Best left-handed pitchers in Padres history

Brad Hand

We have arrived. Brad Hand is the best left-handed pitcher to have ever pitched for the Padres. As a former second-round pick of the Marlins in the 2008 MLB Draft, a failed attempt as a starter resulted in him being designated for assignment in 2016.

The Padres claimed him off waivers and planned to utilize him as a bullpen arm. That move would end up making Hand one of the best back-end of the bullpen guys in baseball. While he was around for just two and a half seasons, Hand accumulated 280 strikeouts in only 213.0 innings of work.

He posted a career-best 2.66 ERA and was selected to consecutive All-Star games in 2017 and 2018. Hand would be traded to the Cleveland Indians in July 2018 in the deal that landed Francisco Mejia.

In 88 appearances with the Indians, he collected 42 saves and earned another All-Star selection in 2019.