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• The Opener: Padres, Cubs, Pitchers’ Duel
As the 2025 regular season continues, here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world today: 1. Padres scrambling in center? The Padres’ lineup took a major hit when Jackson Merrill went on the injured list with a hamstring strain earlier this week, but that injury looms even larger now…...2025
• Good Morning San Diego: Kyle Hart bounces back, Padres go for sweep Sunday

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of April 13, 2025. Articles to read Kyle Hart deals, San Diego slips past Colorado (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) Padres shut out Rockies, improve to 9-0 at home (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres minors: Stephen Kolek in control in El Paso; Storm still winless (...2025
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• Report: Cubs Recently Approached Pete Crow-Armstrong About Extension
Several extensions have already been negotiated this season, with teams opting to lock up their young talent early. Jackson Merrill and Kristian Campbell recently signed long-term deals with their respective clubs, giving Cubs fans a possible blueprint for extending Pete Crow-Armstrong, Matt Shaw, and perhaps others. Sure enough, it sounds like they have begun trying … The post Report: Cubs ...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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• 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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• The Opener: Padres, Cubs, Pitchers’ Duel
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• Padres Fan Survey Results: Will the Padres win 90+ games?
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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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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 10, 2025

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Being shut out is no fun. Sam McDowell at the Star has five takeaways from the first two weeks of the season: Those three hitters in the middle of the order combined for a 1.025 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) with runners in scoring position in 2024. Witt was second in baseball at 1.183, Pasquantino 14th and Perez 15th. A year later, that trio has combi...2025
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• MLB Rumors: Padres Linked With Landing 6-Time All-Star
The San Diefo Padres have been linked to a six-time All-Star to add more depth to their offense, which is dealing with an injury to Jackson Merrill....2025
• 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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• Braves News: Reynaldo López update and more

Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Tuesday. Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Reynaldo López underwent arthroscopic surgery in his right shoulder on Tuesday. Fortunately, there was no structural damage. He will be reevaluated in July and shut down from throwing until then. Reynaldo Lopez’s arthroscopic surgery today turned out to be a cleanup. No structural damage...2025
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• Jackson Merrill injury: Padres place star outfielder on IL as MLB's hottest team tries to keep surging

Merrill, 21, signed a nine-year, $135 million extension earlier this month...2025
• Good Morning San Diego: Merrill deals with hamstring tightness, Musgrove throws for first time since Tommy John

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of April 8, 2025. Articles to read Fernando Tatis Jr. homers, puts Padres over Athletics (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) Padres Reacts Survey: Will they win 90 games? (Kyle Thele, Gaslamp Ball) Padres open series in Sacramento with one-run win over A’s (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribu...2025
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"The Padres and Jackson Merrill have agreed to a nine-year, $135 million contract extension, sources confirmed to ESPN."

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"The Padres are poised to name top prospect Jackson Merrill the club’s Opening Day center fielder, per a report from MLB Network’s Jon Morosi."

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"The team almost certainly will try to retain Kim when his contact is up, but even if they don’t, top prospect Jackson Merrill profiles as a middle infielder as well, and he’ll likely debut sometime in 2024."

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"Five Big Hype Prospects Jackson Merrill, 19, SS, SDP (A) AFL: 73 PA, 1 HR, 2 SB, ."

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"The Padres have come to terms on a deal with first-round pick Jackson Merrill, reports Jim Callis of MLB."

• Padres Fan Survey Results: Will the Padres win 90+ games?
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• San Diego Padres Brandon Lockridge pushing for increased playing time
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• Good Morning San Diego: Cronenworth and Tatis Jr. exit Padres loss, Merrill on IL

Photo by Sergio Estrada/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of April 9, 2025. Articles to read Ugly start for Dylan Cease leads to loss for Padres (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) Fernando Tatis Jr., Luis Arraez are keys to Padres offense (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) San Diego Padres’ Jackson Merrill placed on injured list (Cheri Bell, Gaslamp Ball...2025
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• Ugly start for Dylan Cease leads to loss for Padres
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• Top Insider Reveals Lawyers Urged Jackson Merrill To Reject Padres’ ‘Team-Friendly’ $135,000,000 Extension
An MLB insider reported that players union lawyers had hoped that Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill would have rejected his extension offer....2025
• Padres 8, Cubs 7: This space intentionally left blank

