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• San Diego Padres play ‘Shildtball’

Mike Shildt | Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Petco Park hitting shines When Mike Shildt took over as manager of the Padres in 2024, he established communication among the veterans on the team, emphasizing a need for consistency and to build a winning culture. During the season we heard terms like “elite adjusters”. “winning on the margins”, “winners find solutions”, and “regardless of cir...2025
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• San Diego Padres leaning on Jose Iglesias to keep season on course

San Diego Padres Jose Iglesias | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images The veteran is capable to contribute in Cronenworth’s absence. The 2025 season seemed to unravel (according to on social media) when Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jake Cronenworth were injured and had to leave the game on the same night. Each is a lightning bolt to the San Diego Padres offense, and losing both b...2025
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• Fernando Tatis Jr. scores go-ahead run, hits two homers to lead Padres over Cubs

Fernando Tatis Jr. | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images San Diego comes back from two-run deficit to stay perfect at Petco Park Manny Machado worked an 11-pitch walk with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning. The walk resulted in Chicago Cubs Manager Craig Counsell taking starting pitcher Jameson Taillon out of the game with his team leading, 3-1. By the time the innin...2025
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 16 thread: Antonio Senzatela vs. Dustin May

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Can the Rockies score a run tonight? Good news: The Colorado Rockies don’t have to play the San Diego Padres again tonight. Bad news: They instead have to play the Los Angeles Dodgers. After being shut out in three-straight games for the first time in franchise history, the Rox will look to turn a page in Chavez Ravine. Luckily for them, the Dodgers h...2025
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• Game 17: Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Your game thread for April 14, 2025. Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres, April 14, 2025, 6:40 p.m. PST Location: Petco Park, San Diego, CA Watch: Padres TV Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. Don’t troll in your comments; create conversation rather than destroying it Remember Gaslamp Ball is basically a non...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres preview, Monday 4/14, 8:40 CT

Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images The Cubs continue their West Coast swing at Petco Park. Monday notes: BEST IN BASEBALL: The Cubs were 9-3 during the past two weeks. That ties for the best record in MLB over that span. The Giants, Mets, Padres and Tigers also were 9-3. The Brewers were 8-5 and 11 other teams were at least .500. The Athletics, Cardinals and Pirates were 4-8; the Wh...2025
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• San Diego Padres leaning on Jose Iglesias to keep season on course
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 16 thread: Antonio Senzatela vs. Dustin May
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres shut out Rockies in three-game sweep

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of April 14, 2025. Articles to read Michael King dazzles, allows two hits, throws complete game in 6-0 win (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) Michael King completes historic shutout of Rockies by himself in Padres’ rout (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Tom Krasovic: Enter the octagon w...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: The Rockies offense is broken — again.

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, April 14th, 2025 I’m tired of writing this article. I wrote it in 2022. I wrote it in 2023. I wrote it in 2024. And now I’m writing it again. I could be writing about literally anything else, like some of my favorite prospects or the pickle lemonade I had with my lunch yesterday. (It was surprisingly good!) I co...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Tatis returns with a bang in Padres blowout win

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of April 12, 2025. Articles to read Nick Pivetta throws gem, Padres pound Rockies (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) Nick Pivetta stellar at Petco Park again, Padres remain perfect at home with rout of Rockies (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Photos: Padres shutout Rockies (Meg McLaug...2025
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• Braves News: Aaron Bummer to bereavement list, series opening loss, and more

David Frerker-Imagn Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday. The Atlanta Braves announced Friday that left-hander Aaron Bummer was unfortunately placed on the bereavement list. To take his spot, the club recalled righty Zach Thompson. The #Braves today recalled RHP Zach Thompson to Atlanta and placed LHP Aaron Bummer on the major league bereavement list.— Atlanta Braves (@Brave...2025
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• San Diego Padres minor league update week #2

Padres affiliates Double-A through Single-A started their seasons The minor league season has completed the second week with all the Padres affiliates playing games. The light air of El Paso inflates the offense so those numbers will not look good for pitchers most of the time but attention to strikeouts is a good rule of thumb. Many of the top prospects are in Fort Wayne (High-A) and San ...2025
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• Series Preview: Rays vs Braves

Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Twelve games down, one-hundred fifty to go We are now two weeks into the 2025 season and the Rays will now take on the Atlanta Braves in a three game series in Tampa. The Braves are coming off a 2024 season in which they tied for second in the National League East with a 89-73 record, which was good enough to get them one of the Wild Card spots in the postseason, ...2025
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• Padres Fan Survey Results: Will the Padres win 90+ games?

