SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – The San Diego Padres and starting pitcher Michael Wacha agreed to a contract, The Athletic reported Tuesday.
According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and Dennis Lin, the 31-year-old free agent is set to join the Friars, pending a physical.
Terms of the deal were not immediately known; the Padres did not confirm the deal as of Tuesday morning.
Wacha pitched for the Boston Red Sox in 2022, compiling a 11-2 record with a 3.32 earned run average.
He spent the first seven seasons of his Major League career with the St. Louis Cardinals, garnering an All-Star selection in 2015.
In 2013, Wacha was named National League Championship Series MVP.
Several MLB analysts believe the signing of Wacha could allow the Padres to employ a six-man starting rotation.
