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San Diego Padres' Manny Machado led MLB third basemen with +10 OAA but missed the NL Gold Glove finalist cut, while Max Muncy (-1 OAA) made it. Here's how that happened.
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Dave Roberts and Pat Murphy both ran the San Diego Padres' dugout in 2015. Now they meet in the NLCS, and San Diego's managerial churn looks worse for it.
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Nick Pivetta brings a 1.64 ERA since returning from the IL into the San Diego Padres' must-win NLDS Game 3, but an 8.76 career ERA vs. Milwaukee follows him.
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The San Diego Padres finally have a real rotation, but Craig Stammen shouldn't hesitate to bring back "pitching chaos" and lean on baseball's best bullpen in October.
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The San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks close the year head-to-head, but an uneven final week — Dodgers for San Diego, Rockies for Arizona — could decide the race before the two teams even meet.
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Manny Machado dyed his hair platinum hoping to recapture an earlier hot streak, then delivered in a 3-2 win over Washington that kept the San Diego Padres' Wild Card hopes alive.
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Randy Vásquez has a 2.57 ERA and 0.64 WHIP in August with just 12 strikeouts, leaning on a sinker he's throwing more than ever. Here's how the San Diego Padres righty is winning without missing bats.
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Through mid-June, the San Diego Padres had MLB's worst offense. Since then, they've been top 10 in nearly every hitting category and are fighting for a Wild Card spot.
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The San Diego Padres landed Robbie Ray from the San Francisco Giants at the deadline, but the price A.J. Preller paid in prospects and money should worry San Diego fans more than it excites them.
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Luis Rengifo signed a minor-league deal and got buried on the depth chart. Six games into his San Diego Padres career, he's making that decision look brilliant.
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Mason Miller trade rumors keep swirling around the San Diego Padres. Here are five contenders with the prospect capital and bullpen need to actually get a deal done.
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The Cincinnati Reds are fielding trade calls on Spencer Steer, and his positional flexibility and team-friendly contract make him a logical fit for the San Diego Padres' second base and outfield questions.
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The San Diego Padres have real needs ahead of the trade deadline, but with so many teams still clinging to playoff hopes, the market to fix them may be thinner than San Diego wants to admit.
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The San Diego Padres need rotation help at the 2026 MLB trade deadline, so these five options (plus a few more) feel like the likeliest to move and help them in their push to the postseason.
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Nick Pivetta and Joe Musgrove are working their way back from injuries for the San Diego Padres, but manager Craig Stammen pointed out how many steps there are between where they are now and a return to the Padres' rotation.
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The Boston Red Sox are getting ready to be sellers at the 2026 MLB trade deadline, and look like a perfect match for just about everything the San Diego Padres need.
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Every team in baseball would love to have Tarik Skubal, and the San Diego Padres are known for daring deadline deals. But getting Skubal would require further deteriorating the farm system and wouldn't even solve the biggest issue they have - the offense.
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The San Diego Padres would probably love to do a hard reset like the St. Louis Cardinals have done, but their past actions make that nearly impossible as they navigate the restrictions of their current big league roster.
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The San Diego Padres are predicted by many to be buyers at the 2026 MLB trade deadline, but for reasons that don't quite add up.
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The San Diego Padres offense is one of the worst in baseball. These nine trade candidates could help boost them and get them back into the postseason in 2026.
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