The Padres felt like Kolek’s pitch mix, in particular a sinker that had a groundball rate over 60% last season when he was ...

Jason Adam allows three runs in ninth; Martín Maldonado gets first hit of spring; Brandon Lockridge extends hitting streak to ...

San Diego Padres' Mike Shildt offers a major update on Stephen Kolek’s potential role in the starting rotation for the season ...

Kolek completed four innings in a Cactus League appearance against the Royals on Thursday, allowing one run on three hits while issuing one walk and striking out two batters.

Stephen Kolek already had been plucked out of the Mariners system in the Rule 5 draft when he got married last January. The Padres’ trip to South Korea for the Seoul Series for his MLB debut served as ...

The San Diego Padres may have been forced to have a clearer decision for the fifth and final spot in the pitching rotation. The final slot is essentially down ...

Stephen Kolek is making a bid for the San Diego Padres number five starter position. The Padres would love it Kolek stepped ...

Spring training is in full swing, which means everyone and their mother has already written an article identifying “The Top ...

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