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• Reacts Survey: Will the Padres win the division?

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images The team up north deserves to be the favorites but could San Diego pull off the unimaginable? 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. The Padres ente...2025
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• Don Orsillo remaining with Padres is amazing news for fans

Don Orsillo (left) speaks with Xander Bogaerts | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images TV play-by-play voice gets ‘long-term extension’ Don Orsillo was entering the final year of his contract as the play-by-play voice of the San Diego Padres this season. He and former Padre, Mark “Mud” Grant, have called the majority of games together since he arrived in San Diego in 2016. An ...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Manny Machado is 100%

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of February 18, 2025. Articles to read New ‘dog’ Nick Pivetta eager to do his part in Padres’ fight (Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres notes: Manny Machado healthy, which is ‘huge’; Jason Heyward vocal; Yuli Gurriel agrees to minors deal (Kevin Acee, San Di...2025
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• Should we stop talking about potential Padres trades?

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Some big names have been talked about in the offseason but it seems like things have changed... At one point this offseason I was sure Dylan Cease was getting traded. He isn’t coming back in free agency and was this year’s Juan Soto—an elite player entering his walk year that would create financial flexibility ($13.75 million) for the Padr...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Xander Bogaerts back in shape to play shortstop

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of February 16, 2025. Articles to read Xander Bogaerts looks to regain youthful production for Padres (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Photos: Padres in Peoria (Meg McLaughlin, San Diego Union-Tribune) Morejon to pitch out of ‘pen, with door open for rotation afte...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: A.J. Preller continues to supplement Padres

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of February 14, 2025. Articles to read More ‘art of the possible’ from A.J. Preller’s Padres, who restock 2025 roster at bargain prices (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres sign Kyle Hart, their second starting pitcher addition in 24 hours (Kevin Acee, San Dieg...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Pitchers and catchers report today!

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of February 12, 2025. Articles to read Padres spring training storylines: Xander Bogaerts; a left field platoon; bolstering the rotation (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Here’s how Padres’ 2025 roster could shake out (AJ Cassavell, MLB.com) Latest Padres injuries ...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Will Tanner Scott stay with Padres?

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Monday, January 6, 2025. San Diego Padres News What does 2025 hold for the Padres? (MLB.com) Padres’ injuries and roster moves (MLB.com) Padres’ Top 30 Prospects list (MLB.com) Padres’ $80 Million All-Star Predicted to Betray SD for Dodgers (Sports Illustrated) Amid...2025
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• 2024 Heroes and Goats: Biggest comebacks of the year

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Here’s the anatomy of a comeback. As we make our way through the offseason, I thought it would be fun to look at some of the biggest comebacks that occurred in the 2024 season. One of the unique qualities of baseball is that there is always time for a comeback. The odds of a comeback get steeper and steeper of course. But technically, unt...2024
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• Previewing the outfield market for the Atlanta Braves

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images So far, we’ve taken a look at the starting pitching and shortstop markets for the Braves. Today, we’ll dive into the options for upgrading LF. The Atlanta Braves cleared up what was a pretty muddy OF/DH picture last week by trading Jorge Soler to the Angels for SP Griffin Canning. While it was surprising to see it done on the literal firs...2024
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• Who to root for in October as a White Sox fan

Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Our club has long been eliminated from postseason contention, but that doesn’t mean you should abstain from watching baseball in October October is one of my favorite months. Most people love it because of Halloween or pumpkin spice everything. But me, I’m here for one thing above all else: Postseason Baseball Unfortunately for White Sox fans, our team will not ...2023
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• Padres shutting down Yu Darvish for rest of 2023 season

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Darvish has a bone spur in his elbow San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin told the media before tonight’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers that they are shutting down Yu Darvish. The 37-year-old has a bone spur in his elbow and will be resting for a few weeks. Padres manager Bob Melvin says Yu Darvish will be shut down for the rest o...2023
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• Fernando Tatis Jr. reminded the world how entertaining he is

