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• Padres should target Pirates Mitch Keller as rotation addition

Pittsburgh Pirates Mitch Keller | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Friars are expected to be active at the trade deadline. The San Diego Padres are rested and ready for the second half of the 2025 baseball season. Slowly, the starting rotation is getting healthy. The current order is Dylan Cease, Yu Darvish, Nick Pivetta, Randy Vasquez, and the fifth starter is still to be determined. ...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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• 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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• Reset and Refocus: Washington Nationals Open Second Half vs. Padres

Washington Nationals mascot during the 2025 MLB All Star Game at Truist Park. | Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Washington begins their post-break schedule against a Padres team fighting to stay in the playoff picture. Washington is coming off a much-needed break from the regular season. With a 38-58 record, they are amongst the worst teams in all of baseball; however, their record does not indi...2025
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• San Diego Padres first half review

Adrian Morejon | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The pitching has carried the team The ceremonial first half of the season ended on Sunday and the All-Star break introduces the second half of the MLB season. Although there are only 66 games left, there is still plenty of time for the Padres and their competitors to stake a claim to the postseason. With a 52-44 record, the Friars are in ...2025
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• Padres’ first-half takeaways: patchwork starting rotation and bottom of the order struggles

San Diego Padres Elias Diaz | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images The odds are high that A.J. Preller will be active on the trade market before the July 31 deadline. The San Diego Padres are in a difficult position. They had a decent week, going 4-3 and leading the final Wild Card spot by a half game. However, the Padres must play better in the second half to achieve a postseason berth...2025
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• Padres at the All-Star break
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• Reset and Refocus: Washington Nationals Open Second Half vs. Padres
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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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• Padres Michael King’s return seen as significant trade deadline addition

San Diego Padres Michael King | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images The Friars’ starting rotation is missing their star pitcher The San Diego Padres did some roster maneuvering to bring Yu Darvish back on the 40-man roster and start the opening game of a four-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The team transferred Michael King to the 60-day injured list, but the m...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Historic night ends in a Padres loss

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of July 8, 2025. Hit number 2,000 for our Captain Manny Machado pic.twitter.com/qttQCGAF0t— Talking Friars (@TalkingFriars) July 8, 2025 Articles to read Padres Reacts Survey: Morejon snubbed? (Please participate in our poll) Yu Darvish returns, Manny Machado reac...2025
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• Padres past the halfway point with plenty of questions

San Diego Padres Matt Waldron | Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images The Friars have holes with their roster. The San Diego Padres reached the halfway point of the 2025 season this past weekend. It has been filled with plenty of highs and lows. Each month began with an extended winning streak, as the Padres opened the season with seven straight wins. Both May and June started with four-ga...2025
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• Padres have questions in July

AJ Preller | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images AJ Preller is on the clock to improve the team This is not what Padres fans expected when the season began. The Padres are sitting with a 45-39 record, out of the Wild Card race by a game and the offense has been boring and underperforming for at least the past 45 games. For their last 42 games they are six games under .500 (18-24) and ran...2025
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• Padres Yu Darvish making progress but return date to still unknown

San Diego Padres Yu Darvish | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images The Friars ace has yet to debut in the 2025 season. The San Diego Padres suffered a devastating one-two punch to their starting rotation this season. First, Yu Darvish suffered elbow inflammation in spring training that ruled him out indefinitely, and Michael King has been sidelined with a pinched nerve in his right shoul...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’ David Morgan makes his debut

David Morgan | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images First player from Hope International to make it to MLB The San Diego Padres signed undrafted free agent David Morgan after a pre-draft tryout at Petco Park in August of 2022. Although not a native San Diegan, his parents met and dated and lived here before he was born. Morgan was born in Mission Viejo, CA twenty five years a...2025
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• Rays 1, Padres 0: A True Pitcher’s Duel

Chadd Cady-Imagn Images Kameron Misner’s defensive heroics sealed the deal Following two consecutive dramatic extra-inning wins, the Rays hoped to continue their string of good luck into San Diego. The Padres came into tonight’s contest leading the National League West by a half a game over the Giants and a game over the Dodgers. For the Friars, it was 29-year-old Michael King, who enjoyed...2025
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• MLB Playoffs: NLDS preview

Two sets of division rivals face off with a trip to the NLCS on the line. The Wild Card series has come and gone and as far as the National League goes, we’ve been left with a pair of spicy divisional matchups that are very likely to deliver when it comes to intensity and drama. The San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers are getting quite used to seeing each other in the postseason, while th...2024
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"Rumors have swirled all winter about the Padres trading a starting pitcher such as Dylan Cease or Michael King."