Gaslamp Ball readers let their thoughts be known in this week’s poll! Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in San Diego Padres fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Earlier this week Padres fans were given the chance to vote on FanDuel’s over-under Padres win tot...2025
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• Notes from a wild second week of Padres baseball

Robert Suarez | Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images Cold weather and a minor league ballpark The San Diego Padres played their second full week of baseball on the road versus the Chicago Cubs and the Athletics. They split the trip with a 3-3 record but that’s not a reflection of the battle that they came up against. The weather in Chicago was inhospitable to say the least, and they dropp...2025
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• Royals estimated franchise value at $1.2 billion, according to Forbes
Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The valuation has gone up 8 percent despite the RSN troubles. The Royals are valued at an estimated $1.2 billion, according to this year’s MLB franchise value estimates by Forbes magazine. The estimate represents an 8 percent increase over last year’s valuation, and a 20 percent increase over the $1 billion purchase price from when owner John Sherman acquired...2023
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• Brewers' David Denson Hopes Coming Out Paves Way to Achieving MLB Dream
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• The Cautionary Tale of Ken Caminiti: The Steroid Era's First Truth-Teller
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2025
"Brown offers some self-help advice to his young son: ‘It’s going to hurt to be great’ - Inquirer“It’s all right,” said Brown, whose first love was baseball and led to the San Diego Padres drafting him in the 19th round in 2016."

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"Over his 25-year career, he played for nine teams, including the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Los …"

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"Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Fried hasn’t pitched since straining his hamstring on Opening Day Following Sunday’s win over the Kansas City Royals, Brian Snitker confirmed that Max Fried will return from the injured list and start Monday’s series opener against the San Diego Padres."

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"Adidas has ended its relationship with San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr."

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"The San Diego Padres are acquiring second baseman/outfielder Adam Frazier from the Pittsburgh Pirates, sources told ESPN."

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"The San Diego Padres are sending six player to the Indians in exchange for ace Mike Clevinger, sources told ESPN."

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"Former New York Yankees pitching coach Larry Rothschild has been hired in the same position by the San Diego Padres."

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"Kevin Towers, former general manager of the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks, has died at age 56 after a battle with thyroid cancer."

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"For the first time in 43 years, the Dodgers are a 100-win ballclub, and the complete performance they turned in Monday night -- a 9-3 throttling of the San Diego Padres -- went a long way toward showing how they got there."

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"Pinch-hitter Hunter Pence's two-out fly ball fell between a pair of San Diego Padres fielders for a ninth-inning hit Monday, driving in the game's lone run as the Giants and Johnny Cueto prevailed, 1-0."

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"With her Cubbies up 6-2 in the top of the ninth against the San Diego Padres on Saturday, this fan likely figured she'd be consuming an early victory beer."

2014
"The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed on a trade that will send Matt Kemp to the San Diego Padres, according to multiple media reports."

• San Diego Padres play ‘Shildtball’
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• San Diego Padres leaning on Jose Iglesias to keep season on course
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• Good Morning San Diego: Tatis returns with a bang in Padres blowout win
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• Braves News: Aaron Bummer to bereavement list, series opening loss, and more
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• San Diego Padres minor league update week #2
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• Padres Fan Survey Results: Will the Padres win 90+ games?
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• Notes from a wild second week of Padres baseball
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• San Diego Padres Brandon Lockridge pushing for increased playing time

San Diego Padres Brandon Lockridge | Photo by Griffin Quinn/MLB Photos via Getty Images The former Yankee farm hand is making a name for himself in the brown & gold. San Diego Padres Brandon Lockridge is on a mission to become more than a fourth outfielder on the roster. With Jackson Merrill on the injured list with a hamstring strain, Lockridge can strengthen his hold as the permanent ri...2025
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 12 thread: Quinn Priester vs. Ryan Feltner

Photo by Dustin Bradford/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Rockies try to close the homestand on a strong note Wednesday’s 17-2 loss was undoubtedly one of the games in Colorado Rockies history. The Rockies (2-9) close out their homestand today with a finale against the Milwaukee Brewers (7-5) before heading off to California for stints against the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers. ...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres optimistic about Tatis, Cronenworth Friday return

