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• The Summer Score – Updated for August 13, 2025

Here come the Padres. A little more than a month ago, San Diego trailed the Dodgers by 9 games. Last night, Jackson Merrill, Gavin Sheets and friends topped San Francisco, moved into a tie for first place and padded their Summer Score. The Brewers, Cubs, Dodgers, Mets, Padres and Phillies all increased their score in […]...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: New-look offense on display for Padres in win over Cardinals

Jake Cronenworth and Ramon Laureano | Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of August 4, 2025. https://www.gaslampball.com/2025/8/3/24480421/jake-cronenworth-jackson-merrill-deliver-big-hits-as-padres-route-cardinals (Matt DeWalt - Gaslamp Ball) https://www.gaslampball.com/2025/8/3/24479731/padres-minor-league-update-week-18 (Cheri ...2025
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• Player Analysis - August 4th, 2025
Jose Ramirez, 3B, CLE Ramirez hit a homer and collected two hits for the second day in a row. The 32-year-old third baseman has continued his steady across-the-board fantasy production again in his 13th big league season. He's slashing .302/.377/.533 with 23 home runs and 32 stolen bases. Ramirez's 9.9% K% is the lowest of his career and ranks in the 95th percentile. His durability (played in 152+...2025
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• Jake Cronenworth, Jackson Merrill deliver big hits as Padres route Cardinals

Jake Cronenworth | Denis Poroy-Imagn Images San Diego wins series over St. Louis, ends homestand 5-1 Jackson Merrill stepped to the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning with the bases loaded and one out, and the San Diego Padres leading 2-0. Merrill faced St. Louis Cardinals reliever Gordon Graceffo, who issued a four-pitch walk to Manny Machado. Merrill hit a ground ball down the fir...2025
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• Padres win-streak snapped by Cardinals

Jackson Merrill | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Randy Vasquez allows five runs, takes loss Randy Vasquez started on the mound for the San Diego Padres and worked three scoreless innings to start the game. He came to the mound in the top of the fourth inning with a 4-0 lead, but the St. Louis Cardinals scored four runs on four hits, which included a three-run home run by Pedro Pages...2025
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• Padres for the win

Jackson Merrill. Bryce Johnson, Gavin Sheets, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Ramón Laureano | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Notes from deadline week (18) The San Diego Padres completed their series with the St Louis Cardinals on July 27, splitting the series, while dealing with road fatigue combined with heat and humidity. They then came home and swept the New York Mets with a reigni...2025
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• Padres at the All-Star break

Yu Darvish versus the Phillies | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Notes from week 16 The San Diego Padres finished the unofficial first half of the season with a series win versus the Philadelphia Phillies. Ryan Bergert was called up for the first game and pitched 4.2 innings, allowing three hits and two runs with seven strikeouts in 82 pitches. The Four Horseman of the bullpen allowed...2025
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• Padres offense appears; more All-Stars

Manny gets his 2000th | Photo by Ryan Levy/MLB Photos via Getty Images Notes on the Padres week 15 The San Diego Padres played the first seven games of a ten game home stand against the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks. They ended the stretch with a 4-3 record and are 50-43 overall. During the stretch, Manny Machado got his 2000th hit with a single to the 5.5 hole. He also homered in...2025
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• Feeling a draft in here (Part 1)

Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Prospects, they will break your heart. Let’s look at who the Braves drafted recently and the players who were drafted around them by other teams. I’ll tell you a brief story from my intern year in baseball operations with the Atlanta Braves. It was … a while ago. But one of the main responsibilities I was warned about was that I was going to have to do all sorts ...2025
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• Padres slug their way past Reds

Gavin Sheets | Katie Stratman-Imagn Images San Diego hits three home runs, outhits Cincinnati en route to win Gavin Sheets provided some offense and added a stellar play on defense to help the San Diego Padres beat the Cincinnati Reds, 6-4 at Great American Ballpark, Saturday. Sheets stepped to the plate in the top of the seventh inning and provided his most important contribution of the g...2025
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• Ending the tough stretch with a win

