Scouting Report
Updated May 20, 2026
Walker Buehler signed a minor league deal with the San Diego Padres in February after a poor 2025 season split between the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies. Initially expected to compete for a rotation spot with no guarantees, Buehler has made eight starts for the Padres and shown significant improvement. While posting an overall 5.20 ERA, he has been trending in the right direction with strong recent performances. In his last outing against the St. Louis Cardinals, he went six innings allowing just two runs and two hits. Manager Craig Stammen praised his approach and mechanics, noting "he was nails" aside from one bad inning. Buehler has recorded multiple quality starts and appears to have earned a longer leash in the rotation as the Padres deal with rotation questions.
Strengths
- + Strong recent performance trend with improved outings
- + Quality starts recorded in recent games
- + Manager praise for approach and mechanics
- + Veteran experience with postseason success in 2024
- + Sought out Padres specifically over other teams
- + Showing flashes of dominance after shaky start
Weaknesses
- - Poor 2025 season split between Red Sox and Phillies
- - Struggled with Dodgers in 2024 regular season
- - Overall 5.20 ERA through eight starts
- - Allowed four runs in first two innings against Giants
- - Signed minor league deal indicating lack of market demand
- - Inconsistent early season performance
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Walker Buehler is a sp for the San Diego Padres.
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