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When Fernando Tatis Jr. speaks, the Friar faithful listen. His recent comments regarding the San Diego Padres top prospect, Jackson Merrill, will bring a lot of optimism to the fanbase.
Drew Koch|
San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt made it official last week when he announced that Xander Bogaerts would be the team's starting second baseman. But did Shildt do a disservice to Bogaerts by waiting until spring training to make the annoucement?
Drew Koch|
Kiké Hernandez pulled a fast one, not just on the San Diego Padres, but on several other clubs. The Los Angeles Dodgers re-signed Hernandez, which will only fuel the hatred that Padres fans have for their NL West division rival.
Drew Koch|
The San Diego Padres completely remade their bullpen this offseason. Unfortunately, one of their key bullpen additions, Yuki Matsui, got bit by the injury bug.
Eric Cole|
The San Diego Padres got a very promising update straight from Manny Machado's mouth regarding how his arm is feeling down in spring training.
Eric Cole|
San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt had high praise for the team's newly acquired group of pitchers the organization received from the New York Yankees earlier this winter. But Shildt singled out Drew Thorpe's off-speed pitch as something special.
Drew Koch|
The San Diego Padres interim chairman Eric Kutsenda needs to feel uncomfortable this season, as he provided no agenda to improve the 2024 roster.
Thomas Conroy|
The San Diego Padres have a lot to figure out between now and the Seoul Series next month. Outside of a few players like Fernando Tatis Jr. and Ha-Seong Kim, there are a lot of question marks on the Padres roster.
Drew Koch|
The San Diego Padres may have made their decision on who will be starting at shortstop, but their long-term infield picture remains very unclear.
Eric Cole|
The early reviews from the San Diego Padres' spring training game against the Dodgers are in and Yuki Matsui got top marks for his debut performance.
Eric Cole|
Eric Hosmer just retired from baseball, but that does not mean that the San Diego Padres are off the hook from paying him.
Eric Cole|
Joe Musgrove's first start of spring training didn't exactly go as planned. The San Diego Padres opened Cactus League play with a thud, and Musgrove didn't record an out.
Drew Koch|
The Cactus League season begins today with the San Diego Padres hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers a little less than month before beginning the season in Korea. How can the Friar faithful watch their beloved Padres this afternoon?
Drew Koch|
The San Diego Padres will face an uphill out of the gate. Not only will the Friars not begin the opening series of the season at home, they'll face a tough matchup on the mound as the Los Angeles Dodgers are set to deploy two of their top additions.
Drew Koch|
The San Diego Padres made a pair of minor-league signings. Both Zach Reks and Austin Davis will part of Padres spring training, and hope to land a spot on San Diego's Opening Day roster.
Drew Koch|
The San Diego Padres made a trade with the Detroit Tigers over the weekend to acquire more international bonus money.
Eric Cole|
The San Diego Padres lost out on starting pitching option from the looks of things as Hyun-Jin Ryu appears set to head back to the KBO.
Eric Cole|
The San Diego Padres could lose yet another stud player to the Yankees before the start of the season if the latest reports are accurate.
Eric Cole|
Will Jackson Merrill make the San Diego Padres' Opening Day roster as an outfielder? The Athletic's latest roster projection for the Padres believes the answer is, yes. Merrill has received reps on the outfield grass and is looking to make the roster.
Drew Koch|
While it would be easy for the San Diego Padres to give up on the 2024 season, don't count Yu Darvish among those that are going to just let the Dodgers win.
Eric Cole|
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