Overview
- Manager Craig Stammen said Waldron is week to week after a procedure to address a hemorrhoid, per reporting from Kevin Acee.
- Waldron is the majors’ only primary knuckleballer, throwing it about 74% of the time at roughly 79 mph, according to Baseball Savant.
- He cannot be optioned to Triple-A without first clearing waivers because he is out of options.
- If recovery requires it, the Padres can open him on the 15-day IL and then use a 30-day minor-league rehab assignment.
- San Diego’s rotation features Joe Musgrove, Michael King, Nick Pivetta, Germán Márquez and others, increasing uncertainty about Waldron’s role after mixed results in 2024–25.