The San Diego Padres are the latest team to send out an offer to free-agent starting pitcher James Shields.
Starting pitcher James Shields is still a free agent after spending two seasons with the Kansas City Royals, who made a trip to the World Series before losing in Game 7 to the San Francisco Giants.
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The San Diego Padres have made an offer to the All-Star caliber pitcher, who went 14-6 and threw 180 strikeouts with a 3.21 earned run average in 2014.
The amount and length of the offer is unknown, but the addition of Shields would give the Padres a talented starting rotation as they already have solid starters such as Tyson Ross and Ian Kennedy.
The Padres have already had a fantastic offseason as they have acquired outfielders Justin Upton, Wil Myers and Matt Kemp in trades.
They may be a serious threat to the Los Angeles Dodgers for the National League West title if they can seal the deal with Shields.
Sports Illustrated reported on Shields’ latest offer on Twitter.
Report: San Diego Padres have offered a contract to free agent pitcher James Shields http://t.co/au1Ma9UQSW pic.twitter.com/H0geKQEKKo
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) February 8, 2015
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