David Banks-Imagn Images That was one of the weirdest games you will ever see. I’m going to put this right out there first thing, and then get to the recap of this bizarre game. You might disagree with my conclusion here, but I think Craig Counsell made a mistake in the ninth inning. After batting for Matt Shaw with Michael Busch, Counsell put Gage Workman at third and left Justin Turner a...2025
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• Pitching, miscues result in second loss for Padres

Nick Pivetta | Matt Marton-Imagn Images Nick Pivetta lasts just three innings in second start for San Diego For the second game in as many days, a San Diego Padres starting pitcher struggled with command, walked in a run and suffered a loss at the hands of the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Padres starter Nick Pivetta labored through three innings of work. He threw 76 pitches over that spa...2025
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• Cubs 3, Padres 1: Shōta shines on a cloudy, chilly Wrigley afternoon

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images The Cubs welcomed fans back to Wrigley Field with a win. Friday’s home Cubs opener at Wrigley Field was typical of so many over the years: Cloudy, wind blowing off the lake, temperature in the mid-40s. The capacity house of 40,244 was there to be entertained and to see a win, and they certainly got both. Shōta Imanaga, perhaps the most popular current C...2025
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• San Diego suffers first loss of season

Randy Vasquez | Photo by Griffin Quinn/MLB Photos via Getty Images Padres struggle to find answers against Cubs starter The San Diego Padres took their unblemished record on the road for the first time in 2025. Unfortunately for the team and it’s fans, the Chicago Cubs ended the day with a 3-1 win at Wrigley Field, Friday. Padres starter Randy Vasquez struggled with command in two innings ...2025
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• Padres Fan Survey Results: Will the Padres win 90+ games?
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 10, 2025
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• Ugly start for Dylan Cease leads to loss for Padres
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• Padres claw back against Cubs, get win

Fernando Tatis Jr. | David Banks-Imagn Images Error opens door for San Diego, Tatis Jr. slides in An error on Chicago Cubs first baseman Justin Turner in the top of the ninth inning resulted in Fernando Tatis Jr. racing home from third base to give the San Diego Padres an 8-7 lead en route to their first win of the series at Wrigley Field, Sunday. Padres take the lead in the 9th! pic.twi...2025
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• Pitching, miscues result in second loss for Padres
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2305: How Low Can it Go?

In a grab-bag episode, Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the low league BABIP early in the season, the most interesting standings developments so far (with emphases on the Dodgers, Padres, Braves, and AL Central), Atlanta re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-acquiring Jesse Chavez, early attendance issues for the A’s, (team-friendly?) extensions for Jackson Merrill, Kristian Campbell, and Ketel [...2025
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• Cubs 3, Padres 1: Shōta shines on a cloudy, chilly Wrigley afternoon
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• San Diego suffers first loss of season
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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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• Jackson Merrill is the San Diego Padres’ next breakout star

San Diego Padres Jackson Merrill | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images The Petco Park crowd believes in their young star The Friar Faithful loves to cheer for homegrown talent. From Tony Gwynn to Jake Peavy, the crowd support has been phenomenal. The fans find it rewarding to witness a young prospect advance through the minor league system before becoming a breakout star for their belove...2025
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• Nick Pivetta throws gem, Padres pound Rockies
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• San Diego Padres Brandon Lockridge pushing for increased playing time
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• Outside The Confines: Extensions, extensions

Tim Heitman-Imagn Images Lots of players got contract extensions. More on the torpedo bat. The Dodgers are hot and the Braves are not. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. We’re leading off with a whole mess of contact extensions today and none of them are Kyle Tucker. First off, Red Sox lefty Garrett Crochet agreed to a six-year, $170 million contract. extension. Dan Szymborski...2025
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• We need to appreciate how special of a human Jackson Merrill is

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images What happened today doesn’t happen all the time Jackson Merrill was already loved in San Diego but it just went to another level (if that’s even possible). You’ve already heard about his 9-year, $135 million extension that was finalized this morning with the Padres but I want to stop and appreciate the guy that signed this deal. Before getting to the d...2025
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• Braves suffer another excruciating loss 1-0 in San Diego

David Frerker-Imagn Images Bad luck and bad offense sunk the Braves, who are still seeking their first win of the season. Still looking for their first win of the season in game 3, the Braves were hoping Spencer Schwellenbach could twirl a gem and the Braves’ offense could tee off against Randy Vasquez. Things got off to a good start, as Vasquez walked the first two Braves’ batters of th...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Jake Cronenworth has his moment

