Sizing up the Padres’ 40-man roster heading into the 2025 season: Nick Pivetta struggled to keep the ball in the yard last year, but he turned down a qualifying offer and landed in San Diego’s

In addition to possessing a variety of pitches and a history of taking the ball pretty much every day he is asked to, Nick Pivetta has a reputation for having an edge. And there was a hint of it Tuesday in the right-hander’s first appearance for the Padres in a game that didn’t matter.

Nick Pivetta debuts with flair; rotation equation maybe coming into focus; Tirso Ornelas hits again (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Spring training update: Tirso Ornelas, Brandon Lockridge keep hitting;