Photo by Griffin Quinn/MLB Photos via Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of April 10, 2025. Articles to read Randy Vasquez deals, Padres beat Athletics (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) Shorthanded Padres edge Athletics to take series (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres minors: Kash Mayfield dazzles in debut; Romeo Sanabria homers for Mis...2025
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• San Diego Padres leaning on Jose Iglesias to keep season on course
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• Fernando Tatis Jr. scores go-ahead run, hits two homers to lead Padres over Cubs
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• Robert Suarez back to being dominant

Robert Suarez | Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images Closer has converted six save attempts, has not allowed a hit It appeared that the decline of San Diego Padres closer Robert Suarez was inevitable during Spring Training. He was not as dominant in the second half of last season as he was in the first half, and it looked like opposing hitters were finally getting the timing of his typical...2025
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 13 thread: Germán Márquez vs Nick Pivetta

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images The Rockies will try to keep the offense going and start a streak After avoiding a sweep at the hands of the A’s by way of a Thursday evening victory, the Rockies will attempt to turn in their first winning streak of the season when they head down to California to play the San Diego Padres over the weekend. To that end, Colorado will send Germán Márquez (0-1, 2.45 E...2025
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• Rockies Reacts Survey Results: Fans are almost split on how the Rockies will finish the season

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images The Rockies haven’t performed well so far, but it is still early Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Colorado Rockies fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. ★ ★ ★ On Monday, we asked you to vote on whether or not you agreed with th...2025
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• Randy Vasquez deals, Padres beat Athletics

Xander Bogaerts | Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images Xander Bogaerts records three hits to power San Diego offense The San Diego Padres needed a strong pitching performance from Randy Vasquez if they wanted to have a chance to win the final game of a three-game set against the Athletics in Sacramento, Wednesday. Vasquez provided exactly what the Padres needed with five strong innings, allowing ...2025
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• Fernando Tatis Jr., Luis Arraez are keys to Padres offense

Fernando Tatis Jr. and Luis Arraez | Photo by Andy Kuno/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images With more walks than strikeouts, the first two hitters in the San Diego lineup are leading the way The San Diego Padres offense is off to a hot start and a big reason for that has been the performances of Fernando Tatis Jr. and Luis Arraez at the top of the order. The two have batted first and second ...2025
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• Ugly start for Dylan Cease leads to loss for Padres

Dylan Cease | Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images Ace pitcher has worst start of his career against Athletics Things just seemed to go from bad to worse with each inning the San Diego Padres played against the Athletics in Sacramento, Tuesday night. Dylan Cease started the game and allowed six earned runs in the bottom of the first inning after San Diego opened the game with three runs in the top ...2025
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• San Diego, stay classy on the Jurickson Profar PED suspension

Atlanta Braves Jurickson Profar suspended 80 games for failed PED test | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images The Friar Faithful cannot question his contributions last season The first two weekends of the 2025 regular season are in the books, and it has been quite eventful for the San Diego Padres. They went undefeated on the first homestand before the bats went silent in the first two ga...2025
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• Kyle Hart deals, San Diego slips past Colorado

Kyle Hart | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Fernando Tatis Jr. home run leads to Padres win Kyle Hart, like Nick Pivetta before him, bounced back with a stellar performance in his second start at home. Hart lasted just 2/3 of an inning on the road against the Cubs in his last start. He returned to his home ballpark and threw six shutout innings and allowed one hit to lead the San Dieg...2025
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 14 thread: Chase Dollander vs. Kyle Hart

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Can the Rockies bounce back after last night’s clobbering? After a 17-2 drubbing at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday, the Colorado Rockies bounced back and beat the Brew Crew 7-2 during Thursday’s day game. Unfortunately, that momentum did not carry over into San Diego, where the Rockies got roughed up once again 8-0 by the Padres — their...2025
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• Padres 8, Rockies 0: Offense absent in another big loss

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images One rough inning was more than enough to sink the Rockies on Friday It was another tough night for the Rox on the road as they were completely outclassed by the Padres on Friday evening. A big fifth inning for San Diego was more than enough, as Colorado once again found themselves utterly unable to fight back in another lopsided loss. Márquez masterful...2025
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• Nick Pivetta throws gem, Padres pound Rockies

Nick Pivetta | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Fernando Tatis Jr. homers in return to lineup The San Diego Padres came to life at the plate in the bottom of the fifth inning against the Colorado Rockies. The Padres batted around in the six-run inning that knocked Rockies starting pitcher German Marquez out of the game. San Diego rode the momentum of the big inning to an 8-0 win at Pe...2025
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• Braves News: Aaron Bummer to bereavement list, series opening loss, and more
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• San Diego Padres Brandon Lockridge pushing for increased playing time
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 9

Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to David Robertson and others, plus sad passings and more stories for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lo...2025
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• How Long Will the Twins Stick With the Sheriff?
It was a showdown at high noon at Target Field. (Technically, it was 1 p.m.) Chris Paddack took the mound for the Minnesota Twins and looked to clinch a series victory over the Houston Astros. A former top prospect in the San Diego Padres organization, Paddack was expected to be in this moment. His 6’4″ frame and flowing locks earned him the sheriff nickname....2025
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Padres series preview

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images The Cubs open the 2025 Wrigley Field season against a club from the NL West. While everyone has been focusing on the Dodgers and their 8-0 start, the San Diego Padres are also off to a great start, going 7-0 and sweeping a homestand. For more on the Padres, here’s Ben Fadden, who runs our SB Nation Padres site Gaslamp Ball: The Padres enter Wrigley pl...2025
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• San Diego Padres signing Jackson Merrill was the next logical move

Jackson Merrill at the San Diego Padres contract extension press conference | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images The Friars agree to a 9-yr/$135 million contract extension with the young star The San Diego Padres may have stumbled upon their next homegrown star after asking top prospect Jackson Merrill to make a position change two springs ago. His impressive 2024 breakout campaign resu...2025
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• Posey's slam sets pace in shutout of Padres
Buster Posey delivered his second grand slam in five games to back Ryan Vogelsong and propel the San Francisco Giants to a 6-0 victory Wednesday night over the San Diego Padres....2015
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• Posey's slam sets pace in shutout of Padres
Buster Posey delivered his second grand slam in five games to back Ryan Vogelsong and propel the San Francisco Giants to a 6-0 victory Wednesday night over the San Diego Padres....2015
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• Vogelsong shuts down Padres as win streak hits 5
Ryan Vogelsong worked seven shutout innings and received ample offensive support Tuesday night as the San Francisco Giants lengthened their dual winning streaks to five overall and eight at home with a 6-0 victory over the San Diego Padres....2015
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• Triple-happy Giants hold off Padres
Silent with the bats at AT&T Park through much of the season, the San Francisco Giants unleashed an unusual torrent of offense that featured four triples and resulted in an 13-8 victory over the San Diego Padres....2015
• Giants back Heston with 4 triples to beat SD
Silent with the bats at AT&T Park through much of the season, the San Francisco Giants unleashed an unusual torrent of offense that featured four triples and resulted in an 13-8 victory over the San Diego Padres....2015
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• Royals Rumblings—News for March 5, 2025

Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images Which will come first, the end of Kansas City’s winter or Opening Day? David Lesky at Inside the Crown stacks up the Kansas City Royals pitching room ahead of Opening Day. The change started at the end of June that year when the Royals acquired Cole Ragans, but to their credit, they didn’t stop. We know about them adding Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha, but th...2025
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-February 15, 2025
Welcome Back! Around the League Alex Bregman-Red Sox-3B Alex Bregman signed a three-year, $120 million deal with the Boston Red Sox, including opt-outs after the 2025 and 2026 seasons. He reportedly chose this higher average annual value contract over longer-term offers from the Tigers and Cubs. Bregman is expected to transition to second base, a position he last played in 2018. This is going t...2025
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• San Diego Padres Top 10 Prospects for 2022 Fantasy Baseball
Feels like I should say something about MacKenzie Gore here, but I don’t know what to say that might be actionable for fantasy purposes. You probably can’t trade for him, nor should you want to, probably. If you have him already, you may have tried to trade him away. I hope you hit the timing just right on that if so. He’s not a spent asset by any means, but he’s been managing multiple deliveries ...2021
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• Hosmer's signing in San Diego and the fantasy spin
Eric Hosmer finally signed, joining the San Diego Padres with an eight-year contract. Eric Karabell looks at the fantasy fallout of the deal....2018
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Why Won't Anyone Take a Chance on Yoenis Cespedes?
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• Will Padres' Upton-Kemp-Myers Push to Win Now Pay off Big or Backfire?
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• Hanley Ramirez, Pablo Sandoval Deals Tip of Iceberg for Latest Red Sox Reload
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• San Diego Padres play ‘Shildtball’
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• Fernando Tatis Jr. scores go-ahead run, hits two homers to lead Padres over Cubs
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 16 thread: Antonio Senzatela vs. Dustin May
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• Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres preview, Monday 4/14, 8:40 CT
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• Monday Rockpile: The Rockies offense is broken — again.
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• Game 16: Colorado Rockies at San Diego Padres

