The Padres felt like Kolek’s pitch mix, in particular a sinker that had a groundball rate over 60% last season when he was ...

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Kolek, Kyle Hart, Randy Vasquez and Matt Waldron have been battling for the Padres' final rotation spot for most of spring training, but Waldron recently suffered an oblique injury that will probably ...

Kolek completed four innings in a Cactus League appearance against the Royals on Thursday, allowing one run on three hits while issuing one walk and striking out two batters.

Padres manager Mike Shildt gave an update on the competition this weekend as right-hander Matt Waldron was sidelined by an ...

From four contenders down to three. The Padres remain optimistic that they caught Matt Waldron’s left oblique injury before ...

The San Diego Padres starting rotation remains incomplete with Opening Day quickly approaching. The Friars have four starters, but are searching for one more pi ...

The San Diego Padres have found an internal candidate to fill their final starting rotation slot and he happens to be a reliever. Stephen Kolek has been making ...

P EORIA, Ariz. — Stephen Kolek already had been plucked out of the Mariners system in the Rule 5 draft when he got married last January. The Padres’ trip to South Korea for the Seoul Series ...

Training nears an end, Padres pitcher Matt Waldron has suffered an injury, which casts a doubt on the 5th spot for the ...

Stephen Kolek has been making the transition from the bullpen to the rotation for a couple of weeks, and manager Mike Shildt provided a huge update Saturday. “I think he’s taken to it really ...