Padres Luis Perdomo Doing a Little Bit Better

The Padres continue to give Rule 5 pick Luis Perdomo a chance to make his mark on the 2016 Padres and stick around with the team for the future.

Sunday Perdomo allowed only 3 runs in 6 innings with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts but the Padres June offense failed to appear and the Padres lost 3-0.

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Padres Manager Andy Green saw good things from the latest Perdomo start: “I thought he was good. Pleased with him. He continues to make steps in the right direction.”

Reds starter Tony Cingrani pitched into the 9th inning and allowed 0 runs on the day. In fact no Padres even made it to second base as two Padres were caught stealing on the afternoon as well.

That means he has pitched at least 5 innings in his last 4 starts, though he has yet to allow less than 3 earned runs. He has walked 7 now though in his last three starts covering 17 innings.

For the season his stats still look pretty ugly: ERA of 8.49, 2-3, and now has allowed 50 earned runs in 53 innings. He has struck out 48 hitters and walked 26.

The Padres doing bad might be the best thing for him. As a Rule 5 pick, he has to stay with the major league team all season or go back to his previous team the St. Louis Cardinals. The 23 year old is valued for his powerful arm. If the Padres were in a pennant race they likely couldn’t afford to keep a player who nearly into July is still struggling to keep his ERA under 9. As it is, they can afford to watch him work out his struggles quickly at the big league level.

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Yet, he has been doing much better as a starter and with the Padres seeing starters go down to injuries and trade rumors swirling around Andrew Cashner and Drew Pomeranz(not to mention HIS innings limit), the Padres will likely keep seeing what else they can get out of him on the season. It just might be an experiment that pays off in 2017 – but don’t expect much more in 2016.