July 1, 2016
San Diego Padres – Manager Andy Green has said that Brandon Maurer, and his 5.73 ERA, will get the first crack at the ninth inning. Maurer has been much better recently and Ryan Buchter is coming off his worst outing of the season. Buchter should still challenge for the ninth inning, and since he has been better than Maurer so far this season, we like his chances to at least get a shot at some point. However, we will move Maurer to the top for now based on what Andy Green had to say this afternoon.
Updated hierarchy: Maurer | Buchter | Quackenbush.
