anchor down the rotation.
James Shields was expected to be the number-one starter when the Padres signed him before the 2015 season.