DUNEDIN, FLA.—Close your eyes and Clayton Richard sounds an awful lot like J.A. Clayton Richard has spent most of the last decade in San Diego. And not that Richard is altogether certain he’s destined for a spot in the Blue Jays’ starting rotation, where Happ toiled for most of seven seasons. Article Continued BelowCertainly the competition got somewhat more intense for Richard, who had been bruited as a No. In San Diego, Richard was revered as a mentor of young Padres pitchers, called a “mama duck” for the way they followed him around.

Source: thestar March 05, 2019 22:07 UTC