Randy Vasquez | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Notes from Padres week number 13 The San Diego Padres ended their 26 games in 27 days with two series wins against the Kansas City Royals and the Washington Nationals. The pitching staff, along with some standout offensive efforts, gave them a 4-2 record and a season record of 44-36. They had slipped out of the Wild Card race last week ...2025
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• Padres make mid-season adjustments

Ryan Bergert | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images More injuries and a suspension It is the middle of the 2025 MLB season and the San Diego Padres have a 4-2 record in their latest home stand with an overall record of 44-36, 8 games over .500 and a half game back of the San Francisco Giants for the final Wild Card spot. They have completed their 26 games in 27 days stretch leading up to ...2025
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• Nick Pivetta pitches shutout, bullpen locks down win for Padres

Nick Pivetta | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images San Diego beats Washington to win second consecutive series Nick Pivetta got one run of support from the San Diego Padres lineup, but he made that standup against the Washington Nationals and led his team to a 1-0 win at Petco Park, Wednesday. Powered by Piv. pic.twitter.com/TReikE9C2b— San Diego Padres (@Padres) June 25, 2025 Pive...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 25, 2025

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The losses in Kauffman Stadium continue to pile up. Craig Brown at Into the Fountains looks at some flyball issues, but has to make the case for Bobby Witt Jr. to receive your All-Star votes. Wilson leads all qualified shortstops with a .349 batting average. His .390 OBP is second only to J.P. Crawford (.406 OBP). His .493 slugging percentage is tied with Pe...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 24, 2025

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The losses in Kauffman Stadium continue to pile up. Craig Brown at Into the Fountains looks at some flyball issues, but has to make the case for Bobby Witt Jr. to receive your All-Star votes. Wilson leads all qualified shortstops with a .349 batting average. His .390 OBP is second only to J.P. Crawford (.406 OBP). His .493 slugging percentage is tied with Pe...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."

• Good Morning San Diego: New-look offense on display for Padres in win over Cardinals
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• Jake Cronenworth, Jackson Merrill deliver big hits as Padres route Cardinals
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• Padres win-streak snapped by Cardinals
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• Padres for the win
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• Padres take advantage of mistakes by Cardinals, earn 4-1 win

Nick Pivetta | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Nick Pivetta pitches seven innings, allows one run on one hit The San Diego Padres took advantage of sloppy defense by Willson Contreras and the St. Louis Cardinals and turned the mistakes into a 4-1 win at Petco Park, Friday. Jake Cronenworth was on first base in the bottom of the fifth inning after a one-out walk. Jose Iglesias hit a g...2025
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• Yu Darvish returns to form, Padres complete sweep of Mets

Yu Darvish | David Frerker-Imagn Images San Diego win streak extends to five games with 5-0 win Yu Darvish had his best start of the 2025 season and helped the San Diego Padres get a 5-0 win over the New York Mets at Petco Park, Wednesday. Darvish came into the game looking for a bounce back performance after a terrible start on the road in St. Louis against the Cardinals his last time out...2025
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• Padres walk-off Mets to open series with win

Elias Diaz | Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Elias Diaz drives in Jose Iglesias with game-winning hit, finishes with two hits, two RBI Elias Diaz lined a ball into left field with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning that allowed Jose Iglesias to score from second base to give the San Diego Padres a 7-6 walk-off win over the New York Mets at Petco Park, Monday. Diaz found himself down...2025
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• Mistakes prove costly for Padres in loss to Cardinals

Nick Pivetta | Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images San Diego losing streak reaches four games A day after the San Diego Padres saw their offense put up seven runs in a loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, they suffered a shutout. Despite outhitting the Cardinals 11-5, the Padres dropped the second game of their four-game series, 3-0. The Padres sent Nick Pivetta to the mound hoping he would ...2025
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• Ninth inning rally by Padres comes up short

