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The Padres signed Samad Taylor to a minor-league deal with a Spring Training invite, betting his speed and versatility can win late-game margins.
Tremayne Person|
The San Diego Padres remain desperate for a starting first baseman, but is Nick Castellanos of the Philadelphia Phillies really the best remaining answer at the position?
Brandon Glick|
The market moved, the Padres didn’t. The reason is the same issue that keeps turning big upgrades into pipe dreams.
Tremayne Person|
The Padres’ offseason has a few moments that sting more than the rest. Here are three frustrating misses that could come back loud.
Will Lockwood|
A retirement-leaning report met a quick clarification, and the Padres are stuck planning through uncertainty.
Tremayne Person|
Does AJ Preller have one final move up his sleeve before the Padres get going for the 2026 season?
PJ Potter|
Peralta to the Mets is a brutal snapshot of the Padres’ roster reality: too little depth, too few easy answers, and no room for mistakes.
Will Lockwood|
The Padres’ 2026 outlook can shift in a hurry. One harsh playoff projection highlights the pressure points San Diego can’t hide.
Will Lockwood|
After whiffing on Freddy Peralta and still in need of starting pitching, could the San Diego Padres turn to the oldest pitcher in baseball for some help in 2026?
Brandon Glick|
Wil Myers is set to return to the San Diego Padres as a minor league instructor.
PJ Potter|
Rangers-Nationals MacKenzie Gore blockbuster stings in San Diego. The Padres can shop, but their current chips aren’t enough for true needle-movers.
Tremayne Person|
The Dodgers didn’t get Freddy Peralta, and that alone helps the Padres.
Tremayne Person|
Padres fans are reading between the lines after Craig Stammen hinted Darvish could take on a Musgrove-like role in 2026.
Will Lockwood|
Padres fans wanted Ha-Seong Kim back. But his injury situation is making San Diego’s quiet pivot look smarter by the day.
Will Lockwood|
Padres fans can’t ignore the twist: a once-rumored target is gone, and the Mets spent the kind of prospect San Diego hoped to pry loose. One swing.
Tremayne Person|
The Padres have their stars, but their secondary players aren't too shabby, either. These three Friars deserve more respect.
PJ Potter|
In need of some more thump, especially from the right-handed side of the plate, could the San Diego Padres find a platoon partner for Gavin Sheets in overlooked free agent Miguel Andujar?
Brandon Glick|
One glance at Kyle Tucker’s history vs the Padres (and the NL West) explains why this is a stressful 2026 storyline.
Tremayne Person|
San Diego’s rotation needs help, and Peralta is the kind of arm who changes a season.
Tremayne Person|
Luis Arraez led the NL in hits, yet his free agency has gone oddly quiet. Padres fans are trying to understand what’s slowing his market.
Tremayne Person|
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