Overview
- The Athletic reports San Diego is listening on right-hander Nick Pivetta at the Winter Meetings, though a trade is not viewed as likely.
- Team sources indicate any deal would require a steep return rather than serving as a simple salary dump.
- Pivetta, who signed a four-year, $55 million contract last offseason, is set to earn $19 million in 2026.
- The 32-year-old is coming off a breakout 2025 season with a 2.87 ERA and a sixth-place finish in NL Cy Young voting.
- San Diego’s calculus is complicated by rotation losses, with Dylan Cease signing with the Blue Jays and Yu Darvish expected to miss 2026, and his market could rise if Detroit keeps Tarik Skubal.