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 ...

The San Diego Padres' fifth starter candidate aims to follow Michael King's breakout path as he competes for a rotation spot.

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.

Manager Mike Shildt had previously cited "general fatigue" as the reason for a pause in Darvish's throwing schedule.

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

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

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 ...

Stephen Kolek, and Randy Vásquez. On Saturday, manager Mike Shildt provided more insight into the competition. “Kolek made his case the other day," he said. "Hart's going to continue to get his ...

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