https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/page/20/?d=21enhttps://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/why-the-padres-shouldnt-sign-starting-pitcher-lucas-giolito-r2791/The Winter Meetings are upon us, and that means rumor season is in full swing. This offseason, 2019 All-Star Lucas Giolito is a free agent, and with starting pitching at a premium, he should have multiple suitors. That said, the San Diego Padres should avoid making a deal. Despite his success in...2791Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:52:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/do-the-padres-stand-to-gain-or-lose-with-introduction-of-abs-r2782/It's a storyline merely lurking in the weeds with so much offseason buzz floating around, but the Automated Ball-Strike challenge system (ABS) making its way to Major League Baseball next season will be at the forefront of our minds once it actually gets underway. And the pieces published thus f...2782Sun, 07 Dec 2025 14:56:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/why-ty-adcock-might-turn-into-more-than-bullpen-depth-for-the-padres-r2789/Ty Adcock has three things going for him as he joins his fourth MLB organization:  1. A fun name. 2. A big arm. 3. Winter-league buzz. Nos. 2 and 3 are mostly why the Padres signed him to a one-year, major league contract less than a week before the start of the 2025 Winter Meeting...2789Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:56:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/padres-2025-winter-meetings-primer-rumors-schedules-and-aj-prellers-stomping-grounds-r2786/The 2025 Winter Meetings are nearly upon us! The annual four-day event begins officially on December 8 in Orlando, Flordia, though most teams will begin arriving by Sunday, Dec. 7. There's a lot that tends to go down at the Meetings every year, so let's break down the schedule, and the bigg...2786Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:51:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/a-kodai-senga-trade-is-worth-exploring-for-pitching-starved-padres-r2780/There was a point in 2025 where New York Mets starting pitcher Kodai Senga looked like he was ready for the breakthrough that would let him live among the game's top-tier arms. He pitched to a 1.39 ERA in the first half of the season and ended June with a 26.2 percent strikeout rate and 7.1 perc...2780Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:46:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/why-bradgley-rodriguez-will-help-shape-the-padres-winter-meetings-strategy-r2783/As sample sizes go, 7 2/3 innings for a pitcher is nothing. We know that no useful projections can be made from that. But sometimes, a team can still see the future during those limited moments -- if it swaps out the data microscope for the long-lamented eye test. Take the Padres and Bradgl...2783Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:57:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/sean-boyle-could-play-a-legitimate-role-for-2026-padres-r2779/It was a quiet move that barely broke through the list of transactions on the Major League Baseball website, but the San Diego Padres have made another depth signing for a depleted pitching staff in former New York Yankees prospect Sean Boyle. It's a minor-league deal, but one that could have at...2779Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:57:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/is-willi-castro-the-ideal-position-player-target-for-padres-this-offseason-r2775/There are a couple of certainties when it comes to how the San Diego Padres might set out toward building their 2026 roster this winter.  The first is a focus on pitching. This is a team losing Dylan Cease and Michael King to free agency. On the same note, Yu Darvish will miss all of next y...2775Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:57:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/jacob-degrom-offers-padres-a-blueprint-for-joe-musgroves-return-to-the-mound-r2777/The San Diego Padres need Joe Musgrove to perform. Last year’s rotation was already an island of misfit toys, and things are only getting more complicated in 2026. Nick Pivetta will return, but can the 32-year-old breakout star be trusted to sustain his career-high output from last season? No on...2777Sat, 29 Nov 2025 14:33:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/five-things-for-padres-fans-to-be-thankful-for-r2778/Happy Thanksgiving from us at Padres Mission. It's a time to sit back and think of everything you can be thankful for. I'm grateful for my first year here, covering the San Diego Padres. It's been a fantastic, fun first season, and I look forward to the future, which hopefully includes a World S...2778Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:52:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/pablo-reyes-signing-is-first-of-a-familiar-trend-for-padres-this-offseason-r2773/When the San Diego Padres were building their bench for the 2025 season, they followed a very specific formula. With little money to invest (save for the deal to which they signed Nick Pivetta), the reserve group was comprised largely of minor-league signings that were selected to the active ros...2773Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:50:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/luis-campusanos-inflection-point-is-2026-and-the-padres-need-to-give-him-a-chance-r2772/Luis Campusano's role with the San Diego Padres has been one of the more perplexing organizational developments over the last handful of seasons. Peaking as the team's No. 3 overall prospect in each of 2021 and 2022, the backstop has never quite gotten the run that his offensive upside might hav...2772Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:58:02 +0000