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• Rafael Devers trade: Red Sox fans, Dodgers among losers, 3 winners

David Butler II-Imagn Images Let’s parse the Rafael Devers trade between the Red Sox and Giants. More than a month ahead of the MLB Trade Deadline, we have our first big move. Big might be an understatement. After months of frustration with slugger Rafael Devers, the Boston Red Sox traded the star to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for LHP Kyle Harrison, RHP Jordan Hicks, Single-A OF ...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres see NL West foe add Devers

David Frerker-Imagn Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of June 16, 2025. Articles to read Nick Pivetta dominates Diamondbacks, leads Padres to win (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani set to return to mound Monday against Padres (Bill Plunkett, OC Register) Padres place Jackson Merrill on 7-day concussion IL (Kevin Acee and Jeff Sand...2025
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• Shohei Ohtani will make his return to the mound by starting tomorrow’s series opener against the Padres
(Via @Dodgers) The Dodgers are coming off back-to-back series wins against their NL West rivals in the Padres and Giants, and they’re about to start wind down their brutal stretch of games with a four-game series against the Padres. What’s made this recent run of games against quality teams so tough is the pitching staff …...2025
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• Pages' HR turns tide as Dodgers take series, pad NL West lead over Giants
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• ‘He’ll Be on an Extra Next Time’ — Dodgers Manager Gets Honest About Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s Shaky Outing Against Giants
With Yoshinobu Yamamoto struggling on the mound, the San Francisco Giants pulled even in the NL West by defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers....2025
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• Dodgers Notes: Max Muncy Talks Future, Mookie Betts Opens Up On Struggles, Giants Take First Place

The Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the San Francisco Giants, 6-2, on Friday evening in the first of a three-game series with the bitter rivals up North. The Dodgers fell to 41-29 on the year and were knocked out of the No. 1 spot in the NL West. In other Dodgers news, Max Muncy recently …...2025
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• Rafael Devers trade: Red Sox fans, Dodgers among losers, 3 winners
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• What will it take for the Braves to get back in it?

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Let’s dream about pipes. The maddening and hysterical nature of the 2025 Atlanta Braves season to-date has left them in an unthinkably deep hole. The maddening part – they’re nine games under .500, a full 15 games out of 1st place in the NL East and 9 games back in the Wild Card standings. The hysterical part – pretty much everything under the h...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: What if the Rockies can’t solve their pitching problems?

Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, June 13, 2025 Year after year, but especially in 2025, the Rockies are proving their pitchers simply can’t compete in Major League Baseball. Whether it’s the rotation or the bullpen, the stats are consistently the worst in the league. Of course, there are seasons or even groups ...2025
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• Game Thread #66: Milwaukee Brewers (35-30) vs. San Diego Padres (36-27)

Michael McLoone-Imagn Images Brewers look for series win against San Diego Today’s game against the San Diego Padres is the last of a three-game series. The Padres won the first game 2-0, while the Brewers took the second 4-3 behind an absolutely electric Caleb Durbin walk-off home run. Milwaukee hasn’t lost a series since a three-game set against the Minnesota Twins back in mid-May. Hopef...2025
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• Padres get back to winning

Stephen Kolek | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Notes from week nine The San Diego Padres broke their six-game losing streak with a home series win versus the Atlanta Braves and followed it with a series win against the Miami Marlins. The two losses occurred in the bullpen game against Atlanta and the game Kyle Hart started after being called back up from El Paso. Michael King was un...2025
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• Ronald Acuña, Jr. returns as Braves host Padres - and here’s how you can watch

Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Atlanta welcomes back its superstar outfielder. Ronald Acuña, Jr. returns after almost one year away due to a knee injury as the Atlanta Braves welcome the San Diego Padres in rematch of the season’s opening series. Atlanta comes home after winning their road series in Boston against the Red Sox before the team was swept in a di...2025
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• Will a different venue provide a different result for Braves against Dodgers?

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images The Braves have a chance to get back at one of their tormentors from earlier this season. It’s easier said than done! Earlier this month, the Atlanta Braves visited Los Angeles looking for any type of way to get their season going in a positive direction after they had gone 0-for-4 in San Diego to kick off the season. As we all know, that ended up not ...2025
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• Diamondbacks in danger of falling further back in NL West after injury double whammy

The Diamondbacks were hit with a double dose of bad news on Thursday when they placed their top two relievers on the injured list....2025
• BCB After Dark: Grade the Cubs first month

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks you to grade the first month-plus of the season. It’s Wednesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Thanks for stopping by. We’re always glad to see you. Let us know if you need anything. There are still a few tables available. Bri...2025
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• San Diego Padres need to rebound from the season’s first rough stretch