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Tatis did something last night you might not ever see again San Diego Padres superstar Fernando Tatis Jr. has done some incredible things in his career so far. He’s hit three home runs in a game. He’s thrown out runners at home from right field. He has double jumped in the air. Add stealing home to the list. When Juan Soto’s up at the plat...2023
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• Allen Americans Weekly Update - Roster Now Up to 10 with Addition of Myllari, Robidoux, Fournier, Farmer and Gagnon, 3ICE Update and More
It has been a busy week for the Allen Americans. Since my last update a week ago, the Americans have doubled the roster by announcing five more players for 2023-24. The flurry of announcements started on August 3rd with defenseman Kris Myllari, who was recently voted by his ECHL peers as the best defensive defenseman in the Western Conference. The Americans followed up Myllari's announcement...2023
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• Padres DFA David Dahl, option Adrian Morejon to Triple-A El Paso
Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Eguy Rosario is starting a rehab assignment tonight The San Diego Padres announced a few roster moves today ahead of their series opener against the Seattle Mariners: LHP Adrian Morejon has been reinstated from the 60-day IL and optioned to Triple-A El Paso, and INF Eguy Rosario will begin a rehab assignment with El Paso tonight. Additi...2023
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• Outside The Confines: Put down the microphone
Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images The future of baseball broadcasting is up in the air after a bankruptcy court ruling. Las Vegas is getting a raw deal with the A’s. A look at the trade deadline. And other news from around baseball. I’m not the first one to make this observation, but how awful to you have to be to get into an acrimonious lawsuit with MLB and make Rob Manfr...2023
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"Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Did the Braves wiggle out of their comfort zone?"

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"Ryan Flaherty, new Cubs bench coach | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Ten 2023 coaches will return to join Craig Counsell."

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"Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images After 2024, many of the recent free agent deals include opt-outs."

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"The Toronto Raptors are trading Matt Thomas to the Utah Jazz for a future second-round pick, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski."

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"The Toronto Raptors have agreed to a three-year deal with EuroLeague guard Matt Thomas, Varlas Nikos of EuroHoops."

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"and Matt Thomas will work out for the Lakers on Sunday."

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"" Jordan Heck of Sporting News passed along comments Harrison made about the subject during a radio appearance with Lance Zierlein and Matt Thomas of Houston's SportsTalk 790: I tell you this, I'm a black man."

• Don Orsillo remaining with Padres is amazing news for fans
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• Should we stop talking about potential Padres trades?
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• Padres catching position in a holding pattern until the arrival of Ethan Salas

Future Padres catcher Ethan Salas | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Diaz and Maldonado will compete for the 2025 starting catcher job Ethan Salas is a teenager and will remain so for the next 15 months and two weeks. He was the prize of the 2023 international free agent class. The San Diego Padres used their entire bonus money to sign him to a record $5.6 million deal. B...2025
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• Does the offseason have one more big trade in it?

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Or, is the playing field set? The meaningful free agents are off the board, but trades, trades can strike at any time. That’s the question for today: does this offseason have one more big trade in it? If so, who’s getting moved? Dylan Cease seems like the obvious answer, and it’s hard to say whether the Padres adding Nick Pivetta actually ...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Manny Machado disappointed by lack of moves

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of February 2, 2025. San Diego Padres Articles Padres notes: Dylan Cease talks trade rumors, roster developments, Yu Darvish still there for Roki Sasaki (Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres players predictably buoyant about team (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres bring back a catcher

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of January 29, 2025. San Diego Padres Articles Matt Seidler responds to Sheel Seidler’s lawsuit in court filing (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres re-sign Elías Díaz as first free agent of the offseason (Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres roster r...2025
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• Assorted thoughts on the Braves’ commitment to Jurickson Profar

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Did the Braves wiggle out of their comfort zone? Does it matter? I considered titling this post, “So Profar, So Good,” but, that seemed to make little sense at this juncture, and that was a headline-in-the-sand I’m not willing to cross at this point. Did the Atlanta Braves do well by signing Jurickson Profar to a three-year, $42 million de...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Sheel Seidler comments on the record

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of January 28, 2025. San Diego Padres Articles Lawsuit, interviews offer differing accounts of Sheel Seidler’s past role with the Padres (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Sheel Seidler answers questions about role with Padres, claims made in her lawsuit (Kevin Ace...2025
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• Is this a joke?

