Chris Paddack
{{short description|American baseball player (born 1996)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name = Chris Paddack
|image = Chris Paddack 7.10.21.jpg
|caption = Paddack with the San Diego Padres in 2021
|image_size = 250
|team = Minnesota Twins
|number = 20
|position = Pitcher
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|1|8}}
|birth_place = Austin, Texas, U.S.
|bats = Right
|throws = Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate = March 31
|debutyear = 2019
|debutteam = San Diego Padres
|statleague = MLB
|statyear = May 21, 2025
|stat1label = Win–loss record
|stat1value = 29–28
|stat2label = Earned run average
|stat2value = 4.33
|stat3label = Strikeouts
|stat3value = 452
|teams =
- San Diego Padres ({{mlby|2019}}–{{mlby|2021}})
- Minnesota Twins ({{mlby|2022}}–present)
}}
Christopher Joseph Paddack (born January 8, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres.
Career
=Amateur career=
Paddack attended Cedar Park High School in Cedar Park, Texas.{{cite web|url=http://www.statesman.com/news/sports/high-school/no-time-for-rest-for-all-centex-player-of-the-year/nmg7J/|title=No time for rest for All-Centex player of the year Paddack|access-date=November 19, 2016}} He committed to play college baseball for the Texas A&M Aggies.{{cite web|url=https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=376970|title=Christopher Paddack - Player Profile|publisher=Perfect Game USA|access-date=March 14, 2018}}
=Miami Marlins=
He was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the eighth round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft and signed.{{cite web|url=http://www.hillcountrynews.com/sports/article_6263bd92-151b-11e5-b825-238b1cd98cb7.html|title=Cedar Park pitcher drafted to Miami|access-date=November 19, 2016}} He made his professional debut that year with the Gulf Coast Marlins where he went 4–3 with a 2.18 ERA in 11 games (seven starts). He started 2016 with the Greensboro Grasshoppers.{{cite web|url=http://www.greensboro.com/gnr/new-pitcher-chris-paddack-impressive-during-hoppers-hot-stretch/article_69d2e711-a8b7-54df-bd5e-41f8bb446e72.html|title=New pitcher Chris Paddack impressive during Hoppers hot stretch|date=June 2016 |access-date=November 19, 2016}}
=San Diego Padres=
On June 30, 2016, the Marlins traded Paddack to the San Diego Padres for Fernando Rodney.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/16649700/miami-marlins-acquire-san-diego-padres-closer-fernando-rodney|title=Marlins trade for Padres closer Rodney|date=June 30, 2016|access-date=November 19, 2016}} He was then assigned to the Fort Wayne TinCaps. On July 30, 2016, Paddack was diagnosed with a torn UCL. He underwent Tommy John surgery on August 15 and missed the rest of the 2016 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/padres-chris-paddack-headed-for-tommy-john-surgery/|title=Padres' Chris Paddack: Headed for Tommy John surgery|work=CBS Sports|date=July 31, 2016 |access-date=February 3, 2018}} In nine starts between Greensboro and Fort Wayne, he posted a 2–0 record and 0.85 ERA along with 71 strikeouts.{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=663978#/career/R/pitching/2017/ALL|title=Chris Paddack Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|publisher=MiLB.com|access-date=February 3, 2018}} The surgery forced Paddack to also miss all of 2017.
