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• A Tough Call In Next Winter’s Rotation Class

MLBTR will release our first Power Rankings of the upcoming free agent class in the next few days. Ordering starting pitchers is often the most challenging part of that process. Next winter's class has a few of those tricky calls -- perhaps none closer than Zac Gallen versus Michael King. Gallen certainly has the longer track…...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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• Fernando Tatis Jr. homers, puts Padres over Athletics

Fernando Tatis Jr. | Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images Michael King settles San Diego pitching with solid outing Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a slider 406 feet to left field in the top of the seventh inning off Luis Severino to put the San Diego Padres ahead of the Athletics in Sacramento by a score of 5-3 en route to a win, Monday night. Tatis pic.twitter.com/41D5CpQftJ— MLB (@MLB) April 8, 2025 ...2025
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• Game 11: San Diego Padres at Athletics

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Your game thread for April 7, 2025. San Diego Padres at Athletics, April 7, 2025, 7:05 p.m. PST Location: Sutter Health Park, Sacramento, CA Watch: Padres TV Listen: 97.3 The Fan Projected pitching matchup: Michael King vs. Luis Severino Today's Padres bullpen usage chart pic.twitter.com/6uiLVdqpEd— Talking Friars (@TalkingFriars) April 7, 2025 ...2025
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• Who Owned Baseball (WOB) – Updated for April 1, 2025

Who Owned Baseball for April 1, 2025 Earning 1 WOB Nathan Eovaldi went the distance, striking out 8 Reds over 9 shutout innings to earn the 1-0 victory for Texas. Michael King struck out 11 batters in 5 innings as the Padres blanked Cleveland, 7-0. Brandon Lowe reached base 4 times, including a home run, […]...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Jackson Merrill gets locked up!

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of April 2, 2025. Articles to read Michael King dominates Guardians, Padres win (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) Joe Musgrove’s value to the 2025 San Diego Padres (Thomas Conroy, Gaslamp Ball) Padres’ Jackson Merrill agrees to nine-year, $135 million contract (Kevin Acee, Sa...2025
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• San Diego Padres in a ‘win now’ mode

Nick Pivetta | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Padres display a sense of urgency Every year when spring training comes to a close the words you hear from virtually every team viewing themselves in contention for the playoffs is that it is important to get off to a fast start. Considering the way the Padres played in the spring—a 12-17 record and leaking runs all over the place—gettin...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Happy Opening Day!

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of March 27, 2025. Articles to read ‘Functional wins’: How Mike Shildt has shaped the Padres’ success (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres notes: It’s ‘everything’ for Kyle Hart to return to majors, Michael King excited to start (Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres ...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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• Braves return to San Diego to kick off their season against the Padres

Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images Let’s get rockin’ and rollin’, y’all! After the Atlanta Braves ended their turbulent 2024 season in San Diego, Petco Park will be where their 2025 season begins. The Braves are set to tangle with the San Diego Padres for a four-game series in beautiful San Diego to start off their season. For the Braves, this serves as a way to get a hollow form of revenge...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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• San Diego Padres minor league preview

Boston Bateman aka Sasquatch | Photo by Marison Bilagody/MLB Photos via Getty Images El Paso Chihuahuas get going on Friday The Padres major league season is around the corner. Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr. and their teammates play the first of 162 this Thursday. The following day the El Paso Chihuahuas, the Padres Triple-A affiliate, begin their season versus the Salt Lake Bees (Angel...2025
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• Padres 5, Cubs 1: Mostly pointless

Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images Nico Hoerner returned to the field. Cade Horton pitched well. Moises Ballesteros homered. Other than that. . . . Now that the Cubs have returned from Japan, having lost two games that count, they now have to play five games that don’t count, because the schedule says so. But it’s hard to find much point to today’s game, which was a glorified minor le...2025
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• Padres roster taking shape

Gavin Sheets | Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images Gavin Sheets added to 40-man roster The San Diego Padres have until Wednesday of next week to finalize their 26-man roster for the beginning of the 2025 season. Outfielder/first baseman Gavin Sheets had an opt-out available to him with his minor league contract, and the spring production he has shown would absolutely guarantee he would be grab...2025
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• Padres rotation could lose Yu Darvish

Yu Darvish | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Veteran experiencing elbow inflammation San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt admitted today that veteran starter Yu Darvish is experiencing elbow inflammation and is day-to-day with his ramp up to the start of the season. A tweet from San Diego Union-Tribune reporter Kevin Acee stated that Shildt acknowledged today during the...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."

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"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."

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"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"

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

• A Tough Call In Next Winter’s Rotation Class
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• Notes from a wild second week of Padres baseball
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• Fernando Tatis Jr. homers, puts Padres over Athletics
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• Good Morning San Diego: Jackson Merrill gets locked up!
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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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• Michael King dominates Guardians, Padres win

Jackson Merrill | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images San Diego improves to 6-0 San Diego Padres pitcher Michael King worked five scoreless innings and struck out 11 batters while leading the Padres to a 7-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians at Petco Park, Tuesday. King started the game with a walk to Cleveland leadoff hitter Steven Kwan, but settled in quickly. He retired a string of eig...2025
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• San Diego Padres in a ‘win now’ mode
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• Padres manager Mike Shildt had a tremendous opening series

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images The players on the field did the job but Shildt deserves credit for the moves he made I’m sure a lot of the talk coming out of this Padres-Braves series will be the dominance of Nick Pivetta, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado looking healthy and the bullpen shoving—and rightfully so. But someone else who deserves props is the skipper Mike Shildt (a...2025
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• Who is most likely to hit a home run today for the Braves?