Jackson Merrill | Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images San Diego drops game to Miami, 4-3 The San Diego Padres entered the top of the ninth inning against the Miami Marlins, trailing 4-1. The San Diego offense had been held in check by the Miami pitching staff throughout the contest, but the Padres put themselves in position to tie or potentially win the game before eventually suffering a 4-...2025
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• Fan Survey Results: Padres are a playoff team

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images San Diego is holding on to that final Wild Card spot 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, fans were asked if they thought the Padres are going...2025
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• Player Analysis - August 4th, 2025
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• Yu Darvish returns to form, Padres complete sweep of Mets
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• Manny Machado leads Padres past Cardinals

Manny Machado | Jeff Curry-Imagn Images Stephen Kolek completes six innings, earns win St. Louis Cardinals coach Jon Jay may have unknowingly ignited Manny Machado and the San Diego Padres offense after an on-field verbal altercation, Saturday. The result of the exchange was a feisty Machado in the locker room after the win and a locked in Machado at the plate for the final game of t...2025
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• Mistakes prove costly for Padres in loss to Cardinals
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• Padres revert back to form, beat Marlins 2-1

Randy Vasquez | Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images San Diego pitching holds up against Miami to get back-to-back wins Randy Vasquez made his 20th start of the season for the San Diego Padres when they started a three-game series against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot Park, Monday. Vasquez has not factored in the decision in his last 10 starts, which included another 4 1/3 innings in a 2-1 ...2025
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• Padres return from All-Star break with 7-2 win over Nationals

Dylan Cease | Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Manny Machado hits first grand slam of season for San Diego Manny Machado hit the first grand slam home run of the 2025 season for the San Diego Padres in the top of the ninth inning against the Washington Nationals. The home run led the Padres to a 7-2 win in their first game back from the All-Star break. That’s how you start the second ...2025
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• Padres hope drop in batting order will awaken Jackson Merrill’s bat

San Diego Padres Jackson Merrill | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images The young hitting phenom is in a dreadful batting slump. The San Diego Padres thought they were lucky to have Jackson Merrill return to the lineup so quickly after spending time on the concussion injured list. But he has been unable to find his footing at the plate. Merrill’s hitting struggles have been the biggest...2025
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• Padres offense appears; more All-Stars
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• Padres hold off Phillies, open series with win

Manny Machado | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images All-Stars shine in support of Ryan Bergert in first start since returning from IL The San Diego Padres opened their three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies with a 4-2 win at Petco Park, Friday. The result of the game was thanks in large part to the five All-Stars on the San Diego roster, who were responsible for game saving play...2025
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• Padres drop final game against Phillies

Jose Iglesias | Denis Poroy-Imagn Images San Diego heads into All-Star break at 52-44 The San Diego Padres elected to use David Morgan against the Philadelphia Phillies in the top of the eighth inning. Morgan replaced Adrian Morejon, who had just allowed a one-out double to Bryce Harper. Morgan recorded a strikeout of Nick Castellanos, but fell behind J.T. Realmuto. The veteran catcher to...2025
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• Padres take second game against Phillies, will look to sweep Sunday

Jackson Merrill | David Frerker-Imagn Images Jackson Merril goes deep — twice, powers San Diego to 5-4 win Manny Machado took a swing that caused the Friar Faithful to hold their breath as the ball sailed deep into right field. The ball came down into the glove of Nick Castellanos. But with one out in the inning and runners on the corners, the fly out was deep enough to allow Fernando Tati...2025
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• Padres want to close the book on Juan Soto trade, Nats’ young star adds to the story

Washington Nationals James Wood | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Former top prospect, James Wood, went 3-13 with a HR and 6 RBIs in his first series at Petco Park. The San Diego Padres and the Washington Nationals will forever be linked because of the Juan Soto trade. This week’s three-game set did not need more fireworks, as one of the cornerstone pieces from the Nats’ perspective...2025
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• I talked to Royals coaching legend Rusty Kuntz about Jac Caglianone’s transition to the outfield

