https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/page/19/?d=21enhttps://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/manny-machado-fernando-tatis-jr-highlight-team-dominican-republic-and-padres-fans-hopes-in-world-baseball-classic-r2902/If San Diego Padres fans are looking for a reason to cheer for a team other than the U.S. in the World Baseball Classic, there is no doubt it is the Dominican Republic. That is because of the 11 Friars participating in the WBC, three are on the DR's roster. Padres appear on eight rosters ov...2902Sat, 07 Feb 2026 15:03:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/which-of-these-28-non-roster-invitees-has-a-chance-to-impact-the-padres-in-2026-r2901/Can you feel it? The San Diego Padres' season is right around the corner, and the excitement is palpable. One sure sign of that is when teams reveal their non-roster invitations to spring training. The Padres did that by updating their website. All of these players are on minor-league contr...2901Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:05:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/rotation-bullpen-or-el-paso-analytically-breaking-down-marco-gonzales-arsenal-r2900/The San Diego Padres' biggest offseason question was how to plug the holes in the rotation. The club lost Dylan Cease to free agency and Yu Darvish to injury. Because A.J. Preller is in charge, visions of a Tarik Skubal or Freddy Peralta trade or a Framber Valdez signing danced in people's heads...2900Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:52:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/rotation-bullpen-or-el-paso-analytically-breaking-down-randy-vasquezs-arsenal-r2899/There is little doubt that the top of the San Diego Padres' rotation is expected to be pretty good in 2026. With right-handers Nick Pivetta, Michael King, and Joe Musgrove, the latter returning from Tommy John surgery, that is good enough for the Friars to compete with anyone. But after tha...2899Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:10:00 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/miguel-andujar-is-breath-of-fresh-air-that-padres-bench-needed-r2905/The San Diego Padres finally made the addition to their bench that had been coveted since the start of the offseason, signing Miguel Andujar to a one-year, $4 million contract. Considering the context of the roster and the team's finances at present, Andújar represented the ideal target among th...2905Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:35:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/padres-projected-to-finish-third-in-nl-west-in-2026-zips-standings-r2892/Like it or not, when it comes to NL West predictions in the era of the Death Star Dodgers, the highest every other team in the division hopes to be is second place. And with spring training less than two weeks away, various outlets are coming out with early predictions or projections for how the...2892Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:19:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/how-does-gavin-sheets-first-base-news-impact-padres-plan-at-designated-hitter-r2897/With Gavin Sheets (mostly officially) set to take over as the San Diego Padres' starting first baseman for 2026, it appears that one of their two remaining lineup questions has been answered. The other, however, remains an unsolved riddle. Once the Padres exercised Ramón Laureano's club opt...2897Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:53:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/with-an-eye-on-improving-defense-at-second-base-here-is-who-the-padres-should-pursue-r2891/Editor's Note: Brendan Donovan was traded shortly before we could hit publish. The other candidates presented in the piece still follow as logical fits, and we wanted to preserve the "why" behind such a trade rather than the "who". Original article as follows. The San Diego Padres...2891Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:08:00 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/gavin-sheets-must-continue-evolving-on-defense-to-make-padres-first-base-gamble-worthwhile-r2896/The 2025 San Diego Padres saw six different players log time at first base. If Craig Stammen and Gavin Sheets have their way, that number will come down quite a bit in 2026.  Last year's iteration of the Padres rode out Luis Arráez for 117 games, Ryan O'Hearn for 27 games, and each of Sheet...2896Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:17:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/2026-san-diego-padres-opening-day-roster-projection-r2889/February is here, which means pitchers and catchers reporting for spring training is on the horizon. A lot of the heavy work has been done by president of baseball operations A.J. Preller (or has it?), with the majority of players who will be reporting to Peoria, Ariz., already on the roste...2889Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:51:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/yu-darvishs-san-diego-legacy-remembering-a-huge-trade-win-for-padres-r2883/Much is made of A.J. Preller's penchant for trading prospects. In many instances, the San Diego Padres' team president has given a lot -- perhaps too much -- to get a lot in return. The list of "hits" collected by the other teams is long and growing. But one of those trades didn't have the...2883Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:07:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/randy-v%C3%A1squezs-jekyll-and-hyde-season-could-portend-future-success-r2886/Given that he threw as many major-league innings in 2025 as he did in each of 2023 and 2024 combined, it wouldn't have been hard to call the former a career season for San Diego Padres starting pitcher Randy Vásquez. And in many ways, it was.  After 20 starts in his first full season in San...2886Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:57:02 +0000