Carson Palmquist or Nick Pivetta
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| Nick Pivetta SP - SD  | Carson Palmquist SP,RP - WSH  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 4 | ‐ |
| Games Started | 4 | ‐ |
| Innings Pitched | 16.0 | ‐ |
| Wins | 1 | ‐ |
| Losses | 2 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Blown Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Holds | 0 | ‐ |
| Hits Allowed | 12 | ‐ |
| Earned Runs | 8 | ‐ |
| Home Runs Allowed | 0 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 24 | ‐ |
| Walks | 6 | ‐ |
| ERA | 4.50 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.13 | ‐ |
| Nick Pivetta SP - SD | Carson Palmquist SP,RP - WSH | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 29 | 17 |
| Games Started | 28 | 2 |
| Innings Pitched | 166.8 | 26.5 |
| Wins | 10 | 1 |
| Losses | 9 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 141 | 31 |
| Earned Runs | 69 | 18 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 25 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 180 | 26 |
| Walks | 50 | 15 |
| ERA | 3.72 | 6.21 |
| WHIP | 1.14 | 1.71 |
| Nick Pivetta SP - SD | Carson Palmquist SP,RP - WSH | |
| News | ||
| Nick Pivetta has been diagnosed with a right elbow flexor strain. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 16th | The Nationals acquired LHP Carson Palmquist from the Rockies for cash. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th | |
| Matt Waldron (lower body) is expected to be reinstated from the 15-day IL later this week to take over Pivetta's rotation spot. No return timeline has been established for Pivetta, as the Padres are still awaiting MRI results on his elbow.
Bruno Mulé Wed, Apr 15th | The Rockies designated LHP Carson Palmquist for assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, May 21st | |
| The Padres placed Nick Pivetta on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 14th | The Rockies optioned LHP Carson Palmquist to Triple-A Albuquerque. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 8th | |
| Padres right-hander Nick Pivetta departed Sunday's start against the Rockies due to right elbow stiffness, as per the team. Brenton Kemp Sun, Apr 12th | Palmquist (lower leg) threw a scoreless frame in his Cactus League debut last week. A line drive struck him on the shin, setting him back from his planned progression. Bruno Mulé Thu, Feb 26th | |
| Nick Pivetta allowed two runs on four hits over five innings with eight strikeouts and one walk in a loss on Tuesday against the Pirates. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 7th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Nick Pivetta's 2025 breakout in San Diego was supported by real skill growth, highlighted by elite run prevention, a sub-1.00 WHIP, and career-best contact suppression (.195 BAA, .583 OPS against). His strikeout rate dipped slightly from peak Boston levels, but improved command and a sharp reduction in hard contact and BABIP drove a massive jump in value. Pivetta's projections appropriately pull him back from ace-level ratios, yet still view him as a strong mid-rotation fantasy starter with above-average strikeouts and solid run support. Fantasy managers should treat Pivetta as a high-floor SP3/4 rather than fully buying the Cy Young-adjacent ceiling he flashed in 2025. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | ||
| Nick Pivetta SP - SD | Carson Palmquist SP,RP - WSH | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 | @ CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #53 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-6) | #68 | @ CHC | Cade Horton (1-0) | |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-5) | #23 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #66 | @ PHI | Taijuan Walker (1-4) | #373 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #14 | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #163 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-4) | #191 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (5-2) | #3 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #32 | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #45 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ BOS | Connelly Early (4-2) | #102 | vs LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #35 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #27 | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #126 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 | vs STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #146 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-4) | #2 | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #86 | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #87 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-3) | #427 | @ MIL | Aaron Ashby | |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs COL | Ryan Feltner (1-1) | #423 | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #57 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #296 | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #60 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-4) | #2 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #8 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #86 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #98 | @ PIT | Mason Montgomery (1-1) | #150 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #50 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-3) | #39 | vs SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #14 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #152 | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-4) | #191 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #394 | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #75 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs ATL | Bryce Elder (4-2) | #113 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ COL | Jimmy Herget (0-1) | #267 | vs ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #108 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-3) | #427 | vs ATL | Didier Fuentes (3-0) | #153 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (1-1) | #423 | vs ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #241 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ CWS | Bryan Hudson (2-1) | #190 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #58 | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #199 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #84 | @ CWS | Bryan Hudson (2-1) | #190 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #78 | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #167 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #103 | @ NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #85 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #199 | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #21 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #151 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #57 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (4-1) | #181 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #49 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #14 | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #67 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ SF | Adrian Houser (2-4) | #191 | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #73 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-6) | #242 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #87 | @ MIA | Robby Snelling (0-1) | |
| Sat, May 9th | vs STL | Dustin May (3-5) | #101 | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #120 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #164 | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #61 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-3) | #139 | @ CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #136 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #21 | @ CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-1) | #65 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #57 | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #98 | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #90 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (2-4) | #13 | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #111 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 | vs BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #197 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #12 | vs NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #130 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #45 | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #28 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (4-2) | #1 | vs NYM | Zach Thornton (0-1) | #224 |
