{"id":57588,"date":"2023-02-15T10:23:15","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T15:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=57588"},"modified":"2023-02-15T10:23:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T15:23:15","slug":"padres-land-best-remaining-pitcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/02\/15\/padres-land-best-remaining-pitcher\/","title":{"rendered":"Padres Land Best Remaining Pitcher"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another Boston Red Sox<\/a> player exits for a plane ride to the west coast.<\/p>\n

Much like Xander Bogaerts, Michael Wacha signed a deal with the San Diego Padres<\/a> (albeit for much less). The move is not as seismic as the Bogaerts one, but it does solidify a burgeoning pitching staff in San Diego and leave somewhat of a hole in Boston’s staff.<\/p>\n

Wacha is on the verge of a multiyear deal with the Padres<\/a> that could be worth up to $24 million. If the physical looks good, he will join an impressive staff of Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove, Blake Snell, Nick Martinez, and Seth Lugo.<\/p>\n

He has a career ERA of 4.05 with a 74-50 record in 10 years of Major League action. He spent seven years with the St. Louis Cardinals (2013-2019) before hopping between three different teams these past few seasons.<\/p>\n

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Free-agent right-hander Michael Wacha in agreement with Padres, pending physical, sources tell @TheAthletic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) February 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n