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Colorado Rockies at San Diego Padres: April 14-6
#41 · April 13, 2026, 10:35 am
Quote from MrPadre19 on April 13, 2026, 9:37 amIf Canning can go 5 innings in his next rehab start maybe he pitches for SD in his next start in about a week?
Maybe depends on how Waldron/Marquez/Buehler all do in their next starts
Possible but probably a long shot he is ML ready that quickly. Only pitched twice on his rehab (Apr 4, Apr 10) going 2 and 3 innings ... OK but not the great command (5 walks) and did yield hits ... 1.97 WHIP.
Needs to improve both arm strength to go at least 5 at the ML level combined with demonstrating some more effectiveness. At least 2-3 more EP starts would seem the trajectory and be recalled as his rehab ends (May 3).
Although I have my doubts about Waldron ... he has been the most effective arm in EP and has shown he can go deeper in games ... so calling him up makes sense (and out of options) and buys some time to fully evaluate Pivetta, let Canning fully build up, and make a better evaluation on Buehler and Marquez.
Only 10% of the season and the Padres have one of the best records in MLB so some ability to be conservative with the goal of retain the best mix of SP for the full season and so far too little to draw good conclusions.
#42 · April 13, 2026, 1:36 pm
Not only is Canning's WHIP high but his FIP is over 5.50 and his hard hit rate is an astonishing 71% - those numbers show he needs to make several more starts in the minors before he's close to ready. By comparison, Waldron's WHIP is 0.67, his FIP at 1.74 and his hard hit rate at 26.9%. If you're curious about Sears, his numbers are 1.50, 4.39 and 27.9 respectively.
So, Waldron up now and Sears more ready than Canning at this time. By the way, Marco Gonzalez and Tristen McKenzie have not shown well - may be cut loose soon. Gutierrez, down at San Antonio, along with Mendez have been our best minor league starters so far along with Balzer.
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