https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/page/30/?d=21enhttps://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/tarik-skubal-hunter-greene-or-freddy-peralta-which-ace-should-the-padres-trade-for-this-offseason-r2702/When it comes to the state of the San Diego Padres' rotation, it's perhaps best to think of a classroom filled with insatiably curious students and a gym teacher cosplaying as a physics professor: there's lots of questions, and very few answers. Looking at the projected 2026 group, Nick Piv...2702Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:59:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/grading-the-2025-san-diego-padres-outfielders-r2701/It's hard to know what to make of the San Diego Padres' group of outfielders in 2025. On one hand, it's a group that finished seventh in fWAR among outfield groups across the landscape of Major League Baseball. The team got a full season out of Fernando Tatis Jr., a breakout season out of Gavin...2701Tue, 21 Oct 2025 13:52:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/padres-set-attendance-records-in-2025-and-now-san-diego-needs-to-live-up-to-fans-loyalty-r2691/The San Diego Padres may not have had a record-setting season on the field, but their fans had another season for the record books.  Petco Park sold 72 out of its 81 home games, a new record in 2025. In total, San Diego brought in 3,437,201 fans in 2025, breaking their record previously set...2691Mon, 20 Oct 2025 13:52:00 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/jackson-merrill-led-the-padres-when-it-mattered-most-r2700/After looking lifeless and losing elimination games in back-to-back seasons, is it time to question Manny Machado’s ability to be the leader of a World Series-contending team? In the third and final game of the Wild Card series against the Chicago Cubs, the San Diego Padres came out complet...2700Sun, 19 Oct 2025 14:37:54 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/the-future-of-yu-darvish-is-beginning-to-sound-ominous-r2698/The San Diego Padres have work to do in their starting rotation this winter. Dylan Cease is a free agent. So is Nestor Cortes Jr. (though his second-half dud of a tenure made a reunion pursuit unlikely, anyway). Michael King carries a mutual option, meaning he's a virtual certainty to opt out. W...2698Sat, 18 Oct 2025 13:54:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/jp-sears-can-only-answer-a-few-of-the-padres-many-rotation-questions-r2695/The San Diego Padres' rotation is going to look quite a bit different in 2026.  Michael King is likely to decline his mutual option. Dylan Cease was already set to be a free agent, as is the case for Nestor Cortes Jr. None of that trio appears all that likely to return. Joe Musgrove, though...2695Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:54:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/scott-servais-simply-isnt-the-right-choice-to-replace-mike-shildt-as-padres-manager-r2697/After Mike Shildt's surprise retirement, the San Diego Padres are once again on the hunt for a new manager. There are already potential names being thrown around, but there is one in particular that the Padres should stay away from.  San Diego Union-Tribune Reporter Armando Duenas listed th...2697Thu, 16 Oct 2025 13:50:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/how-worried-should-padres-be-about-a-potential-wandy-peralta-opt-out-r2694/There's a strange perception that exists around San Diego Padres relief pitcher Wandy Peralta in that he doesn't carry the discernible value of some of his relief corps counterparts. And while that may be valid to an extent, it also oversimplifies his role for the group. To say nothing of what h...2694Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:50:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/grading-the-2025-san-diego-padres-catchers-r2696/The San Diego Padres’ catcher carousel in 2025 ended up looking like a patchwork solution: a veteran stopgap in Martín Maldonado, an energetic trade-deadline pickup in Freddy Fermin, a backup with pop in Elias Díaz, and the organization’s former top high-rated prospect, Luis Campusano. Maldonado...2696Tue, 14 Oct 2025 20:12:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/padres-manager-mike-shildt-retires-setting-stage-for-transitionary-offseason-in-san-diego-r2693/When the Chicago Cubs ended the San Diego Padres' season -- or, perhaps more accurately, when the Padres' offense ended the Padres' season -- many things became abundantly clear. First, the team obviously needed to supplement the offense. After scoring just five runs in three games during t...2693Mon, 13 Oct 2025 18:02:55 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/projecting-the-potential-fallout-of-a-catastrophic-robert-su%C3%A1rez-option-decision-r2688/Among the first San Diego Padres moves to watch this winter is a decision to come from closer Robert Suárez. The man who's gotten the ninth for each of the last two years in America's Finest City carries an early termination option in his contract, wherein he can decline his $8 million for each...2688Mon, 13 Oct 2025 13:51:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/san-diego-padres-2025-hitter-of-the-year-r2690/While the Padres’ offense didn’t always fire on all cylinders in 2025, several key contributors helped keep the team competitive from start to finish. Veterans like Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. provided leadership and stability, while younger players such as Jackson Merrill continued to...2690Sat, 11 Oct 2025 13:50:02 +0000