Wade LeBlanc in Next Years Rotation?

by mrbarneydangles on Jan 4, 2010 7:57 AM PST

Up until last September, Wade LeBlanc spent most of his time in the big leagues getting hammered by the Dodgers and whoever else he pitched against. Then the tide turned. He threw six innings and gave up no runs against the Dodgers in early September, had a decent September, then pitched the best game of his career on October 3rd against the Giants, seven innings, two hits, no runs, one walk, and eight strikeouts.

Do you guys think LeBlanc can find himself as a regular in the rotation next year or do you think the end of last year was a fluke? Obviously our rotation is thin and we could use a serviceable lefty arm. Also, what do you guys think of Cesar Ramos?

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I think LeBlanc has a shot to compete for the 5th starters role

and if the Padres don’t sign/trade for a veteran arm his chances to break into the rotation increase significantly. However, I think LeBlanc is better suited for the pen, he really only has one dominate pitch (change up) and typically pitcher with one dominate pitch are better suited for the pen.

by Grey Suit on Jan 4, 2010 9:16 AM PST reply actions

He's got as good a shot as anyone else.

It’s nice to see so many guys with the opportunity to compete for spots in this year’s rotation. Porreda, Richard, Latos, Ramos, Stauffer, LeBlanc, Carrillo… I have no idea who’s going to pan out, but with so many (seemingly) decent prospects I think it’s reasonable to expect that at least one or two of these guys will establish themselves as reliable MLB starters.

by theodore donald kerabatsos on Jan 4, 2010 9:51 AM PST reply actions

I hope

that a few of those guys pan out. I think Latos has the potential to be a star but I will take mediocre year from the rest.

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by mrbarneydangles on Jan 4, 2010 10:21 PM PST up reply actions

Assuming the following spots are locked

1. Young
2. Latos
3. Correira
He’s in that same group and based on how many people seriously have a shot (Ramos, LeBlanc, Porreda, Mjuica) with Richard and Stauffer the favorites

by TheAxManCometh on Jan 4, 2010 9:27 PM PST reply actions

I would say Gallagher over Mujica

just because you didn’t say his name and Mujica would probably step into Adams’ role in the event of a Bell trade.

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by Axion on Jan 4, 2010 10:06 PM PST up reply actions

I would have thought Clayton Richards

was a lock.

by jbox on Jan 4, 2010 11:44 PM PST up reply actions

me too

any thoughts on Castro coming up mid year like Latos did last year?

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by Ron Mexico on Jan 5, 2010 11:43 AM PST up reply actions

Latos was a little more polished

And they did make him prove himself at a couple different levels first. Remember, Latos wasn’t just succeeding in Fort Wayne he was dominating. Castro has all the tools, but his ERA was ~10 times as high as Latos’ at Fort Wayne (being that Latos’ was 0.36, that says more about where Latos was at than Castro). Let the kid feel some solid successes in the minors before throwing him into the deep end.

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by Wonko on Jan 5, 2010 12:20 PM PST up reply actions

Clayton Richard definitely.

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by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jan 5, 2010 11:29 PM PST up reply actions