The Padres are officially playoff-bound in a rather dramatic fashion, but their October strategy already comes with a risky move. With a Wild Card matchup against the Cubs looming, manager Mike Shildt signaled a surprising gamble, one that could see either Yu Darvish or Dylan Cease bumped from the rotation and moved into the bullpen.

The host on Foul Territory remarked, “ You have your choice of Yu Darvish, who is 3-2 with a 2.36 against the Cubs. Dylan Cease is 4-2 with a 2.47 against the Cubs—and he used to be a Cub, so he hates the Cubs, like we all do. So we know that he wants to pitch against the Cubs. But then you have Michael King. So, I mean, you have some options. ” The manager then confessed that pushing any of the trusted stars into a long-relief position in a short series is

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