The Padres felt like Kolek’s pitch mix, in particular a sinker that had a groundball rate over 60% last season when he was ...

Kolek completed four innings in a Cactus League appearance against the Royals on Thursday, allowing one run on three hits while issuing one walk and striking out two batters.

Stephen Kolek is making a bid for the San Diego Padres number five starter position. The Padres would love it Kolek stepped ...

Stephen Kolek already had been plucked out of the Mariners system in the Rule 5 draft when he got married last January. The Padres’ trip to South Korea for the Seoul Series for his MLB debut served as ...

Spring training is in full swing, which means everyone and their mother has already written an article identifying “The Top ...

Kolek tossed two scoreless innings in a Cactus League game against San Diego on Tuesday, allowing two hits and striking out two batters. Kolek came out of the bullpen for all 42 of his appearances ...

Per Dennis Lin of The Athletic, Shildt said that right-hander Stephen Kolek will be stretched out as a starter but fellow righty Bryan Hoeing will stay in a relief role this year. Kolek ...

The San Diego Padres may have been forced to have a clearer decision for the fifth and final spot in the pitching rotation. The final slot is essentially down ...