Reports: James Shields to Padres

— -- The San Diego Padres have reached an agreement to sign free agent pitcher James Shields, multiple media outlets reported Monday.

SB Nation reported that it's a four-year deal in the $72 million-$76 million range with a club option for a fifth season. The Padres have not confirmed the agreement.

The veteran right-hander, who grew up near San Diego, provides the Padres with a workhorse in pitching-friendly Petco Park. Shields is tops among major-league pitchers with 932 2/3 innings over the past four seasons.

He had a 14-8 record with a 3.21 ERA, 180 strikeouts and just 44 walks in 227 innings for the  Kansas City Royals last season. Shields made $13.5 million in 2014 after the Royals exercised the option on his contract before the season.

The move only adds to the impressive makeover for the Padres, who have landed Justin Upton, Matt Kemp, Will Middlebrooks, Wil Myers and Derek Norris this offseason after finishing last in the majors in runs scored.

The 33-year-old Shields, who has pitched more than 200 innings in every season since 2007, will be joining a rotation that includes  Andrew Cashner, Tyson Ross and Ian Kennedy.

He has a career 114-90 record and 3.72 ERA over nine seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays and the Royals.

Shields joined the Royals in 2012 as part of a seven-player trade with the Rays in 2012 that sent Myers, the eventual 2013 American League Rookie of the Year, and right-hander Jake Odorizzi to Tampa Bay.

Despite "Big Game James" nickname, Shields has a 3-6 record and 5.46 ERA in the postseason. He lost both of his starts in the 2014 World Series against the  San Francisco Giants, coming up short against  Madison Bumgarner, who allowed just one run in 16 innings against Kansas City.