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images The Padres lost another one of their stars to the Dodgers this morning So if it wasn’t bad enough that Roki Sasaki—the Padres white whale this offseason—signed with the Dodgers a few days ago, how about Tanner Scott picking them? You gotta be kidding me https://t.co/zz6KEmyYYd pic.twitter.com/0w6ymkNbnO— Talking Friars (@TalkingFriars) J...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Family drama for the Padres

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Ownership dramas are casting a dark cloud over San Diego Happy Monday, friends. While the hot stove hasn’t been too steamy this past week, there’s definitely some news to keep us busy. Drama continues to develop in San Diego as an ownership lawsuit takes shape and is forcing some unwelcome attention on the team thanks to a lawsuit from the...2025
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• Padres catching position in a holding pattern until the arrival of Ethan Salas
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• Assorted thoughts on the Braves’ commitment to Jurickson Profar
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• Outside The Confines: Family drama for the Padres
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• Previewing the outfield market for the Atlanta Braves
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• Seahawks announce addition of new salary cap expert in front office change

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images For more than a decade Matt Thomas handled the salary cap for Seattle, but Wednesday the Hawks announced he had left the team. As the Seattle Seahawks move forward towards the 2024 NFL season, the changes just keep on coming. The biggest change of the offseason is, of course, the replacement of the most successful head coach in franchise history, Pete C...2024
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• Padres Reacts Survey Results: Fans think Jackson Merrill will start Opening Day

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images The fans are probably correct in their prediction 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. The Gaslamp Ball community was asked earlier this week is t...2024
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• Seahawks restructure Geno Smith’s contract, lower his cap hit

Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images The Seahawks have opened up some cap space ahead of free agency. A week after guaranteeing Geno Smith’s salary for the 2024 season, the Seattle Seahawks have restructured the starting quarterback’s contract. Smith, who was due a $9.6 million roster bonus by March 18, will have that money converted into a signing bonus. ESPN’s Field Yates reports that ...2024
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• Good Morning San Diego: Shohei Ohtani ‘very confident’ he’ll play Dodgers vs. Padres Opening Day

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Monday, February 5, 2024. San Diego Padres News Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani is ‘very confident’ he’ll be in Opening Day lineup vs. Padres as DH (CBS Sports) MLB News It’s Willie Mays Day! Icon honored by San Francisco on 2/4/24 (MLB.com) Here is our All-Time Prospect Tea...2024
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• What Padres fans can look forward to in 2024

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images 2023 is finally over and it’s a clean slate! Thank goodness 2023 is over. You don’t need me to tell you but there was a lot of bad things that happened for the Padres last year. Let’s try to forget about that and start over with a clean slate! Here are some of the things Padres fans can look forward to this year! A healthy Fernando Tatis J...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Family drama for the Padres
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• Matt Seidler guarantees Padres won’t relocate

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images The San Diego Padres aren’t going anywhere if Matt Seidler has anything to do with it. San Diego Padres fans may have had a bit of a scare earlier this week when reading Sheel Seidler’s complaint that relocation could be on the table for the franchise. However, Matt Seidler, one of late owner Peter’s brothers, wrote in a statement that suc...2025
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• There is no Rookie of the Year race

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Jackson Merrill showed yet again why the race is over I’ve already said comparing Paul Skenes to Jackson Merrill is stupid but that continues to happen since there’s only one NL Rookie of the Year award. Today, the 21-year-old continued to show why he is the real Rookie of the Year. Does winning matter? Check. ‘It’s not the NBA though. One...2024
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• What does the Padres outfield depth look like right now?

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images There’s Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jackson Merrill and then there’s everybody else Eddie Rosario and David Peralta are among the outfield free agents who have come off the board on cheap deals that the Padres perhaps decided to pass on, which is questionable considering their outfield situation. Yes, Tommy Pham is still out there and he is go...2024
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• Seahawks restructure Geno Smith’s contract, lower his cap hit
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• What Padres fans can look forward to in 2024
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• Who to root for in October as a White Sox fan
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• Fernando Tatis Jr. reminded the world how entertaining he is
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• Saturday night’s win will be remembered regardless of how the Padres season turns out

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Last night felt like a playoff game at Petco Park The San Diego Padres suffered perhaps the worst loss of the season on Friday night, as the bullpen allowed eight runs in the final two innings to the Los Angeles Dodgers on a night that was supposed to end in Robert Suarez and Josh Hader getting the last six outs of the game. How would the...2023
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• Cubs officially announce 2024 coaching staff

Ryan Flaherty, new Cubs bench coach | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Ten 2023 coaches will return to join Craig Counsell. The Chicago Cubs today announced manager Craig Counsell’s major league coaching staff for the 2024 season. Four new coaches are joining the staff: Ryan Flaherty as bench coach, Darren Holmes as bullpen coach, Mark Strittmatter as major league field c...2024
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• The 2024 Royals roster looks immensely better, but what about beyond?