San Diego Padres snapping a four-game losing streak | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images The return of injured starters could change the Friars’ fortunes. The first month of the 2025 major league baseball season was going as smoothly as you can imagine for the San Diego Padres. But what a difference a week makes. Last week, the Padres were atop the National West standings ...2025
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• The best organization in baseball just won another World Series title

The Dodgers have been the cream of the crop in baseball for a long while, now. There’s no sign of that changing anytime soon, either. For the second time in five seasons, the Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions. For the first time since 1988, they’ll actually get to have the full treatment that comes with being World Series — meaning, the team and their fans will actually get to enjoy t...2024
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
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• Is There Anybody Left in Los Angeles Whom Yasiel Puig Hasn't Alienated?
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• Kirk Gibson on His Parkinson's Disease Fight: 'It's Not a Death Sentence'
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• 'An Absolute Blast': Harper and Trout Recall Days as Teammates in Fall League
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• The Cautionary Tale of Ken Caminiti: The Steroid Era's First Truth-Teller
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"Padres pass first NL West test with two-game sweep over SF"

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"The Padres clinched a playoff spot Tuesday night when they turned a triple play to preserve a 4-2 victory over the NL West-leading Dodgers."

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"0% according to FanGraphs) but you know they’d love to move up the Wild Card standings by taking the series from the Cubs at Wrigley: FanGraphs NL West Division odds as of 8."

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"LA secures its 10th straight trip to playoffs, eyes NL West title next"

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"Scherzer still needs to waive his no-trade rights, although recent reports suggested he’d be willing to do so to move to one of the NL West contenders."

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"Three NL West organizations are reportedly engaged with the Boston organization on the exceptional right fielder, adding to the intrigue."

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"Bumgarner is leaving San Francisco but staying in the NL West"

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"The longtime Dodgers catcher is returning to the NL West after spending the end of the 2016 campaign with the Phillies and 2017 with…"

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"Erick Aybar and Jose Pirela went deep on Sunday afternoon, sending the Padres to a 6-4 victory, their third over their NL West rivals in two days."

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"Dodgers rout D-backs with HR spree to keep pace in NL West"

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"The NL West leaders have won 16 of their last 20."

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"He was the guts of a team that was a surprise winner in the NL West."

• Rafael Devers trade: Red Sox fans, Dodgers among losers, 3 winners
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• Dodgers Poised To Make Deadline Splash for Starting Pitcher Amid Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow’s Injury
Injury-plagued and tied for first in the NL West, the Dodgers are facing mounting pressure to repair their broken rotation through the trade deadline....2025
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• What will it take for the Braves to get back in it?
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• Friday Rockpile: What if the Rockies can’t solve their pitching problems?
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• NL West odds breakdown: Is division the Dodgers' to lose? Why Giants, Padres could be worth a gamble

The Dodgers hold the slimmest lead of any first-place team...2025
• 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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• Welcome to baseball’s best rivalry: Dodgers vs. Padres

2024 NL Division Series at Petco Park | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images All of baseball will have eyes on season’s first matchup at Petco Park. For some of the Friar Faithful, the 2025 Major League Baseball season officially begins with the first series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. So, I hope everyone will join in welcoming the team from up nort...2025
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• Braves battle the Giants in the Bay - and here’s how you can watch

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta travels west to face San Francisco in a three-game set. In the now-distant past, the Atlanta Braves made their divisional home in the National League West. As nonsensical that was geographically, it meant that several generations of Atlanta fans spent countless summer nights staying up late to watch the Braves battle the San Franc...2025
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• Padres on winning side in tough month

Manny Machado | Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Winners find solutions is a good mantra San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt likes to call his team the “Grit Squad”. When they started the season 14-3, grittiness was not really needed. When they beat the Colorado Rockies 21-0, grit was not what they relied on. During points of this season, the Padres slugged and ran and defended themselves ...2025
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• MLB Week 9 Hot or Not: Tarik Skubal presents his Cy Young case, Max Fried and Zach Wheeler struggle

Tarik Skubal throws the final strikeout of his first career complete game, against the Guardians on May 25. | Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images Pitching was all the buzz in the last week of May Week nine of the Hot or Not series is all about pitching — both dominant and faulty. This week’s recap covers the fifth full week of the season, May 25-31. AL West Hot: Jose Altuve Altuve ha...2025
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• What will it take for the Braves to get back in it?
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• Friday Rockpile: What if the Rockies can’t solve their pitching problems?
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• Padres lose slugfest with Dodgers in extras
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• Welcome to baseball’s best rivalry: Dodgers vs. Padres
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• Padres on winning side in tough month
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• Padres get back to winning
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves fire Chuck Tanner

