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• Padres' Nick Pivetta: Sharp again in second spring start

  11D ago • By RotoWire

  Pivetta tossed three scoreless innings in a Cactus League game against San Francisco on Sunday, allowing one hit and issuing one walk while striking out three batters. Pivetta breezed through his second appearance this spring, giving up just one hit (a double by Willy Adames). The veteran righty has been impressive in his first two Cactus League starts, hurling 5.2 scoreless frames while posting a 7:2 K:BB. Pivetta is penciled in as the Padres' fourth starter after signing with the organization on four-year deal in mid-February.

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• Padres' Nick Pivetta: Impressive in spring debut

  16D ago • By RotoWire

  Pivetta tossed 2.2 scoreless innings in a Cactus League contest against San Francisco on Tuesday, issuing one walk and striking out four batters. Pivetta took the mound in a Padres uniform for the first time after signing with the team in mid-February. The veteran righty looked great in his 2.2 frames, holding the Giants without a hit and punching out four batters while throwing 47 pitches and topping out at 94.6 mph on the radar gun. Pivetta is a big addition to San Diego's rotation, and he's penciled in as the team's fourth starter as the regular-season approaches.

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• Padres' Nick Pivetta: Signs with San Diego

  02/13/2025 • By RotoWire

  Pivetta signed a four-year, $55 million contract with the Padres on Wednesday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports. Pivetta declined a $21.05 million qualifying offer from the Red Sox earlier in the offseason, opting to pursue a multi-year deal with a lower AAV instead. That is exactly what he'll get from the Padres, who gain a much-needed boost to their rotation depth. The 31-year-old righty turned in a 4.14 ERA and 1.13 WHIP over 145.2 innings last season alongside a 172:36 K:BB. He's developed a reputation for living in the strike zone and thus racking up high strikeout totals, but he has yet to finish a season with a sub-4.00 ERA over his eight-year career.

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• Nick Pivetta: Rejects qualifying offer

  11/19/2024 • By RotoWire

  Pivetta rejected the Red Sox' one-year, $21.05 million qualifying offer Tuesday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports. Pivetta being extended the qualifying offer was met with some initial surprise, but it quickly became clear that he was going to have a strong free-agent market and that's evident now that he's turning down a sizable one-year deal. The right-hander has never posted an ERA below 4.00 in his career, but Pivetta boasts a 30 percent strikeout rate and 7.3 percent walk rate over the last two seasons and is still relatively young, as he will turn 32 in February. If Pivetta signs elsewhere, the Red Sox will receive a draft pick.

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• Nick Pivetta: Gets qualifying offer from Boston

  11/04/2024 • By RotoWire

  The Red Sox offered Pivetta a $21.05 million qualifying offer Monday, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports. Pivetta spent some time on the 15-day IL early in the 2024 regular season due to a right elbow flexor strain. He was able to return in early May, and across 27 regular-season outings (26 starts), he went 6-12 with a 4.14 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 172:36 K:BB across 145.2 innings. Pivetta will have until Nov. 19 to accept the offer or enter the open market as a free agent.

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