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images After 2024, many of the recent free agent deals include opt-outs. Let’s get it out of the way early: the 2024 Kansas City Royals — as the roster stands right now — aren’t likely to make the playoffs. The recent flurry of free-agent additions has sparked the fanbase in ways we haven’t seen in quite some time. Fans are optimistic and whisper...2023
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• The Royals got a waiver for larger names on the new Nike jerseys

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images The Cubs (and all other teams) should do this, too. Something looks very good on the back of Michael Wacha’s Royals jersey, as shown above. As hinted in the headline, the Royals received a waiver from MLB to use the larger names on the back of their jerseys, comparable to previous years, instead of the tiny letters other teams use — for ex...2024
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• Nick Martinez and Ryan Weathers head to the bullpen as Joe Musgrove returns
Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Musgrove makes his first start of the year tonight in Arizona! The San Diego Padres got blown out last night but at least Joe Musgrove makes his 2023 debut tonight against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Him returning means that the rotation is going to look a little bit different. It started as a six-man rotation but now will be going to the tr...2023
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• Who to root for in October as a White Sox fan
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• Seahawks restructure Geno Smith’s contract, lower his cap hit
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• Report: Manny Machado Asking For $400 Million From Padres
Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images It doesn’t seem like the two sides are close on an extension According to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, Manny Machado and the San Diego Padres are $145 million apart in extension talks. He is reporting that the Padres offer was five more years worth $105 million on top of his current five year, $150 million contract after 2023 ($255 million...2023
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• Cub Tracks’ what has become of Yu?
Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. The Cubs dropped this one and will have to win Sunday to pull ahead in the series. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in wr...2023
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• Good Morning San Diego: Manny Machado is 100%
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• Good Morning San Diego: A.J. Preller continues to supplement Padres
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• Padres catching position in a holding pattern until the arrival of Ethan Salas
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• Good Morning San Diego: Pitchers and catchers report today!
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• Good Morning San Diego: Storylines as the Padres open camp this week

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of February 11, 2025. Articles to read 3 storylines to watch as Padres open camp (AJ Cassavell, MLB.com) Here’s how Padres’ 2025 roster could shake out (AJ Cassavell, MLB.com) Every team’s projected 2025 Opening Day lineup, rotation (MLB.com) Here’s what you missed dur...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: John Seidler expected to be approved by owners today

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of February 6, 2025. San Diego Padres Articles MLB owners set to vote on John Seidler’s appointment as Padres’ control person (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) All that trading has left Padres with a bottom-five farm system entering 2025 (Jeff Sanders, San Diego U...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Are the Padres one of MLB’s smartest clubs?

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of February 4, 2025. San Diego Padres Articles Tom Krasovic: Padres have been smarter, savvier under A.J. Preller (San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres spring training primer: Catchers (Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres roster review: Manny Machado (Jeff Sander...2025
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• Is this a joke?
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• Good Morning San Diego: Will Tanner Scott stay with Padres?
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• Assorted thoughts on the Braves’ commitment to Jurickson Profar
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• This may only be the start of bad news for Fanatics, Nike and MLB uniforms

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images MLB players are getting used to their new uniform templates from Nike and Fanatics and the reviews are already bad! In case y’all may have missed this due to not being interested in the minutiae of baseball uniform details, nearly every single MLB team will have a slightly altered look to their uniforms this season. The new look is mostly ...2024
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• The 2024 Royals roster looks immensely better, but what about beyond?
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• Could Ryan Flaherty be Bob Melvin’s successor?

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images AJ Preller hired Flaherty and didn’t allow him to interview for the Mets bench coach job Bob Nightengale wrote in his Sunday notebook today that “if the Padres don’t reach the postseason, Bob Melvin could take the fall with bench coach Ryan Flaherty a strong candidate to succeed him.” Oh yeah that'll fix things(via @BNightengale) pic.twi...2023
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• Outside The Confines: All that Jazz
Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Jazz Chisholm Jr. is on the cover of MLB The Show. Things are happening for the Rays. Giants fans are angry. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. It’s that time of year when video games top the MLB news. Marlins outfielder (I guess he’s an outfielder now) Jazz Chisholm Jr. was named the cover athlete for this year’s MLB The Show ...2023
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