Buddy Baumann

Baumann made his big league debut in mid-July after being sidelined by a back injury, and he shuttled between El Paso and San Diego throughout the second half. Pitching exclusively in a relief role, Baumann maintained a strikeout-per-inning K/9 at both levels last season, working predominantly with a fastball-slider combination while mixing in the occasional changeup. Without overpowering stuff (88.6 mph fastball), Baumann may have a difficult time holding more than a low-leverage role in the San Diego bullpen, but he likely did enough in 11 appearances with the Padres to enter spring training with a chance to secure an Opening Day roster spot. In order to stick, however, he will need to cut back on the free passes after issuing walks at a 10 percent clip between Triple-A and the big leagues in 2016.