https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/page/31/?d=21enhttps://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/padres-offseason-needs-begin-and-end-with-search-for-more-power-r2685/In hindsight, San Diego Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller played the 2025 trade deadline just about as well as he could have. While the Padres still came up short in the Wild Card Round of the postseason, he was able to address specific positions to a degree where those become...2685Fri, 10 Oct 2025 15:12:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/michael-king-highlights-impending-option-decisions-for-padres-r2689/For the first time since 2006, the San Diego Padres failed win a playoff series in a year in which they made the postseason. That doesn't mean general manager A.J. Preller is going to blow things up, but after the team pushed a lot of chips into the center of the table at the trade deadline, the...2689Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:56:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/after-the-way-the-padres-season-ended-the-abs-challenge-system-cant-come-soon-enough-r2686/The San Diego Padres' season ended painfully last week at the hands of the Chicago Cubs. After a low-scoring, back-and-forth series, the Padres were faced with their last chance to stay alive in the ninth inning of game three.  Down 3-0, Jackson Merrill got things started with a home run, c...2686Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:14:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/which-impending-padres-free-agents-are-most-likely-to-return-r2687/On paper, and as of the end of their short-lived postseason run, the San Diego Padres are set to return seven of nine starters on the positional side, four starting pitchers, and the majority of their relief arms in 2026. A lot can happen between now and next year, but it's a favorable position...2687Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:50:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/san-diego-padres-2025-starting-pitcher-of-the-year-r2667/When Nick Pivetta signed a four-year, $55 million contract this offseason with the Padres, no one quite knew how important that deal would be for San Diego. In a year plagued with injuries to key starters, Pivetta stepped up to the occasion and was, without a doubt, the best starter this season...2667Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:18:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/grading-the-2025-san-diego-padres-infielders-r2684/Manny Machado: A- Machado had a good season in 2025. If I were grading just based on the first half of the season, he would receive an A grade. However, his numbers did dip in the second half of the season. Machado finished with 4.1 bWAR and led the team with 159 games played. He was also the...2684Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:52:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/san-diego-padres-2025-reliever-of-the-year-r2675/The Padres’ 2025 season was built on the strength of their bullpen. Whether it was closing out tight games, bridging shaky starts, or racking up strikeouts in high-leverage moments, San Diego leaned heavily on its relief corps. Several arms turned in All-Star caliber performances, and the group...2675Tue, 07 Oct 2025 13:57:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/how-dansby-swanson-single-handedly-stopped-the-padres-offense-in-nlwc-r2683/As it became clear the Padres would be headed to Wrigley Field to take on the Chicago Cubs in the NL Wild Card series, it always felt like an uphill battle awaited San Diego. The Cubs have been one of the best home teams in baseball all season, and the Padres' offense has been wildly inconsisten...2683Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:57:03 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/it-was-always-going-to-end-this-way-for-2025-san-diego-padres-r2682/The San Diego Padres saw their season come to an end on Thursday at Wrigley Field with a result that has to feel eerily familiar to anyone associated with last year's group. Steady pitching can't overcome a complete absence of run production, no matter how loaded the bullpen might be. And after...2682Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:55:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/the-must-win-padres-matchup-against-the-cubs-by-the-numbers-r2681/Padres pitching dominated Cubs hitters on Wednesday, forcing a winner-take-all game three in Chicago. The starters are right-handers Jameson Taillon for Chicago and Yu Darvish for San Diego. In 2025, Taillon posted a 3.68 ERA, and Darvish a 5.38 as an injury-plagued season limited him to only 15...2681Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:18:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/fernando-tatis-jrs-glove-compensating-for-bat-in-cubs-series-r2679/The San Diego Padres forced a decisive Game 3 against the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday afternoon, stealing a 3-0 win at Wrigley Field. It was another game where the offense had difficulty breaking through, going just 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position. Things would have been quite a bit narr...2679Thu, 02 Oct 2025 13:52:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/padres-bullpen-stars-as-san-diego-forces-game-three-in-wrigley-r2680/When the Padres traded to acquire Mason Miller at the deadline, I was skeptical. Did this team really need another reliever, already boasting a record three All-Star relievers in 2025? Was it really worth sending the Athletics the third-ranked overall prospect in baseball?  As it turns out,...2680Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:32:35 +0000