San Diego Padres' 2023 Projected Starting Lineup, Pitching Rotation, Bullpen

Over the winter, the San Diego Padres made a big splash, signing free agent shortstop Xander Bogaerts to an 11-year, $280 million contract. Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Padres in 2023.

The San Diego Padres are less than two months away from Opening Day.

Over the winter, the Padres made a big splash, signing free agent shortstop Xander Bogaerts to an 11-year, $280 million contract. 

Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Padres in 2023, featuring 2022 slash lines and statistics:

STARTING LINEUP

C Austin Nola .251/.321/.649

1B Jake Cronenworth .239/.332/.722

2B Ha-Seong Kim .251/.325/.708

3B Manny Machado .298/.366/.898

SS Xander Bogaerts .307/.377/.833

LF Fernando Tatis Jr. (Did not play)

CF Trent Grisham .184/.284/.626

RF Juan Soto .236/.388/.778

DH Matt Carpenter .305/.412/1.138 / Nelson Cruz .234/.313/.651

PITCHING ROTATION

1) Yu Darvish: 16-8, 3.10 ERA, 30 starts, 194.2 IP, 0.95 WHIP, 5.32 SO/W, 121 ERA+

2) Joe Musgrove: 10-7, 2.93 ERA, 30 starts, 181 IP, 1.08 WHIP, 4.38 SO/W, 127 ERA+

3) Blake Snell: 8-10, 3.38 ERA, 24 starts, 128 IP, 1.20 WHIP, 3.35 SO/W, 111 ERA+

4) Michael Wacha: 11-2, 3.32 ERA, 23 starts, 127.1 IP, 1.12 WHIP, 3.35 SO/W, 127 ERA+

5): Seth Lugo: 3-2, 3.60 ERA, 0 starts, 65 IP, 1.17 WHIP, 3.83 SO/W, 108 ERA+

OTHER ROTATION OPTIONS (THAT COULD APPEAR IN THE BULLPEN):

Nick Martinez: 4-4, 3.47 ERA, 10 starts, 106.1 IP, 1.29 WHIP, 2.32 SO/W, 108 ERA+

Adrian Morejon: 5-1, 4.24 ERA, 0 starts, 34 IP, 1.28 WHIP, 3.11 SO/W, 89 ERA+

Cole Hamels (Did not pitch)

BULLPEN

Josh Hader: 1-1, 7.31 ERA, 7 saves, 19 appearances, 16 IP

Robert Suarez: 5-1, 2.27 ERA, 1 save, 45 appearances, 47.2 IP

Luis Garcia: 4-6, 3.39 ERA, 3 saves, 64 appearances, 61 IP

Tim Hill: 3-0, 3.56 ERA, 0 saves, 55 appearances, 48 IP

Steven Wilson: 4-2, 3.06 ERA, 1 save, 50 appearances, 53 IP

Nabil Crismatt: 5-2, 2.94 ERA, 0 saves, 50 appearances, 67.1 IP

Drew Pomeranz (Did not pitch)

Jose Lopez (Rookie)

Jose Castillo: 0-0, 9.00 ERA, 0 saves, 1 appearance, 1 IP

Michel Baez: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 saves, 2 appearances, 2 IP

Angel Felipe (Rookie)

Ray Kerr: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 saves, 2 appearances, 2 IP

Tom Cosgrove (Rookie)

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