Jac Caglianone #14 of the Kansas City Royals fields his position in right field during an MLB game against the Chicago White Sox on June 07, 2025 at Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois. | Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Rusty Kuntz has been around the block. A full 70 years young, Kuntz played seven years in the big leagues in the 1980s before getting his first gig as a f...2025
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• Padres walk off Royals 3-2 after getting to KC bullpen

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images A lack of execution from the bullpen opened the door for a frustrating series loss Seth Lugo was dealing after giving up a leadoff single to Fernando Tatis Jr. in the 1st. He would retire the next 18 batters with ease. The Royals, held down by Randy Vasquez for the Padres, would miss out with an opportunity in the top of the second with the bases loade...2025
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• Braves 2025 MLB Draft Preview: Looking at recent classes

Spencer Schwellenbach | Michael McLoone-Imagn Images Taking a look at the hits and misses of the Atlanta Braves drafts over the last four years, and what you can read into potential 2025 selections. With the 2025 MLB Draft just a month away it’s time to take a look at how the Atlanta Braves past few drafts have turned out, and what exactly can be taken from them to apply to their potential...2025
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• Braves News: Rafael Devers, Sunday Struggles, Grant Holmes, NL East Rivalries Ahead, More

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images The Braves win the weekend but come away with another bad Sunday performance. The first week of June for the Braves was one of the worst the franchise had experienced in a decade. This past week, they bounced back with a 4-2 record. However, after Sunday’s 10-1 loss to a team on pace to be one of the worst in baseball history, it feels as if very little positive ...2025
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• Padres offense has to wake up

Notes from Padres week 11 The San Diego Padres completed their seven-game road trip with three games and a series win versus the Milwaukee Brewers, getting outstanding pitching from all three starters and the bullpen while scoring six runs over the three games. They arrived home, without an off day, and played three versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Padres won only one of those three games, the ...2025
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• Padres lose slugfest with Dodgers in extras

Mike Shildt and Manny Machado | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images San Diego shows it can go toe-to-toe with Los Angeles The first meeting of the 2025 season between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers proved to be worth the wait. Both teams put up runs, and the game went to extra innings before the Dodgers won the series opener 8-7 at Petco Park in 10 innings, Monday. The g...2025
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• Padres lose to Brewers in walk-off fashion

Stephen Kolek | Michael McLoone-Imagn Images San Diego, Milwaukee combine for six runs in final three innings to decide game David Morgan came in to pitch for the San Diego Padres in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers. Morgan threw one pitch to Caleb Durbin and it resulted in a game winning solo home run to left-center field to give the Brewers a 4-3 win. Caleb ...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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• Good Morning San Diego: New-look offense on display for Padres in win over Cardinals
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• Jake Cronenworth, Jackson Merrill deliver big hits as Padres route Cardinals
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• Padres for the win
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• Padres take advantage of mistakes by Cardinals, earn 4-1 win
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• Yu Darvish returns to form, Padres complete sweep of Mets
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• Padres walk-off Mets to open series with win
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• Padres lose slugfest to Cardinals

Wandy Peralta | Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Yu Darvish allows eight runs, San Diego drops third straight game Yu Darvish allowed eight runs in his fourth start of the season and that proved to be too much for the San Diego Padres to overcome as they suffered a 9-7 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium, Thursday. Darvish was handed a 2-0 lead before he too the mound in ...2025
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• Fan Survey Results: Padres are a playoff team
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• Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres Game Thread

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Follow along as the Nationals return to action against the contending Padres The All-Star break could not have come at a better time for the Nationals. They were a sinking ship that desperately needed time to find their bearings. Between the draft and the firings, most of the Nats fans attention has not been on the team on the field. That will change as they are ba...2025
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• San Diego Padres offense getting healthy and ready for a hot stretch

San Diego Padres Manny Machado | Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Jackson Merrill has returned from the injury list and Jake Cronenworth should be activated by the weekend. By week’s end, the San Diego Padres starting lineup should be fully intact with the expected return of Jake Cronenworth for the Colorado Rockies series. The team is playing great baseball as they battle the Los Angele...2025
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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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