| Thu, May 21st | vs NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #85 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-5) | #115 | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-2) | #113 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #133 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #123 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs ATH | Luis Medina (1-1) | #256 | @ ATL | Martin Perez (2-3) | #201 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #41 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #88 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (5-2) | #3 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (7-3) | #29 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ WSH | Andrew Alvarez (1-0) | #179 | vs SD | Lucas Giolito (2-0) | #160 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #94 | vs SD | Michael King (4-3) | #36 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #170 | vs SD | Griffin Canning (0-3) | #132 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #61 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #41 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #63 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (5-2) | #3 | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #72 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #130 | @ ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #95 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs NYM | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs NYM | @ ARI | ||||
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs CIN | @ SF | ||||
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs CIN | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs CIN | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ BAL | vs SEA | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ BAL | vs SEA | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ BAL | vs SEA | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ STL | vs KC | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ STL | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ STL | vs KC | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ TEX | @ TB | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ TEX | @ TB | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ TEX | @ TB | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs ATL | vs PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs ATL | vs PHI | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs ATL | vs PHI | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs PHI | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs LAD | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs LAD | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs LAD | @ BAL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ CHC | @ BOS | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ CHC | @ BOS | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ CHC | @ BOS | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ LAD | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ LAD | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ LAD | vs PIT | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs ARI | vs HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs ARI | vs HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs ARI | vs HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs TOR | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs TOR | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs TOR | vs NYY | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ KC | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ KC | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ KC | @ ATH | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ ATL | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ ATL | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ ATL | @ COL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ MIA | vs ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ MIA | vs ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ MIA | vs ARI | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs TOR | |||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs COL | vs TOR | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs COL | vs TOR | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs SF | @ ATL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs SF | @ ATL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs SF | @ ATL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs SF | @ ATL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ ARI | @ PHI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ ARI | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ ARI | @ PHI | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ ARI | @ PHI | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs HOU | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs HOU | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs HOU | vs CIN | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs MIL | vs CHC | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs MIL | vs CHC | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs CHC | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ CLE | @ NYM | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ CLE | @ NYM | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ CLE | @ NYM | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ NYM | @ TEX | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ NYM | @ TEX | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ TEX | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs MIN | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs MIN | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs MIN | @ MIA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs PIT | vs COL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs PIT | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs PIT | vs COL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs COL | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ TB | vs MIA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ TB | vs MIA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ TB | vs MIA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ CIN | vs MIA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ CIN | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ CIN | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs NYY | @ LAD | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs NYY | @ LAD | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs NYY | @ LAD | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs WSH | @ SD | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs WSH | @ SD | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs WSH | @ SD | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ SF | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ SF | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ SF | vs LAA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ COL | vs PHI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ COL | vs PHI | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs MIA | @ STL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs MIA | @ STL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs MIA | @ STL | ||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | @ DET | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ LAD | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ LAD | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs ARI | vs NYM | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs ARI | vs NYM | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs ARI | vs NYM | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #25 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs COL | Jimmy Herget (0-1) | #267 | |||
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #53 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | @ SF | Trevor McDonald (2-1) | #195 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-0) | #6 | |||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ LAD | |||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs ARI | |||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ ATL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs MIL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ NYM | |||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ COL | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ COL | |||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ LAD | |||||
