The San Diego Padres are planning on calling up right-handed pitcher Alek Jacob on Friday to provide some bullpen coverage this weekend before the team officially activates Lucas Giolito. In order to make room on the active roster, right-handed pitcher Matt Waldron is being designated for assignment, per Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune. This will be the end of Matt Waldron’s time with the Padres, at least for now. (He could go unclaimed by another team and end up back at El Paso.) https://t.co/x4WksSovUU — Kevin Acee (@sdutKevinAcee) May 15, 2026 This is a surprise move as Padres manager Craig Stammen said on Thursday that Waldron would remain with the team in the bullpen after getting replaced by Giolito in the rotation. “He was in the bullpen today,” Stammen said on Thursday .…