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of March 29, 2025. Articles to read Jake Cronenworth’s late homer leads Padres past Braves (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres farm system at a glance (Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres minors: Leo De Vries to TinCaps, Ethan Salas to Missions (Jeff Sanders, San ...2025
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• Padres’ “Baltimore boys” impress on opening day

Jackson Merrill robs a home run | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Gavin Sheets and Jackson Merrill celebrate the new season The San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 7-4 on Opening Day at Petco Park. With Michael King struggling with his command, the bullpen and offense came through. They rallied from behind, something Padres fans got used to last season. A continuati...2025
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• COMC haul misc

Happy Opening Day, everybody. I recently got another shipment from COMC and I've been meaning to show off some highlights.Some refractors that caught my eye. I sorted Juan Soto refractors cheapest-first and grabbed that Béisbol one. I wanted an All-Etch logofractor, and ended up with Austin Riley, whom I've kinda fell into PCing, I guess. The blue 2008 Adrian Gonzalez pickup was inspired by a gcrl...2025
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• The San Diego Padres all-quarter-century team

San Diego Padres Jake Peavy | Photo by Nick Doan/Icon SMI/Icon Sport Media via Getty Images A group of past and present stars of the game We are one day away from Opening Day at Petco Park. Before setting our sights on the Atlanta Braves, let us take a moment to appreciate a significant sports moment. The Friar Faithful have witnessed a quarter-century of San Diego Padres baseball since fl...2025
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• Sources: Padres' Merrill lands $135M extension
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• Padres To Name Jackson Merrill Opening Day Center Fielder
The Padres are poised to name top prospect Jackson Merrill the club’s Opening Day center fielder, per a report from MLB Network’s Jon Morosi. The news comes just days before the club is set to face the Dodgers in a two-game regular season set in South Korea as part of MLB’s Seoul Series. Game 1…...2024
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• Padres To Extend Jackson Merrill
The Padres are in agreement with star outfielder Jackson Merrill on a nine-year contract extension that guarantees the star $135MM, according to a report from Robert Murray of Fansided. The deal can max out at $204MM and includes a $30MM club option for a tenth season that can be converted to a player option. The…...2025
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• Shildt: Merrill Traveling With Padres For Korea Series
Over the past few weeks, it has become increasingly likely that top prospect Jackson Merrill would break camp with the Padres. While the team has yet to make that official, manager Mike Shildt implied this evening the 20-year-old was trending towards a spot on the Opening Day roster. “Jackson Merrill is going to Korea,” Shildt…...2024
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• Pirates' Skenes, Yanks' Gil named Rookies of Year
Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes was named the National League's Rookie of the Year on Monday, beating out a loaded field that included Jackson Merrill and Jackson Chourio, and New York Yankees starter Luis Gil won the the award in the American League....2024
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• Chris Sale wins Sporting News NL Comeback Player of the Year Award

Photo by Kevin D. Liles./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Chris Sale and Raisel Iglesias were also named as pitchers for The Sporting News NL All-Star Team, as well! Despite the fact that the World Series hasn’t even started yet, that hasn’t stopped award season from kicking off and the first organization to announce their winners is the Sporting News. They’ve also announced their All-Star team...2024
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• Paul Skenes Wins National League Rookie Of The Year, Earns Full Year Of Service Time
Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes has been voted the National League Rookie of the Year for 2024, the Baseball Writers Association of America announced. Outfielder Jackson Merrill of the Padres finished second while outfielder Jackson Chourio of the Brewers finished third. The Pirates will not earn a PPI bonus pick from this result but Skenes will…...2024
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• Padres, Jackson Merrill Reportedly Discussed Pre-Debut Extension
The Padres saw their season come to an end last night at the hands of their division rivals in Los Angeles, but despite that disappointing end the 2024 campaign was nonetheless littered with plenty of bright spots for fans in San Diego. Perhaps the most significant among those was the emergence of Jackson Merrill, who…...2024

