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• Tiny Nick’s Gambling Picks 08/27
Locks MLB (0.5 Unit) Yu Darvish Over 2.5 Earned Runs (+115; Odds via DraftKings): 3:10 PM CT on ROOT Sports NW The Seattle offense cooled off a bit in the middle of this month, but I think they’ve found their groove again. I’m seeing that continue here against the most vulnerable starter for San Diego, as Darvish definitely has some troubling signs like a 7....2025
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• Games of the Day
The late Yogi Berra might sponsor the Yu-Woo game, as the Padres send Yu Darvish against the Mariners and Bryan Woo. Darvish comes into the game with a 5.36 ERA, but in his last five starts it’s a more Davishish 3.00. He struck out 28 and walked just five in 27 innings. Woo pitched at […]...2025
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• Who Owned Baseball (WOB) – Updated for August 22, 2025

Who Owned Baseball for August 22, 2025 Earning 1 WOB Yu Darvish allowed 1 hit and 1 run over 6 innings as the Padres tied the Dodgers in the standings by topping the champs, 2-1. Royce Lewis went 3 for 5 with a grand slam as the Twins topped the White Sox, 9-7. Juan Soto […]...2025
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• Padres 2, Dodgers 1: Bats fail to take advantage of late chances as the Dodgers drop the opener
The last Dodgers-Padres series was the biggest of the year, and now this one overtakes it. The series started off with a well-played, low-scoring affair thanks mainly to Yu Darvish and Blake Snell dueling. Unfortunately, it was Snell who gave up one more run, and that was all the Padres needed, as the Dodgers weren’t …...2025
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• Cubs call up top prospect Owen Caissie for MLB debut vs. Blue Jays Thursday

Caissie was part of the return in the 2020 Yu Darvish trade...2025
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• Cubs Promote Top Prospect from 2020 Yu Darvish Trade With Eyes Set on Big-League Debut After Triple-A Tear-Up
The Chicago Cubs are eyeing to promote a top OF prospect who is showcasing promise in offense and has been highly impressive with his stats with Iowa in MLB....2025
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• Padres trending in wrong direction in postseason race

Manny Machado | Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Notes from week 17 The San Diego Padres started their current road trip versus the Washington Nationals, Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals with a lead over the San Francisco Giants and Cardinals in the Wild Card race. In fact, on July 21 they were 3.5 games up on the Giants, Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds. After taking two of three f...2025
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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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• 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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• 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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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 7, 2025

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Hey now, you’re an All-Star! The Royals are feeling much better after a winning road trip, writes Anne Rogers. “We’ve got to stack good wins together,” manager Matt Quatraro said. “And this trip was a start. You get one game over on the trip, we’d like more, but we competed well in Seattle with close ballgames there. So to come out of there with a split...2025
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• Braves News: All-Star Selections, Weekend Woes, Jesse Chavez, more

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Unfortunately, more of the same. It is more than fair to suggest that the two most disappointing teams in baseball this season met over the weekend in Atlanta. And, unfortunately, the Braves made sure there was little debate as to who currently is the biggest disappointment after being swept by the Orioles. It is the same story, as the lack of offense just leave...2025
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• Padres To Activate Yu Darvish On Monday
Yu Darvish is set to make his first big league appearance of 2025, as Padres manager Mike Shildt told reporters (including Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune) that the right-hander will be activated from the 60-day injured list to start Monday’s game with the Diamondbacks. Darvish developed elbow inflammation in the middle of March,…...2025
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• FanDuel: Are Yu Experienced
Happy Sunday DFSers, I hope you’ve had a fine weekend so far. I’m writing this article via hotel wifi, which is always an adventure. We’re finally getting in a vacation to visit some family for the first time in a year plus. Yesterday resulted in some DFS green screens as we drove down I-95 and I’m looking to add onto that vacation mojo today with a full Sunday slate. Today it looks like we’re...2021
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
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"The top three are Kerry Wood (284), Mark Prior (274) and Yu Darvish (232)."

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"Javier Assad will start for the Cubs and old friend Yu Darvish will start for San Diego."