Photo by Sergio Estrada/Getty Images Your game thread for April 13, 2025. Colorado Rockies at San Diego Padres, April 13, 2025, 1:10 p.m. PST Location: Petco Park, San Diego, CA Watch: Padres TV Listen: 97.3 The Fan Sunday Funday ☀️ pic.twitter.com/wJFJEGdcmt— San Diego Padres (@Padres) April 13, 2025 Brenton Doyle (quad) again out of #Rockies lineup but he was not their roster mov...2025
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 14 thread: Chase Dollander vs. Kyle Hart
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• This Week in Purple: The Veen Machine has arrived

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for April 12-13, 2025 The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. ★ ★ ★ More things happened th...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Tatis returns with a bang in Padres blowout win
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• ‘Can’t Just Sign for $700 Million’ – Jackson Merrill’s Loyalty to Padres Sparks Talks of a Possible Shot at NL Rival
San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill had some comments after signing a nine-year, $135 million extension that raised some speculation....2025
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• The diabolical combination of Aaron Bummer and the West Coast Braves

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Saturday night’s 1-0 loss was another example of just how strange and unusual things tend to get when the Braves are in California and also when Aaron Bummer is on the mound. Last night, the Atlanta Braves fell to 0-3 to start the season after dropping another close and incredibly frustrating game in Petco Park against the San Diego Padres. By this po...2025
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• San Diego begins its pursuit of first World Series title

Michael King | Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images A new season means anything is possible The days of ticket takers and turnstiles have given way to digital scanners and metal detectors, but the excitement and pageantry of Major League Baseball’s Opening Day remains the same. The fanbase of each team begins the year full of hope and optimism even though, in some cases, it may be misplaced. B...2025
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers look like the cream of the crop but there are several teams that could challenge for their crown. Every Major League Baseball team begins a brand new baseball season with hope. In the spring of 1993, as a fresh-faced 16-year-old Phillies fan living in suburban bliss, I had no right to believe that summer was going to be anythin...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Luis Campusano makes Cactus League debut

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of February 27, 2025. Articles to read Spring training update: Luis Campusano debuts, Forrest Wall homers in Padres win over White Sox (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres, Yu Darvish working to have him be as good as he can for as long as he can (Kevin Acee, S...2025
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• Braves News: José Quintana rumors, AJ Smith-Shawver, and more

Photo by Drew Hallowell/MLB Photos via Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Thursday. We’re another day closer to the first spring game for the Atlanta Braves, and rumors are continuing to buzz. A recent report from MLB insider Héctor Gómez revealed that the Braves are among teams interested in starting pitcher José Quintana. 36-year-old Quintana is also drawing int...2025
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• Padres underwhelming offseason gives way to promise of a new year

Manager Mike Shildt (left), Fernando Tatis Jr. (middle), General Manager A.J. Preller (right). | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images San Diego enters camp on a positive note The lack of activity by the San Diego Padres made for a long offseason. The majority of moves the team made came in the form of minor league contract signings, adding players like Oscar Gonzalez, Yonatha...2025
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• Three questions A.J. Preller must answer before Opening Day

San Diego Padres closer Robert Suarez | Photo by Harry How/Getty Images The Padres have time to revamp the roster By making very few moves during the offseason, the San Diego Padres have dampened the hope of the Friar Faithful for the 2025 season. This reflects the current state of the franchise, and there is no point in debating the topic…or is there? The Padres 93-win 2024 season was dis...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves acquire future MVP and World Series Champion Johnny Evers from the Cubs

Photo by Library of Congress/Interim Archives/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1914 - The Boston Braves acquire Johnny Evers from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Bill Sweeney and cash. Evers will hit .279/.390/.338 and win MVP while helping the Braves to an upset win over the A’s in the World Series. 1965 - The Braves, who are planning to move to Atlanta for the 1966 season, propose...2025
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• Xander Bogaerts needs to win over San Diego

Xander Bogaerts | Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Entering his third year, X is still unproven Xander Bogaerts joined the San Diego Padres as a free agent in the 2022-23 offseason, signing a contract for 11 years and $280 million, which included a no-trade clause. People around San Diego and baseball wondered if he was worth such a contract because no one predicted he would receive such a...2025
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