Stammen and Cole Hamels were both placed on the voluntary retirement list on Friday. Stammen, 39, suffered a torn capsule in his throwing shoulder and a strained sub-scaplua back in spring training and indicated at the time that he was unlikely to pitch again. Now he’s officially done. Stammen has had a heck of a run, pitching 13 season between the Nationals and Padres, most it coming as a multi-inning reliever. He had five seasons of 80-plus innings after moving to the bullpen. He’ll walk away with a 3.66 career ERA over 885 innings.

"Without saying that I'm done, it's highly unlikely that I pitch again," said Stammen after being diagnosed with a torn capsule in his throwing shoulder and also a strained sub-scapula. If this is truly the end of his career, the 39-year-old righty reliever will finish with a 3.66 ERA and 1.24 WHIP in 562 appearances.

Stammen made a quick exit from a Cactus League relief appearance on Friday with an apparent right shoulder issue, but it sounds like he's avoided anything serious. The veteran righty will be shut down for a few days before being reevaluated.

Stammen wound up missing most of the second half of the 2022 season due to shoulder issues, so this is obviously concerning. The Padres announced that he'll be evaluated further on Saturday. At this point, a stint on the injured list to begin the season seems inevitable.