Padres GM A.J. Preller named Clemens and Edwin Jackson as possibilities to replace Drew Pomeranz in the rotation.
That first start could come as early as Sunday, when Pomeranz was next scheduled to start for the Padres prior to his trade to the Red Sox. Clemens has spent most of the season in the rotation with Triple-A New Orleans in the Marlins' system before getting claimed by the Padres off waivers, after which they used him in the bullpen.