https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/page/11/?d=21enhttps://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/fernando-tatis-jr-needs-to-blend-revamped-mechanics-approach-with-power-in-2026-r2953/With the spring exhibition slate underway, new San Diego Padres manager Craig Stammen has already been tinkering with potential lineup options for the 2026 regular season. While there are a couple of individual spots to be settled from a personnel standpoint, the biggest mystery is how the batti...2953Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:52:06 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/is-fernando-tatis-jr-hitting-cleanup-key-to-unlocking-padres-offense-r2948/The days of Rickey Henderson, Vince Coleman, and Kenny Lofton are over when it comes to what many grew up with as prototypical leadoff hitters. All you have to do is look at Kyle Schwarber and Shohei Ohtani now taking over what had been a table-setter role. Now, it is more of a tone-setting...2948Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:51:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/san-diego-padres-spring-preview-2026-outfield-r2920/When it comes to the San Diego Padres' outfield entering the 2026 season, this is the group from which you can expect the most production. Which is saying a lot considering how good the Friars' bullpen is. But that is because of the talent the the Padres have in the outfield. That star...2920Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:02:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/spring-temperature-check-whos-hot-and-whos-cold-in-padres-camp-feb-20-22-r2946/Spring training, like any exhibition season for any pro league, is often a time for boundless optimism for MLB fans. Especially when that player competing for a bench spot puts up spectacular numbers in what is surely to be that long-awaited World Series run. But I am here to tell you to pu...2946Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:10:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/how-padres-kory-dehaan-are-partly-responsible-for-mlbs-tanking-era-r2940/In 1969, the San Diego Padres and the Montreal Expos both joined the National League. Both teams posted records of 52-110 in the first season of divisional play, and those stood as the worst season records in the divisional era until the 2003 Detroit Tigers finished 43-119 and the 2004 Arizona D...2940Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:00:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/one-thing-the-padres-need-from-each-hitter-in-2026-r2945/The range of outcomes that we could see from the 2026 San Diego Padres is vast. It’s a flawed roster, but one that isn’t short on upside. Despite the attention that the pitching staff has gotten throughout the offseason, it’s the offensive side of things that could have the most significant bear...2945Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:55:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/matt-waldrons-longevity-is-an-important-factor-in-padres-rotation-battle-r2904/Matt Waldron is in contention to be the San Diego Padres’ fifth starter for the 2026 season. He will need to be consistent during spring training to earn that spot, and the Padres’ catchers will need to learn how to handle a knuckleball pitcher. That may be a lot to ask in what's become a sudden...2904Sun, 22 Feb 2026 15:09:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/padres-newfound-depth-may-be-perfect-for-six-man-rotation-experiment-r2943/There was perhaps no need that was more evident, for any team in Major League Baseball, than starting pitching was this winter for the San Diego Padres. They lost Dylan Cease early in free agency and appeared poised to do the same with Michael King. Yu Darvish was quickly declared out for the en...2943Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:00:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/three-position-battles-to-watch-as-padres-begin-cactus-league-play-r2941/Cactus League play is finally here, with the San Diego Padres opening the exhibition season by playing the Seattle Mariners, with whom they cohabitate the Peoria Sports Complex in Peoria, Arizona. The wins and losses don't mean anything. For a handful of the dozens of players who will play...2941Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:05:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/grading-the-san-diego-padres-2025-26-offseason-r2925/So much for the creative wheeler-dealer reputation A.J. Preller has built up. While Preller, the team's president of baseball operations, has acknowledged that he made preemptive moves at the 2025 trade deadline to fill anticipated holes on the 2026 roster, the Friars entered spring trainin...2925Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:51:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/rotation-bullpen-or-el-paso-analytically-breaking-down-walker-buehlers-arsenal-r2937/When it comes to the current version of Walker Buehler, it is easy to think of the meme from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," where the teacher is taking attendance and asks, "Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?" MLB fans have been asking the same question since the right-handed starter returned in 2024...2937Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:06:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/quantity-over-quality-will-padres-offseason-approach-yield-better-results-r2939/In general, the San Diego Padres are always a team to watch for intrigue during a transactional period. Whether it’s the signing of Manny Machado during the 2019 offseason, the acquisition of Juan Soto in the summer of 2022, or any of the myriad of notable signings, trades, and extensions that h...2939Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:02:01 +0000