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"The Padres and right-hander Yu Darvish are in agreement on a six-year extension that’ll run through the 2028 season, AJ Cassavell and Mark Feinsand of MLB."

2022
"First, it was the trade that sent 2020 NL Cy Young runner-up Yu Darvish to the Padres for what felt like a bunch of teenagers who amounted to little more […] Cubs now boast a top 10 farm system in all of baseball - Cubbies Crib - Cubbies Crib - Chicago Cubs News, Rumors, and Fan Community"

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"Yu Darvish, Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez, Craig Kimbrel and more."

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"Yu Darvish, who was shelled in Games 3 and 7 of the 2017 World Series while with the Dodgers, says the Astros should be stripped of their title and that players on the team shouldn't be talking right now."

2019
"After a bounce-back showing in the second half of the 2019 season, right-hander Yu Darvish could emerge as a winter trade chip for the Cubs."

2018
"The Chicago Cubs and free-agent ace pitcher Yu Darvish have agreed to a six-year, $126 million deal, a source confirmed to ESPN's Jesse Rogers."

2017
"With Cody Bellinger driving in runs and Yu Darvish and the bullpen preventing them, the Dodgers completed their three-game sweep of the National League Division Series presented by T-Mobile on Monday with a 3-1 victory over the D-backs at Chase Field to reach the NL Championship Series for the second consecutive year."

2016
"Yu Darvish struck out seven and allowed one run through five innings in his first start back from Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery, and Adrian Beltre passed a milestone RBI mark, as the Rangers beat the Pirates, 5-2, Saturday night at Globe Life Park."

2015
"Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish underwent an MRI on Friday, which revealed that he has a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow."

2014
" Crasnick also tweeted that Peavy has a higher quality-start percentage (six innings, three earned runs or less) than a few high-profile starters: Peavy certainly isn't going to be Jon Lester or Yu Darvish moving forward, but this isn't some washed-up pitcher merely holding on to past glory."

• Dodgers GM Reveals Why LA Didn’t Make Major Addition at Trade Deadline

The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned a reputation for making blockbuster deals at the trade deadline. In the past they’ve acquired names like Manny Machado, Yu Darvish, Max Scherzer and Trea Turner at the deadline. Last season, they acquired shortstop Tommy Edman and reliever Michael Kopech in a three-team trade deal — two players who …...2025
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• Padres add payroll and strengthen the team

Nestor Cortes | Photo by Kylie Bridenhagen/MLB Photos via Getty Images Dylan Cease and Robert Suarez stay while Friars add The final moments of the trade deadline resulted in the Padres adding another starting pitcher to their rotation while holding on to Dylan Cease and Robert Suarez. They added two big bats, more bullpen talent, built bench strength and did nothing to reduce payroll. Th...2025
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• Padres acquire a catcher; trade Bergert and Kolek

Freddy Fermin | Photo by Meg McLaughlin/The San Diego Union-Tribune via Getty Images Padres lose pitching depth for a catcher In their first trade of deadline day, the Padres added to their already excellent pitching ranks. Their bullpen is already the best in baseball based on ERA. Then they added a lockdown closer who throws 101 mph to the back end. Although not a front-of-the-rotation p...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Darvish dominates before deadline

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of July 31, 2025. HISTORIC. pic.twitter.com/ZelojjyJAS— San Diego Padres (@Padres) July 30, 2025 Articles to read Yu Darvish returns to form, Padres complete sweep of Mets (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) Yu Darvish returns to form as Padres complete sweep of Mets (Kevin Acee, SD U...2025
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• Yu Darvish returns to form, Padres complete sweep of Mets

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

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of July 29, 2025. ELIAS DIAZ WALKS OFF THE METS! PADRES WIN pic.twitter.com/ffq7XOxY60— Talking Friars (@TalkingFriars) July 29, 2025 Articles to read Padres walk-off Mets to open series with win (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) Padres notes: Michael King takes another step toward ...2025
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• Padres trending in wrong direction in postseason race
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• Padres should target Pirates Mitch Keller as rotation addition
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• Missed opportunities in the eighth cost Padres

