After losing several notable arms to free agency, the Padres started the process of adding more depth on November 10. Ryan Weiss, who had a shaky 2026 in Houston, landed with the Padres in free agency.

Padres add pitching depth

The Padres announced that pitcher Ryan Weiss was signed to a one-year deal on November 10. That deal also came with a club option for 2028.

Weiss came over as one of three major foreign imports by the Astros last winter, alongside Tatsuya Imai and Peter Lambert. He struck out 207 batters with Hanwha in the KBO during the 2025 campaign but things went awry with Houston. For the Astros, Weiss struck out 30 over 26 but walked 20 and allowed eight home runs.

Overall, Weiss posted a 7.62 ERA in nine games for the Astros. He only made two starts.

His numbers did stabilize to a certain extent in Triple-A. He struck out 72 over 76 innings. Additionally, his Whiff% was a tick below 26%, a figure that ranked slightly above the league median among pitchers that induced 450+ swings.

Weiss becomes the first starting pitcher option added this winter. San Diego lost Nick Pivetta, Michael King, Robbie Ray, and Casey Mize to free agency.

Martin Jr. among first Toronto non-roster invites

The Blue Jays invited four players to 2027 Spring Training on November 10: pitchers Lazaro Estrada and Josh Stephan, plus outfielders Victor Arias and Rudy Martin Jr.

Martin Jr. is back with the Blue Jays after he played his first two career MLB games with the club last season. He went 0-2 in two games but did walk once. Last season, the 30-year-old posted a career-best .394 on-base percentage in the Minors.

His 20.3% Chase% in Triple-A was one of the lowest at the level.

Estrada pitched in 10 games for the Blue Jays in 2026, in which he struck out nine and walked 10 over 13 innings.

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