Category: San Diego Padres

The Padres sent three relievers to the All-Star Game in 2025: A homegrown lefty who’ll return next year (Adrián Morejón), a set-man who could miss the start of the year as he recovers from surgery (Jason Adam) and a closer who has already departed as a free agent (Robert Suarez). A.J. Preller likes to trade […]

The Padres added some bullpen depth on Thursday, signing right-hander Ty Adcock to a one-year deal. The 28-year-old Adcock has appeared in 18 big-league games with the Mariners and Mets. He spent most of the 2025 season at Triple-A Syracuse, where he pitched to a 4.66 ERA and 1.97 opponents’ batting average. He was dominant […]

Starting pitching prospects don’t have a great track record of making it and/or sticking in San Diego. MacKenzie Gore. Jarlin Susana. Robert Gasser. Ryan Weathers. Drew Thorpe. Jairo Iriarte. Robby Snelling. Dylan Lesko. Adam Mazur. Boston Bateman. Braden Nett. Henry Baez. Ryan Bergert. Stephen Kolek. Those are just some of the arms that the Padres […]

Both Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jackson Merrill are signed through 2034. The Padres have at least a one-year answer for left field in Ramón Laureano, but the system will need to produce a new outfielder in the coming years, either to take over in left field or give A.J. Preller currency. One of the longest-tenured […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. was the Padres’ shortstop of the future before winning two Platinum Gloves in right field. Jackson Merrill held that title before moving to center field the spring before his MLB debut. Other shortstops of the future include CJ Abrams before his trade to Washington and Leo De Vries before this summer’s trade […]

There was a time when Luis Campusano, the first catcher selected by any team in 2017, was the Padres’ future at the position. But Campusano is 27 years old, out of options as he looks to lock down a role this spring and hasn’t had regular action in the majors in more than a year. […]

Dylan Cease’s so-so walk year doesn’t appear to have cost him in free agency. The 30-year-old right-hander is joining the Toronto Blue Jays via a seven-year, $210 million deal, according to multiple reports. Cease rejected a qualifying offer from the Padres last week, so his departure will net the Padres a July draft selection after […]

Six weeks after his surprising decision to walk away from the final two years and at least $4 million remaining on his contract, former Padres manager Mike Shildt is joining the Baltimore Orioles organization. According to a report from MASNsports.com, Shildt will work as an upper-level minor league instruction coordinator. Shildt’s return to his roots […]

Josh Naylor’s five-year, $92.5 million deal to stay in Seattle was the first big news of the hot-stove season. The deal arrived days after the conclusion of the General Manager Meetings in Las Vegas. The Winter Meetings begin in the second week of December in Orlando. Will any other top free agents—many of whom rejected […]

The Padres have filled two key positions on new manager Craig Stammen’s coaching staff. Randy Knorr will be the new bench coach, and Steven Souza Jr. will be the hitting coach. Stammen, who is managing for the first time at any level, is familiar with both men. Knorr served as bench coach for the Nationals […]

The Padres cast relievers Sean Reynolds and Omar Cruz into free agency ahead of Friday’s non-tender deadline and announced a one-year contract for 2026 for catcher Luis Campusano. The moves leave the Padres with 34 players on their 40-man roster, as the team also tendered contracts to six arbitration-eligible players: right-handers Jason Adam and Mason […]

Randy Jones could spin a story almost as well as he could spin a baseball. And few pitchers could spin a baseball quite like Randy. His sinker was a legendary weapon. As it approached the plate at the mid-80s to low 90s, it would drop as if it had rolled off a table. “Too much […]

As expected, among the TV deals that Major League Baseball announced Wednesday is an agreement giving ESPN rights to in-market Padres games, as well as out-of-market games for all 30 teams that had been streamed as part of MLB.TV. What does that mean in San Diego? For at least the 2026 season, subscribers to Padres.TV […]

Steven Woods had thrown 15 innings in three days, so a heavy arm made it hard for the “Ben & Woods” co-host to find the strike zone the deeper he got into Padres Fantasy Camp. Still, as far as Randy Jones was concerned, there were no safe spaces on a baseball field. “He would drive […]

It’s already Week 12 and the best teams in your league are getting prepared for the fantasy football playoffs. The rookie pool shrinks as injuries hit and roles tighten, but opportunity pops for the few who can change a Sunday. Each week, we take a look at rookie names who could swing a matchup — […]

Last week, the Pittsburgh Steelers got a statement win by blowing out the Cincinnati Bengals in their AFC North rematch. But there’s no time to relax as this week the Steelers have to travel to Soldier Field to take on the red-hot Chicago Bears. Here are the big storylines to watch this week. Aaron Rodgers […]