San Diego Padres starting pitcher Chris Paddack had his best and longest outing of the 2021 season against the Seattle Mariners on Friday. He pitched six innings and allowed three hits, two walks and one earned run while striking out six. It was his first quality start of the year and the first time he'd made it past 5 1/3 innings. After a rough April where he went 1-3 with a 5.40 ERA, Paddack has looked great so far in May. He's made three starts this month and has pitched 13 innings, allowing...

San Diego Padres pitcher Chris Paddack made his return to the mound after a short stint on the injured list this past Sunday against the San Francisco Giants. Paddack pitched three scoreless innings and allowed four hits and one walk while striking out four. The surface numbers were extremely positive given his early struggles this year. He had a 5.40 ERA over 23.1 innings in April. The most promising development this weekend may have been his fastball velocity. His four-seamer has had an ...

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Chris Paddack was placed on the injured list on Friday without an injury designation, according to AJ Cassavell of MLB.com. In a corresponding move, the Padres selected the contract of Miguel Diaz from the alternate site. With no stated injury, the speculation will be that Paddack is out due in some way to COVID-19, especially as manager Jayce Tingler said that he was unable to disclose any more information about Paddack. In five starts this year, Paddack is ...

San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack suffered his third loss Tuesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, yielding five runs (three earned) over 5 innings. The box score won't show it, but the outing was Paddack's finest of the season. He was mostly cruising through five frames before being left in a couple batters too long, culminating in a two-run job by D-Backs catcher Carson Kelly to end the night on an extra sour note. The 25-year-old threw 95 pitches, fanning five while permitting six ...

San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack collected his first win Thursday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, tossing five innings of three-run (one earned) ball. Spotted an early lead, the 25-year-old was mostly in control despite issuing five hits and two walks, striking out four in the process. With his fastball effectiveness continuing to be a problem, Paddack needed 99 pitches to qualify for the victory. The right-hander holds a 4.15 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and a poor 17 percent strikeout rate through 13 ...

San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack lasted just four innings Saturday against the Texas Rangers, allowing three earned runs in a no-decision. Paddack's customary meltdown inning came in the second frame, when all his runs came on four consecutive base runners and three extra-base hits. He was yanked after just 71 pitches, permitting four total knocks and a walk while striking out three. After two short outings to start 2021, it appears the Friars are losing confidence in the 25-year-old who ...

San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack took the loss in his first start of 2021, surrendering three runs (two earned) across four innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Paddack struggled with command, locating just 54 of 89 pitches for strikes. The 25-year-old yielded four hits and three walks while striking out three. After a rocky spring, the start was another discouraging sign for Paddack, who the Friars desperately need to bounce back after struggling last year. Drafted as an SP4 this ...

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Chris Paddack pitched 1 2/3 innings in Wednesday's loss to the Cubs, allowing four hits, three walks, and four runs while striking out two. Paddack was scheduled to pitch three-to-four innings, though he couldn't work himself out of a second-inning jam. It's only spring training, but the struggles were eerily reminiscent of last season when the 25-year-old struggled to locate his fastball- .308 batting average, .596 expected slugging percentage against. Paddack...

San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack recognizes the need to improve his fastball effectiveness this season. The 25-year-old followed up a sensational rookie campaign in 2019 with a disappointing 4.73 ERA and 1.22 WHIP in 59 frames (12 starts) last year. After diving into the numbers, Paddack realized his spin rates fell dramatically and dedicated the offseason to rediscovering his old mechanics. Paddack is currently going in the mid rounds with a 111 ADP as an SP3/4. Although still just a ...

The young San Diego Padres right-hander really took a step backward after his strong rookie year. Chris Paddack saw big losses in strikeout rate (23.7%), ERA (4.73) and WHIP (1.22) in 2020, really hurting fantasy managers who used a top-50 pick on him. Unfortunately for Paddack, his 2020 numbers seem more believable than his 2019 numbers. He has a very limited arsenal, with 90% of his pitches being either a four-seamer or a changeup. That would be OK if both of those pitches were very good, but ...