Yu Darvish | Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images San Diego drops second game against Washington, 4-2 The San Diego Padres had runners at second and third with no outs to start the top of the eighth inning. Manny Machado struck out, Gavin Sheets hit a tapper on the infield that resulted in the runner at third, Fernando Tatis Jr., being tagged out and Xander Bogaerts lined out to right fie...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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• Who Owned Baseball (WOB) – Updated for August 22, 2025
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• Cubs Promote Top Prospect from 2020 Yu Darvish Trade With Eyes Set on Big-League Debut After Triple-A Tear-Up
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• Yu Darvish returns to form, Padres complete sweep of Mets
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• Padres trending in wrong direction in postseason race
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• Padres should target Pirates Mitch Keller as rotation addition
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• Missed opportunities in the eighth cost Padres
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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’ 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 take second game against Phillies, will look to sweep Sunday

Jackson Merrill | David Frerker-Imagn Images Jackson Merril goes deep — twice, powers San Diego to 5-4 win Manny Machado took a swing that caused the Friar Faithful to hold their breath as the ball sailed deep into right field. The ball came down into the glove of Nick Castellanos. But with one out in the inning and runners on the corners, the fly out was deep enough to allow Fernando Tati...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Historic night ends in a Padres loss
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 7, 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

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 offense has to wake up

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

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images The late-night/early-morning spot asks if you what it would take for you to give Cubs team president Jed Hoyer an extension. It’s another evening here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest gathering of night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad to see you. Come in and join us. There’s no cover charge. Tell us if you need anything. Th...2025
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• Source: Cubs land Darvish for $126M deal
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• LA sweep? Yu got it! Dodgers return to NLCS
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• Dodgers zap Greinke, sweep way into NLCS
With Cody Bellinger driving in runs and Yu Darvish and the bullpen preventing them, the Dodgers completed their three-game sweep of the National League Division Series presented by T-Mobile on Monday with a 3-1 victory over the D-backs at Chase Field to reach the NL Championship Series presented by Camping World for the second consecutive year....2017
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• Yu quiets Cubs as LA takes 3-0 NLCS lead
Chris Taylor and Andre Ethier homered to back a gem from Yu Darvish Tuesday night at Wrigley Field as the Dodgers rolled to a 6-1 victory over the Cubs to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series presented by Camping World....2017
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• Holy ow! Wrigley rout for LA; sweep tonight?
Chris Taylor and Andre Ethier homered to back a gem from Yu Darvish Tuesday night at Wrigley Field as the Dodgers rolled to a 6-1 victory over the Cubs to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series presented by Camping World....2017
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• Gurriel suspended for first 5 games in 2018
Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel has been suspended without pay for the first five games of the 2018 regular season by Major League Baseball, Commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Saturday afternoon before Game 4 of the World Series. Gurriel was seen making an inappropriate gesture toward Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish in the second inning of Houston's 5-3 win in Game 3 of the World Series on Friday....2017
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• Gurriel suspended for first 5 games in 2018
Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel has been suspended for five games during the 2018 regular season by Major League Baseball, Commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Saturday afternoon before Game 4 of the World Series. Gurriel was seen making an inappropriate gesture toward Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish in the second inning of Houston's 5-3 win in Game 3 of the World Series on Friday....2017
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• Minute to win it! Astros take WS lead at home
The Astros pounded Dodgers starter Yu Darvish on Friday night, tagging him with a career-short start of 1 2/3 innings, and they made an early four-run lead stand up to win Game 3 of the World Series, 5-3, and remain unbeaten at Minute Maid Park in the postseason....2017
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• Preseason Prep - March 22, 2025
Matt Shaw Shaw made his big league debut with the Cubs a couple days ago, and boy was it on a big stage. The Cubs rookie played third during their series in Japan. Shaw went 1-9 during that series, but that isn't really notable. What is notable is that Shaw is now creeping up draft boards, and with multi-positional eligibility between 2B, 3B, and SS, there is a ton of intrigue. He stole 31 bags a...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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• How these three teams can help you make late fantasy baseball push