Today was Braves Franchise History 1919: It’s Hank Gowdy Day in Boston‚ the catcher’s first game after returning from the Army. He hits the first pitch he sees from Dolf Luque for a single‚ but the Reds prevail over the Braves‚ 10 - 4. 1920: The Braves beat the Reds‚ 7-0‚ behind Jack Scott’s three-hitter. Boston chases Jimmy Ring in the 3rd inning and goes on to tally 12 hits. 1926: Hack Wilson sm...2025
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• San Diego Padres need to rebound from the season’s first rough stretch
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• Outside The Confines: The Dodgers’ injury woes continue

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images Tyler Glasnow will join Blake Snell on the IL. Happy Wednesday everyone, we’re halfway through the week, and wrapping up the first full month of baseball play. For the Dodgers, it hasn’t been a great month at all. Despite all their efforts to stockpile the best players in baseball over the offseason, they are struggling to maintain a hold on first in the NL...2025
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• What will it take for the Braves to get back in it?
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• Padres lose slugfest with Dodgers in extras
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• Game Thread #66: Milwaukee Brewers (35-30) vs. San Diego Padres (36-27)
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves fire Chuck Tanner
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• Braves inch closer to .500 with another series win

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Atlanta may not have swept the worst team in the NL but a series win capped off a productive trip out West. The Atlanta Braves entered this series with Colorado with a bit of confidence in their step and a wind behind their sails. After all, they had just gotten done toppling a tough Diamondbacks team for their first road series win...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Grade the Cubs first month
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• San Diego Padres need to rebound from the season’s first rough stretch
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• Braves get so close to sweeping the Snakes

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images Atlanta’s lineup continued their resurgence as the Braves slugged their way into a series win over the Diamondbacks. Well, there’s no doubt about it at this point: The Atlanta Braves are getting back on the right track. After starting the season with seven straight losses, the Braves are now suddenly within striking distance of .500. They had a productive homestan...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres score once in third consecutive loss

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of April 27, 2025. Articles to read Padres end scoreless streak at 30 innings, but lose to Rays 4-1 (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) San Diego Padres Kyle Hart was a victim of his ineffectiveness (Thomas Conroy, Gaslamp Ball) Padres fall to Rays, drop out of first place in NL West (Jeff ...2025
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• Dodgers rout D-backs with HR spree to keep pace in NL West
Starting pitcher Bud Norris lasted just one out, but that hardly mattered as an offensive outburst from the Dodgers covered an unexpected bullpen game in an 14-3 victory for Los Angeles on Sunday....2016
• Oh Maeda! Dodger outduels Shark, sinks SF
A pitchers duel went the Dodgers' way Sunday as Kenta Maeda shined yet again to continue an excellent start to his MLB career. With the 3-1 win, the Dodgers took the weekend series over the Giants and a division lead in the NL West....2016
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• Shark takes tough-luck loss vs. Maeda, LA
A pitchers duel went the Dodgers' way Sunday as Kenta Maeda shined yet again to continue an excellent start to his MLB career. With the 3-1 win, the Dodgers took the weekend series over the Giants and a division lead in the NL West....2016
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• Oh Maeda! Dodger outduels Shark, sinks SF
A pitchers duel went the Dodgers' way Sunday as Kenta Maeda shined yet again to continue an excellent start to his MLB career. With the 3-1 win, the Dodgers took the weekend series over the Giants and a division lead in the NL West....2016
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• Kershaw snags 14th win as LA edges closer to title
Clayton Kershaw limited the Rockies to three hits over seven innings, Justin Turner doubled home the tiebreaking run and Scott Schebler homered late in a 4-1 win Monday night that trimmed the Dodgers' magic number to 12. The NL West leaders have won 16 of their last 20....2015
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• Kershaw snags 14th win as LA edges closer to title
Clayton Kershaw limited the Rockies to three hits over seven innings, Justin Turner doubled home the tiebreaking run and Scott Schebler homered late in a 4-1 win Monday night that trimmed the Dodgers' magic number to 12. The NL West leaders have won 16 of their last 20....2015
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• Zack's gem helps LA keep firm grip on lead
Zack Greinke continued his dominance of National League hitters as he tossed eight three-hit innings to lead the Dodgers over the D-backs, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon at Chase Field. With the win, the Dodgers captured the series and maintained an 8 1/2-game lead over the second-place Giants in the NL West....2015
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• Greinke's gem helps LA keep firm grip on lead
Zack Greinke continued his dominance of National League hitters as he tossed eight three-hit innings to lead the Dodgers over the D-backs, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon at Chase Field. With the win, the Dodgers captured the series and maintained an 8 1/2-game lead over the second-place Giants in the NL West....2015
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• NL West Notes: Barnes, Tomas, Giants
When Dodgers GM Farhan Zaidi isn’t working to get an edge on rival teams, he’s trying to out-maneuver those within the organization in fantasy football, as Andy McCullough writes in a fun piece for the Los Angeles Times. Dodgers players are regretting their decision to allow the executive into the team’s league, it seems, as he…...2018
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Why Won't Anyone Take a Chance on Yoenis Cespedes?
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• Will Padres' Upton-Kemp-Myers Push to Win Now Pay off Big or Backfire?
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• Brandon McCarthy to Dodgers: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
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• Should the Dodgers Bench Yasiel Puig If He Keeps Up Vanishing Act?
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• Rafael Devers trade: Red Sox fans, Dodgers among losers, 3 winners
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• Shohei Ohtani will make his return to the mound by starting tomorrow’s series opener against the Padres
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• Giants @ Dodgers June 13, 2025: Webb and Yamamoto star in duel of the aces while Glasnow and Snell continue to progress
(Via @Dodgers) Despite not being in great form heading into San Diego (38-29) for their first matchup of the season, the Dodgers (41-28) found a way to win the series and maintain their lead in the NL West prior to meeting with the San Francisco Giants (40-29). San Francisco has been playing great recently despite …...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: What if the Rockies can’t solve their pitching problems?
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• NL West odds breakdown: Is division the Dodgers' to lose? Why Giants, Padres could be worth a gamble
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• Padres lose slugfest with Dodgers in extras
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• Welcome to baseball’s best rivalry: Dodgers vs. Padres
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• Game Thread #66: Milwaukee Brewers (35-30) vs. San Diego Padres (36-27)
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• Game Thread #64: Milwaukee Brewers (34-29) vs. San Diego Padres (35-26)