Paddack returned to the mound in 2018 with the High-A Lake Elsinore Storm. With the Storm, he pitched to a 2.24 ERA in 52 innings before being promoted to the AA San Antonio Missions. He was even better for the Missions, pitching to a 1.91 ERA in 38 innings before reaching his innings limit and being shut down for the remainder of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=663978#/career/R/pitching/2018/ALL|title=Chris Paddack Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|publisher=MiLB.com|access-date=October 21, 2018}} The Padres added him to their 40-man roster after the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/sd-sp-padres-colten-brewer-trade-esteban-quiroz-1120-story.html |title=Padres make moves to add prospects to roster ... and they're not done |work=The San Diego Union-Tribune |date=November 20, 2018 |access-date=December 14, 2018}}
Paddack was invited to spring training by the Padres in 2019 and dominated, pitching to a 3-1 record and a 1.76 ERA in 5 games, earning him a spot on the team's opening day rotation.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26362962/paddack-padres-rotation-sizzling-spring|title = Paddack in Padres' rotation after sizzling spring|date = March 26, 2019}} On March 31, 2019, he made his major league debut with a start versus the San Francisco Giants. He allowed one run over five innings and recorded seven strikeouts. On June 12, 2019, he was optioned to Lake Elsinore as a way to lessen his amount of innings pitched.{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/story/2019-06-12/padres-chris-paddack-single-a-lake-elsinore-rest-innings-limit|title = Padres send Chris Paddack to Lake Elsinore Storm for a break|date = June 13, 2019}} He was recalled on June 22.{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/padres-recall-sp-chris-paddack-from-single-a/ar-AADh0qN|title=Padres recall SP Chris Paddack from Single-A|website=MSN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715202612/https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/padres-recall-sp-chris-paddack-from-single-a/ar-AADh0qN|archive-date=July 15, 2019}} During his 2019 season, he earned the nickname "Paddack Attack" for his first-pitch strike-heavy approach and relentless assault on opposing hitters with his fastball and changeup combination.{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/05/10/chris-paddack-san-diego-padres-first-pitch-strikes |title=Padres' Rookie Chris Paddack Attacks Hitters With Old-School Approach, New-School Attitude |publisher=Sports Illustrated |date=May 10, 2019 |access-date=November 7, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2019/may/17/sdqt-excitable-padres-pitcher-chris-paddac-injures/# |title=Hijinks Hijack Paddack Attack |publisher=San Diego Reader |date=May 17, 2019 |access-date=November 7, 2019}} Paddack finished with a record of 9-7 and a 3.33 ERA in 26 starts. He struck out 153 in {{frac|140|2|3}} innings. Paddack was named the Opening day starter for the Padres in 2020. He finished 4–5 with a 4.73 ERA. Throughout the season, Paddack struggled with command as he allowed 14 home runs in just 59 innings.
=Minnesota Twins=
On April 7, 2022, the Padres traded Paddack, Emilio Pagán, and a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Taylor Rogers, Brent Rooker, and cash considerations.{{cite web|last1=Park|first1=Do-Hyoung|title=Twins get Paddack, Pagán from Padres for Rogers, Rooker|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/chris-paddack-traded-to-twins|website=MLB.com|publisher=MLB|date=April 7, 2022|accessdate=April 7, 2022}} On May 10, 2022, Paddack was put on the 10-day injured list due to a right elbow strain. He underwent his second Tommy John surgery on May 18, ending his season.{{cite web |last1=Franco |first1=Anthony |title=Chris Paddack Undergoes Tommy John Surgery |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/05/chris-paddack-undergoes-tommy-john-surgery.html |website=mlbtraderumors|date=May 18, 2022 }}
On January 13, 2023, Paddack agreed to a one-year, $2.4 million contract with the Twins, avoiding salary arbitration.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/01/2023-mlb-arbitration-tracker.html|title=2023 MLB Arbitration Tracker|access-date=January 13, 2023|website=MLBTradeRumors}} Later that day, Paddack agreed to a three-year, $12.5 million contract extension with the Twins that bought out his two remaining arbitration-eligible years and what would have been his first year of free agency.{{Cite web|title=On the mend, Paddack gets 3-year extension|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/chris-paddack-twins-contract-extension|access-date=January 13, 2023|website=mlb.com|language=en}} On September 24, Paddack was activated from the injured list to make his return from Tommy John surgery.{{Cite web|title=Twins RHP Chris Paddack back after Tommy John surgery|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38479277/twins-rhp-chris-paddack-back-tommy-john-surgery?platform=amp|access-date=September 24, 2023|website=espn.com| date=September 24, 2023 |language=en}} Paddack began the season in the Twins rotation to begin the 2024 season but suffered through another injury shortened season, appearing in only 17 games before a complete shutdown due to a forearm strain in August. Paddack was 5–3 with a 4.99 ERA and 79 strikeouts over {{fraction|88|1|3}} innings pitched.{{Cite web|title=Twins Select Diego Castillo, Michael Helman; Activate Brooks Lee|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/09/twins-select-diego-castillo-michael-helman-activate-brooks-lee.html|access-date=September 7, 2024|website=mlbtraderumors.com|date=September 2024 |language=en}}
References
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External links
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