There’s not much time left in the season, which means, if you’re still alive, you have to do whatever you can to gain an edge. If that means picking up a red-hot bat, like Brandon Belt and dropping an ice-cold Yu Darvish or Kyle Hendricks, so be it. You could also trying playing the matchups.......2021
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• How Yu Darvish's move to Cubs affects his fantasy value
Yu Darvish signed into a much more favorable situation when he came to terms with the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. But how much does the move affect Darvish's fantasy value? Tristan H. Cockroft explores how the move might affect the right-hander....2018
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• Texas Rangers on Pace for Historic Failure
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• Padres add payroll and strengthen the team
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• Padres acquire a catcher; trade Bergert and Kolek
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• Yu Darvish returns to form, Padres complete sweep of Mets
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• Mets vs. Padres prediction, odds, props, best bets: Free 2025 MLB picks for Wednesday, July 30

SportsLine's proven model has simulated New York vs. San Diego 10,000 times and released its MLB best bets for Clay Holmes vs. Yu Darvish on Wednesday...2025
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• Padres trending in wrong direction in postseason race
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• Padres lose slugfest to Cardinals

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

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Follow along as the Washington Nationals look to snap yet another losing streak It has been an awful product on the field the last couple months. There is no getting around that. The Nats have lost nine of their last 10 and are 1-6 in the Miguel Cairo era. It is getting very frustrating to watch the Nats fail to do the little night after night. But the games have t...2025
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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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• Padres’ first-half takeaways: patchwork starting rotation and bottom of the order struggles
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• Further thoughts on the MLB Tokyo Series, the Cubs, the Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani

Al Yellon The Cubs participated in the games, but they still have a long way to go in Japan. TOKYO — The window display you see above is in a random store in the Shibuya District in Tokyo. The Shibuya Crossing is one of the most famous spots in Tokyo; I wrote a bit about it the other day. But it’s not just in random stores in Shibuya where you see images of Shohei Ohtani. It’s literally e...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Luis Campusano makes Cactus League debut

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of February 27, 2025. Articles to read Spring training update: Luis Campusano debuts, Forrest Wall homers in Padres win over White Sox (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres, Yu Darvish working to have him be as good as he can for as long as he can (Kevin Acee, S...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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• SB Nation Reacts: Who’s going to sign Roki Sasaki?

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images A fair number of respondents to the survey chose the Cubs. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across Major League Baseball. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Chicago Cubs fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Now that the MLB non-tender deadline has passed, thoughts ...2024
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• Hey, Fox-TV! Why won’t you show the pitch timer on postseason broadcasts?

Fox Sports They’re the only channel that refuses to do this. During Game 2 of the NL Division Series between the Padres and Dodgers, Padres righthander Yu Darvish committed a pitch timer violation. Here it is. It happened on a 1-2 pitch to Freddie Freeman in the first inning. Now, there was absolutely no doubt about what happened because you can hear plate umpire John Libka loudly yell “T...2024
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the postseason

Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports Here’s what to expect in the Wild Card round. Once again the Major League Baseball postseason is upon us and once again the Cubs will be watching from home like the rest of us. In what is becoming one of my least favorite annual traditions, I bring you this Cubs fan’s guide to each round of the postseason. If yesterday’s stunning doubleheader between the B...2024
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• Yu Darvish Generating Trade Interest
While Kris Bryant has been the focal point of most Cubs trade speculation this winter, MLB Network’s Jon Heyman tweets that right-hander Yu Darvish’s name “seems out there in trade talks,” though he cautions that it could be little more than a matter of due diligence as the Cubs keep an open mind. Heyman adds…...2020
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• Yu Darvish has hilarious anti-Astros shirt
Yu Darvish continues to have a pretty savage response to the fallout from the Houston Astros cheating scandal. Reporters spotted a t-shirt in front of the Chicago Cubs pitcher’s locker on Friday with a hilarious series of anti-Astros messages on it. Darvish lost twice in the 2017 World Series to the Astros, including in Game 7. He posted a 21.60 ERA in that series, and we now know there’s reason t...2020
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