Photo by Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images It’s been a slow start to the offense but who is most likely to go yard on Saturday? Well the season hasn’t exactly started the way anyone hoped, unless you’re the Padres, with an 0-2 start and a 1-16 start with runners in scoring position for the offense. But what makes baseball great is there’s always another game tomorrow and a chance to r...2025
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?
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• King for a Day - April 2, 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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• Braves let late lead slip out of their hands in 7-4 Opening Day loss to Padres

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Gavin Sheets hit a home run. This just wasn’t Atlanta’s day. Despite bringing the lumber with a pair of home runs as both Ozzie Albies and Austin Riley went deep, the San Diego Padres were able to get the best of the Atlanta Braves in order to send their fans home happy on Opening Day with a 7-4 win. In typical baseball fashion, what figured to be an i...2025
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?
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• Braves return to San Diego to kick off their season against the Padres
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• Rookies made the Opening Day Roster-March 27, 2025
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• Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs game thread

Schwellenbach makes his final spring start | Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images Spencer Schwellenbach makes his final spring start The Atlanta Braves are taking on the Chicago Cubs at Sloan Park in Arizona as spring training is winding down. Spencer Schwellenbach will make his final start of the spring. Schwellenbach has dominated in his spring appearances thus far. After 18.2 innings he has twent...2025
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• Cubs vs. Padres at Mesa preview, Friday 3/21, 3:05 CT

Photo by Marison Bilagody/MLB Photos via Getty Images Hey, look! The Cubs are back in Arizona! TOKYO — Friday notes... A REFRESHER: The Cubs stand 11-5-3 in Cactus League play as the schedule resumes today. That breaks down to 7-4-1 at Sloan Park and 4-1-2 away from home. Their run differential in spring games of +34 is tied for second among all teams (Giants, 1st, +52). And a reminder t...2025
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• Padres roster taking shape
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• Padres rotation could lose Yu Darvish
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• Padres’ “Baltimore boys” impress on opening day
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• San Diego Padres minor league preview
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• Padres score late to beat Rangers

Luis Arraez | Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Luis Arraez leads San Diego offense with three hits, including a home run Forrest Wall lined a ball into the outfield in the bottom of the seventh inning, driving in two runs to give the San Diego Padres their first lead of the game over the Texas Rangers en route to a 9-8 win. Wall was up to bat with the Padres trailing 7-6 with two outs and r...2025
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• San Diego Padres need a new ace; Michael King is the logical successor

San Diego Padres SP Michael King | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Friars need to sign King to a long-term deal 2025 should be the season when the San Diego Padres anoint a new ace atop the starting rotation. The roster offers an ideal candidate: Michael King is emerging as the logical successor. In a perfect world, a front office may want their ace to have more exp...2025
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• 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, NL West

Will the Dodgers hoist the World Series trophy again in 2025? | Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images One team in particular dominates all talk about this division. Something something Dodgers. Given what the Dodgers have spent the last couple of offseasons, they should win this division by eleventy-seven games, right? As you surely know, baseball doesn’t work that way. They l...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: How about Ryne Stanek?

Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks what about rumors connecting the Cubs to reliever Ryne Stanek. It’s Tuesday night here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad to see you. Please come in and get warm. There’s no cover charge this evening. We check ...2025
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• Braves News: Drake Baldwin, 2025 Promotional Schedule, More

Photo by Sam Hodde/MLB Photos via Getty Images Drake Baldwin continues to earn praise heading into the 2025 season. As the offseason rolls along for the Atlanta Braves, there are still needs to be filled and hopefully more moves to come. But we are also now at the time of the offseason where many outlets reveal top prospect lists, and Atlanta’s top position prospects Drake Baldwin is cont...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ tell it to me slowly

John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. It’s the time of the season for waivers. Who’s your daddy? 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, overheat...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Cease or King?

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks you which Padres hurler you’d rather trade for. It’s another week here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest gathering of night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad you decided to stop by. Come in out of the cold. We’re waiving the cover charge this evening. The...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
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• Rookies made the Opening Day Roster-March 27, 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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• A Tough Call In Next Winter’s Rotation Class
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• Game 11: San Diego Padres at Athletics
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• King for a Day - April 2, 2025
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• Michael King dominates Guardians, Padres win
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• San Diego Padres in a ‘win now’ mode
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• Padres manager Mike Shildt had a tremendous opening series
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• Who is most likely to hit a home run today for the Braves?
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• Padres’ “Baltimore boys” impress on opening day
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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?
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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
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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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• BCB After Dark: Cease or King?
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• MLB Playoffs: NLDS preview
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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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