Kyle Ross-Imagn Images Brewers welcome Padres to town to kick off a 10-game homestand The Milwaukee Brewers are back home for a big 10-game homestand that could have major playoff race implications, as they’re welcoming three solid teams in the Padres, Braves, and Cardinals. First up is the San Diego Padres, who are coming off a four-game split with the Giants. San Diego, at 35-26, curren...2025
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• Rafael Devers trade: Red Sox fans, Dodgers among losers, 3 winners
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• MLB Week 9 Hot or Not: Tarik Skubal presents his Cy Young case, Max Fried and Zach Wheeler struggle
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• MLB storylines to watch as Spring Training gets underway

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images There is no shortage of intrigue as baseball returns for the 2025 season. The Super Bowl is now more than a week in the rear view mirror and, for Eagles fans like myself, I’m still not done re-watching the highlights of their beatdown of the Chiefs. Not even close. But this week, full squad spring training workouts began around Major League Basebal...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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• Xander Bogaerts needs to win over San Diego

Xander Bogaerts | Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Entering his third year, X is still unproven Xander Bogaerts joined the San Diego Padres as a free agent in the 2022-23 offseason, signing a contract for 11 years and $280 million, which included a no-trade clause. People around San Diego and baseball wondered if he was worth such a contract because no one predicted he would receive such a...2025
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• Thursday Rockpile: Wait... the Rockies aren’t worse than the White Sox, right?

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, February 6, 2025 Earlier this week, we received one of the most-discussed pieces of the offseason cycle: the 2025 iteration of Baseball Prospectus’ PECOTA standings. Speculation abounds! These projections, while of course not iron-clad, are some of the most respected and studied in the baseball landscape, so ...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: How should Rockies fans manage expectations in 2025?

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, January 3, 2025 Another year is here and another season is on the horizon. While hope certainly springs eternal, it’s also important to adjust the hope settings to somewhere between “not as bad as the 2024 White Sox” and playoff contention. Last year, I turned to Clint Hurdle’s advice as my expectations guide...2025
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• Takeaways from Braves-Rockies: A missed opportunity

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Braves still won the series but they also missed a golden chance gain as much ground as possible in the NL Wild Card race. Heading into this series, the Atlanta Braves were going for a sweep in order to set the record straight against a Colorado Rockies team that tripped them up in a major way back at Coors Field. For the first two ga...2024
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• NL West Notes: McCarthy, Barnhart, Molina, Slater
The Diamondbacks have gotten a lot of trade interest in outfielder Jake McCarthy but Arizona isn’t yet interested in dealing the 26-year-old, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale writes. This isn’t the first time McCarthy’s name has surfaced in trade rumors, though the buzz quieted after McCarthy turned in a lackluster 2023 season. The outfielder finished fourth…...2024
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• NL West Notes: Melvin, Giants, Musgrove, Rojas
With the Giants looking for a new manager and Bob Melvin’s future with the Padres perhaps in question, there has already been speculation that the two situations could be simultaneously resolved by Melvin leaving San Diego to take over the Giants’ dugout. Melvin is both from the Bay Area and is both a former Giants…...2023
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