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• Preseason Prep - March 18, 2025
Julio Rodriguez Julio had a down year in 2024, as he slashed only .273/.325/.409 compared to his line of .275/.333/.485 in 2023. He homered 32 times in 2023 and only 20 times in 2024, which is why the slugging percentage was cut by nearly 80 points. Luckily, there are plenty of reasons ot be optimistic about Julio in 2025, and the basis for that is that his underlying markers were barely changed b...2025
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• Top 50 Prospects For 2023 Fantasy Baseball: Spring Training Snapshot
Here’s a link to the Top 25. That top 25 blends in pretty well with what you’ll see elsewhere, and so this group, mostly, but from here forward, my lists tend to be tilted toward near-term fantasy functionality, for what it’s Wuertz. I value the grind of the climb. Each level brings new separators, so guys like Maikel Garcia and Joey Ortiz have shown more, in my opinion, than a guy like Jackso...2023
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• The Opener: Padres, Cubs, Pitchers’ Duel
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• Nick Pivetta throws gem, Padres pound Rockies
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• San Diego Padres Brandon Lockridge pushing for increased playing time
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• Padres Refuse To Take Risks, Drop Major Jackson Merrill Injury Update
The San Diego Padres make changes to their lineup after sending outfielder Jackson Merrill to the injured list as a precaution....2025
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• Braves News: Reynaldo López update and more
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• Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method yields these top projected hit averages versus starting pitchers: 0.264 — Bobby Witt Jr. batting against Simeon Woods Richardson. 0.262 — Luis Arraez batting against Luis Severino. 0.261 — Jackson Merrill batting against Luis Severino. 0.254 — Mookie Betts batting against MacKenzie Gore. 0.252 — Shohei Ohtani batting against MacKenzie Gore. 0.251 [R...2025
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• Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method yields these top hit averages against starting pitchers: 0.284 — Jose Altuve batting against Chris Paddack. 0.262 — Yainer Diaz batting against Chris Paddack. 0.261 — Brendan Rodgers batting against Chris Paddack. 0.260 — Wilyer Abreu batting against Miles Mikolas. 0.259 — Jackson Merrill batting against Ben Brown. 0.258 — Jackson Chourio […...2025
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• Pitching, miscues result in second loss for Padres
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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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• 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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• San Diego Padres FanFest 2025: What we learned

Don Orsillo, Manny Machado, Jackson Merrill and Mark Grant at Fanfest 2025 | Photo by Cheri Bell The sky is not falling The San Diego Padres held their 2025 FanFest celebration February 2nd with an improvement over the 2023 version. With the signing of Xander Bogaerts and the trade for Juan Soto, excitement was high in 2023 and Petco Park had ten of thousands of people clogging the concour...2025
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• Analyzing Royals Fall League hitter metrics

Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images Several Royals were lineup mainstays for the Saguaros. The Arizona Fall League wrapped up play recently with the Salt River Rafters emerging as champions. The Surprise Saguaros — this year rostering players from the Royals, Guardians, Rangers, Orioles, and Astros — looked to be on their way to winning their third consecutive AFL title. They fi...2024
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the postseason

Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports Here’s what to expect in the Wild Card round. Once again the Major League Baseball postseason is upon us and once again the Cubs will be watching from home like the rest of us. In what is becoming one of my least favorite annual traditions, I bring you this Cubs fan’s guide to each round of the postseason. If yesterday’s stunning doubleheader between the B...2024
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• Braves NL Wild Card Report: September 22

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images An Acuña is currently helping an NL East team get into the Postseason. It’s not Ronald and it’s not the Braves, though. For what feels like the umpteenth time in this NL Wild Card race for the Atlanta Braves, it was one step forward but two steps back. Atlanta got the job done against the Marlins but unfortunately, everybody else in the rac...2024
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• Something new, something blue

Andy Abeyta/The Desert Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK The Royals are hot Under the category of “you learn something new every day,” this summer I spent a few days in Milwaukee. Having never stayed in Milwaukee before, I spent some time walking around the downtown area, sampling the local cuisine and beverages and came across this sign. Wow, how many of you knew that the American Le...2024
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• Padres promote Ethan Salas, other top prospects to Double-A

Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Salas will now be teammates with Jackson Merrill According to Jeff Sanders, five prospects in the San Diego Padres organization, including Ethan Salas, are being promoted to Double-A San Antonio. 2022 first round pick Dylan Lesko is heading to High-A Fort Wayne with the Padres #5 prospect Samuel Zavala. Dillon Head hasn’t even played...2023
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