https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/page/20/?d=21enhttps://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/three-questions-the-padres-must-answer-before-2026-opening-day-r3028/There are precious few days left before the San Diego Padres depart sunny Arizona and return home to sunny SoCal to begin the 2026 season. But as the clock ticks down toward Opening Day on March 26 vs. Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers, there are still some key items to figure out regardi...3028Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:03:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/san-diego-padres-2026-position-analysis-first-base-r3015/Coming into the offseason, there may not have been a position with more uncertainty for the San Diego Padres than first base. While the team retained Gavin Sheets, the two names that logged the most time at the spot both appeared set to depart in free agency. Of course, that would come to fruiti...3015Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:09:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/san-diego-padres-2026-position-analysis-catcher-r3004/Long gone are the days of Benito Santiago, who excelled at the plate as well as behind it. Such a catcher, if they're even in the system, is still a ways off. Thus, the San Diego Padres have tried to piece together a catching tandem that will help the team make a push for NL West title or a...3004Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:51:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/padres-joe-musgrove-headed-to-injured-list-to-begin-2026-season-r3023/The first significant blow to the San Diego Padres' Opening Day rotation became somewhat official as first-year manager Craig Stammen said Monday that right-hander Joe Musgrove will begin the season on the injured list. Musgrove, the Padres' best pitcher when healthy and author of the first...3023Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:43:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/spring-temperature-check-whos-hot-and-whos-cold-in-padres-camp-march-13-15-r3017/Can you believe we are entering the final week of spring training? In 10 days, the San Diego Padres will host two-time reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers at Petco Park for Opening Day. Following the Dominican Republic's 2-1 loss to the U.S. in the World Ba...3017Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:00:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/five-bold-predictions-for-the-padres-in-2026-r2991/The 2026 Major League Baseball season is just a few weeks away. Here are five bold predictions that could define the San Diego Padres in 2026. Jackson Merrill emerges as team captain Watch for a leadership change in the clubhouse from Manny Machado to Jackson Merrill. Machado has been...2991Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:08:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/spring-temperature-check-whos-hot-and-whos-cold-in-padres-camp-march-9-12-r2986/We are turning the corner and getting ready to hit the stretch drive of spring training, whatever that is. The San Diego Padres are starting to come together. As a reminder: Don't take anything too seriously in this recap. It is only spring training, where exhibition games often devolve int...2986Sat, 14 Mar 2026 20:55:00 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/san-diego-padres-2026-top-prospects-rankings-miguel-mendez-no-5-r3008/The San Diego Padres may lack the might they once had in terms of prospect depth, but that doesn’t mean they lack intrigue down on the farm. Having already explored three-quarters of the team’s top 20 prospects – as voted on by our Padres Mission staff – we turn our attention to one whose intrig...3008Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:55:07 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/four-prospective-buyers-tour-san-diego-padres-spring-training-facility-r3007/Representatives for four groups still in the running to purchase the San Diego Padres visited the team's spring training complex in Peoria, Ariz., this week. According to a report by Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune on Friday, the new target for completing a sale by the Seidler fam...3007Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:20:00 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/with-questions-about-joe-musgrove-the-padres-have-rotation-reinforcements-ready-r3000/When spring training started, the San Diego Padres could pencil in three names to their 2026 starting rotation for Opening Day: Nick Pivetta, Michael King and Joe Musgrove. The other two spots? A few question marks. At that time, barring anything unforeseen, Musgrove was the only one with s...3000Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:04:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/solving-san-diego-padres-leadoff-spot-riddle-r2990/When the San Diego Padres square off against Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers later this month, it won’t be one of Fernando Tatis Jr. or Luis Arráez doing so atop the lineup. The two combined for 161 games out of that spot in the order in 2025. Instead, Craig Stammen appears poised to take a...2990Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:54:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/sung-mun-songs-oblique-troubles-create-various-paths-for-padres-bench-r2985/For the second time since signing with the San Diego Padres, utility man Sung Mun Song is set to miss some time with an oblique injury. He was lifted from Thursday’s game after aggravating the injury that he’d originally sustained back in January. As Song continues to sit, it opens up a couple o...2985Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:07:01 +0000