Padres' Luis Perdomo: Will start wherever he winds up

Perdomo will remain a starter whether he wins one of the Padres' rotation spots or loses and is sent to Triple-A El Paso, Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Analysis:

Despite his 5.71 ERA last year, Perdomo showed some exciting developments late in the year when he started throwing his split-finger fastball more often. His velocity reaches the upper 90s, which adds to his potential sleeper value. Still, if San Diego prefers to season the 23-year-old with Triple-A rotation work, his breakout potential will have to wait.