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"Padres starter Michael King delivered one of his best performances of the season in Game 1 and Snitker was effusive when it came to praising King for his efforts."

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"Aaron Boone then went with the quick hook replacing Vasquez with Michael King who struck out Travis d’Arnaud and then got Orlando Arcia to ground out to end the inning."

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"Yankees reliever Michael King has a fracture in his throwing elbow, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post (Twitter links)."

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"The pitching-thin Yankees took another hit Thursday, as Michael King was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right middle finger contusion."

2020
"The Yankees have selected left-hander Tyler Lyons, placed right-hander Ben Heller on the 60-day injured list with a biceps nerve issue and optioned righty Michael King, Brendan Kuty of NJ."

2018
"25MMTrades And Claims Acquired OF Lewis Brinson, OF Monte Harrison, IF Isan Diaz, RHP Jordan Yamamoto from Brewers in exchange for OF Christian Yelich Acquired RHP Sandy Alcantara, OF Magneuris Sierra, RHP Zac Gallen & LHP Daniel Castano from Cardinals in exchange for OF Marcell Ozuna Acquired 2B Starlin Castro, RHP Jorge Guzman, IF Jose Devers from Yankees in exchange for OF Giancarlo Stanton Acquired RHP Nick Neidert, RHP Robert Dugger & IF Christopher Torres from Mariners in exchange for 2B/CF Dee Gordon Acquired 1B Garrett Cooper & LHP Caleb Smith from Yankees in exchange for RHP Michael King & $250K international pool money Claimed C Chad Wallach off waivers from Reds Selected RHP Elieser Hernandez from Astros in Rule 5 Draft Selected RHP Brett Graves from Athletics in Rule 5 Draft Options Declined $2MM option over OF Ichiro Suzuki N"

2017
"New York will receive righty Michael King and $250K of international bonus pool money in the swap."

• Padres should target Pirates Mitch Keller as rotation addition
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• Fan Survey Results: Padres are a playoff team
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• Padres at the All-Star break
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• Reset and Refocus: Washington Nationals Open Second Half vs. Padres
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• San Diego Padres first half review
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• Padres’ first-half takeaways: patchwork starting rotation and bottom of the order struggles
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• Padres offense appears; more All-Stars
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• Good Morning San Diego: King throws a bullpen

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of July 11, 2025. Articles to read Padres Michael King’s return seen as significant trade deadline addition (Thomas Conroy, Gaslamp Ball) Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado go yard in 4-3 win for Padres (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) Padres Daily: Better to homer together; Morejón, risi...2025
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• Padres Michael King’s return seen as significant trade deadline addition
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• A.J. Preller Discusses Padres’ Deadline Outlook
Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller made an appearance on MLB Network Radio this weekend and discussed his thoughts about the roster with the deadline looming at the end of the month. “Getting Darvish, King back would be huge,” Preller said, referring to injured starters Yu Darvish and Michael King. “The bullpen’s been strong.…...2025
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• Fan Survey Results: Padres are a playoff team
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• Reset and Refocus: Washington Nationals Open Second Half vs. Padres
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• Padres offense appears; more All-Stars
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• Padres Michael King’s return seen as significant trade deadline addition
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• Padres Yu Darvish making progress but return date to still unknown
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• Ending the tough stretch with a win
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• Enough is enough for the Padres

Fernando Tatis Jr and Trainer Mark Rogow | Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Notes on Padres Week 12 A lot of the news is bad. The Padres played to a 2-5 record over the past seven days and currently stand at 40-35. They are in third place in the NL West, six games behind the Dodgers and 1.5 games behind the Giants. Their last seven games versus division rivals didn’t go very well. Alt...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Walked off after Xander comes through

Photo by Tom Wilson/MLB Photos via Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of June 19, 2025. Articles to read Pinch-hit home run off Robert Suarez results in disappointing loss for Padres (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) How do the Padres stay in contention? (Cheri Bell, Gaslamp Ball) Tom Krasovic: Padres renew acquaintances with pitcher who ended the...2025
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• How do the Padres stay in contention?

Fernando Tatis Jr | Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images They aren't good enough right now The San Diego Padres are currently in third place in the NL West, 5 games back of the Dodgers with a 39-33 record. They have been struggling offensively since their fast start got them off to a 14-3 record. Over the past month the team has a .227 batting average, last in MLB. Their OBP, SLG and O...2025
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• Padres’ first-half takeaways: patchwork starting rotation and bottom of the order struggles
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• Good Morning San Diego: Historic night ends in a Padres loss
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• The Washington Nationals rotation has been mostly disappointing

Rafael Suanes-Imagn Images Outside of MacKenzie Gore, the Washington Nationals rotation has been underwhelming Early in the season, the Washington Nationals rotation was the best part of the team. A lot of the teams young starters looked like they were taking the next step and solidifying themselves as mid rotation options for the present and future. However, the wheels have fallen off fo...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Cronenworth gets a cool moment

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of July 5, 2025. Needed that! pic.twitter.com/n5suWbS6lY— Talking Friars (@TalkingFriars) July 5, 2025 Articles to read Padres provide fireworks on Fourth of July, walk-off Rangers (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) Padres notes: Pondering Sunday’s starter, Yu Darvish, M...2025
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• Padres past the halfway point with plenty of questions
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• Braves News: Atlanta Falters Against Fish, Mets Await Once Again, James McCann, More

Rhona Wise-Imagn Images Another crucial week of of contests ahead for the Braves. Two truths against for the Atlanta Braves currently. Yes, they have played significantly better baseball over the past two weeks compared how they played the previous three weeks. However, they are still not playing to level that they need to play for several weeks in a row to truly have a good shot at the...2025
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• Manny Machado hits a milestone

Manny Machado | Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Notes on Padres week ten The San Diego Padres played a home series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, taking two of three. They then flew to San Francisco to play the Giants and split the series two games each. Although they finished the week four wins to three loses, the offense still struggled and the pitching had some great moments...2025
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• Padres’ David Morgan makes his debut
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• Padres offense lackluster in 7-1 loss to Braves

Sean Reynolds | Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Michael King scratched from start due to shoulder tightness, bullpen forced into action The momentum the San Diego Padres built with their 2-1 win to snap a six-game losing streak Friday seemed to disappear before the first pitch against the Atlanta Braves in their 7-1 loss, Saturday. The projected starter for the Padres was Michael King ...2025
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• Padres drop third game to Mariners

Mike Shildt takes the ball from Michael King. | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images San Diego fails to record a hit with runners in scoring position during three-game sweep by Seattle San Diego Padres starting pitcher Michael King cruised through his first three innings against the Seattle Mariners. He ran into trouble with two outs in the top of the fourth inning when Randy Arozarena br...2025
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• Michael King Suffers Elbow Fracture, Expected To Miss Rest Of Season
Yankees reliever Michael King has a fracture in his throwing elbow, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post (Twitter links). The team will know more after further testing tonight, but Sherman adds the club currently anticipates the injury will end his season. King departed tonight’s outing against the Orioles with elbow pain, and Bryan Hoch of…...2022
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• Charlie Morton deals as Braves complete sweep of Yankees

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Morton tossed six scoreless innings Charlie Morton turned in a dominant performance to help the Atlanta Braves to a 2-0 win over the New York Yankees Wednesday night at Truist Park. Morton came into Wednesday’s start needing a good outing. He allowed a leadoff single DJ LeMahieu to start the game, but then retired the next three hitters in order, includ...2023
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• Michael King becoming Yankees’ biggest bullpen weapon

Michael King pitched another 2 ¹/₃ innings without allowing a run in the Yankees’ 5-2 win over the Orioles at the Stadium on Wednesday night....2022
• Michael King news sends Yankees into postseason with more good vibes
When Michael King went down with a fractured elbow in late July, the New York Yankees’ bullpen took a hit that it truly never recovered from. King was arguably the most valuable arm that manager Aaron Boone had at his disposal to deploy at various points of tight games. The Yankees were ready to take […] Michael King news sends Yankees into postseason with more good vibes - Yanks Go Ya...2022
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• Yankees worried over elbow injury to RHP King

The Yankees have not announced a diagnosis for Michael King, who left Friday's game against the Orioles with an elbow injury, but manager Aaron Boone and teammates expressed concern for the right-hander....2022
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• Footage of Yankees’ Michael King throwing brings rare good injury news
Wh-what? Th-there’s an update about a Yankees injury and it’s g…good? Alright, everyone! You heard them! You can temporarily come out from under the rock now, as long as you don’t read any Anthony Rizzo-Astros rumors while you’re out there! Unsurprisingly, Hal Steinbrenner chose to use the 2022 Yankees’ injuries as an excuse for the […] Footage of Yankees&...2022
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• Yankees felt Michael King’s dominance ‘brewing’ before 2022 breakout

The hints were there at times last year, sprinkled in over the course of 22 outings, that perhaps Michael King could turn into something big for the Yankees....2022
• Yankees’ Michael King bails out Aroldis Chapman for first career save

Michael King’s first career MLB save picked Aroldis Chapman up in a huge way Thursday night....2022
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• King for a Day - April 2, 2025
Michael King, SP (SD) King was dominant on Tuesday, striking out 11 batters in five innings while allowing only two hits and one walk. King finished with a 40% CSW rate, including nine whiffs on his four-seam fastball. King only allowed one ball in play to be hit over 80 miles per hour, a nice turnaround after allowing a 95.2-mph average exit velocity to the Braves on Opening Day. King has the abi...2025
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• Rookies made the Opening Day Roster-March 27, 2025
Welcome Back! We have an exciting Opening Day 2025 on tap for Thursday, March 27. Cam Smith-Astros-RF The Astros made the announcement that 3B Cam Smith has made the roster, and the expectation is that he will play right field. He was the centerpiece of the Kyle Tucker trade. Smith played in 32 games in the minors last year after getting drafted in the first round. He hit .313 with 7 HR, 20 R...2025
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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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• 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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• Elly De La Cruz finally breaks out of epic slump - September 27, 2023
Luis Robert Jr. (OF-CHW) was placed on the 10-day IL on Tuesday with a mild MCL sprain in his left knee, officially ending his season. He initially suffered the injury on Sunday against the Red Sox, leaving the game in the second inning. That closes the book on 2023 for Robert, who was the only player in MLB this season to record 35-plus doubles (36), 35-plus homers (38), 80-plus RBIs (80), 90-plu...2023
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• AL Week 26 Strategy-September 16, 2023
In The Field 3B Anthony Rendon (lower leg) told the media on Friday that his mystery injury was a fractured tibia. He has started baseball activities recently but is still doubtful to return before the end of the season. OF Mickey Moniak (lower back tightness) was placed on the 10-day IL on Friday. He was hitting .280 with 13 HR, 33 R, 43 RBI, and 6 SB in 83 GP. Moniak's overall line looks good ...2023
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• AL Week 18 Strategy-July 22, 2023
In The Field SS Royce Lewis (oblique) was able to play catch and take swings on Friday. He is still hoping for a mid-August return. However, the start of a rehab assignment will give us a more accurate timetable. Lewis was performing well prior to the injury (.326 AVG with 4 HR, 11 R, 15 RBI, and 1 SB). SS Corey Seager left Friday's game early due to a sprained right thumb. X-rays came back nega...2023
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• Preseason Prep - March 23, 2023
Jose Altuve (2B-HOU) underwent surgery on his fractured right thumb on Wednesday. He won't be able to resume baseball activities for two months, which means he probably won't return to the Astros' lineup until late May or early June at the earliest. Houston will have to make do without the former AL MVP in the meantime, who won't be their Opening Day second baseman for the first time in over a dec...2023
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• Fan Survey Results: Padres are a playoff team
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• Padres at the All-Star break
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• Reset and Refocus: Washington Nationals Open Second Half vs. Padres
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• San Diego Padres first half review
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• Good Morning San Diego: King throws a bullpen
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• Padres Michael King’s return seen as significant trade deadline addition
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• The Rare 90
Zack Wheeler of the Phillies pitched a one hitter in a 3-1 win over the Reds on Sunday. He issued no walks and struck out 12 for a game score of 93. That’s just the fourth game score of 90 or better for a starting pitcher this season. Michael King of the Padres posted a […]...2025
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• The Washington Nationals need to go big game hunting for a free agent starter

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images It is clear that the Washington Nationals need a top of the rotation arm to compliment MacKenzie Gore MacKenzie Gore has blossomed into the ace Nationals fans have always wanted him to be. He leads all of baseball in strikeouts and is learning to pitch through adversity. For more on Gore, MLB Network did a great breakdown on him after his start yesterday. However, ...2025
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• Juan Soto is bringing juice back to the Subway Series

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The best young hitter in baseball took the Yankees to their first World Series in 15 years before moving across town in free agency. Now, he returns to the Bronx as two division leaders clash. On December 7, 2023, the New York Yankees swung a blockbuster trade with the San Diego Padres. It cost a pretty penny, with future Cy Young contender Michael King le...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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• 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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• Pitching rotation candidates for Padres

Matt Waldron | Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images A look at five players who could win a job The current pitching rotation for San Diego consists of Yu Darvish, Dylan Cease and Michael King. The fourth and fifth spots in the rotation are vacant and need to be filled prior to Opening Day. The Padres have several options on their 40-man roster and each has potential to make an impact as a sta...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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• BCB After Dark: Where should the Cubs find more pitching?

Justin Steele warms up before a game against the Cardinals in August in front of a sold out Wrigley Field | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The roster has improved but more can be done before Spring Training Welcome to your late week, late night indie coffee shop where we’re pouring all the beverages you can imagine to help you get through January. If you’re looking for som...2025
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