https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/page/34/?d=21enhttps://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/randy-v%C3%A1squez-is-back-and-better-than-ever-r2649/My call for Randy Vasquez to rejoin the MLB roster was finally answered last week, and it’s worked out great for the Padres.  Following a trade deadline that shook up the starting rotation, Padres GM AJ Preller sent his second “best” pitcher, Randy Vasquez, down to AAA El Paso. I put “best”...2649Mon, 15 Sep 2025 13:57:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/who-knew-xander-bogaerts-cleared-to-resume-baseball-activities-was-this-important-r2647/2647Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:54:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/is-jeremiah-estradas-usage-change-eroding-his-reliability-in-shaky-second-half-r2645/No team has received more value out of their bullpen than the San Diego Padres. Their 6.9 fWAR from the group is tops in the league by a wide margin, while the relief corps sits first in ERA (3.09), first in FIP (3.57), fourth in K% (25.0 percent), and third in hard hit rate against (37.6 percen...2645Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:57:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/adrian-morejons-sinker-is-allowing-him-to-defy-his-reliever-archetype-r2642/Considering how velocity and movement have evolved in baseball over the last handful of years, a certain archetype has emerged, predominantly in the bullpen. Two-pitch pitchers are the flavor of the day, with one of those pitches checking in as a high-velocity fastball of some sort and the other...2642Tue, 09 Sep 2025 15:12:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/whats-at-stake-for-padres-dodgers-as-2025-mlb-regular-season-comes-to-an-end-r2641/The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers appear to be in the ultimate game of hot potato for the National League West crown. Both teams are struggling badly, with the Dodgers sitting below .500 since the calendar flipped to August (16-18) and the Padres barely above that mark (18-16). T...2641Tue, 09 Sep 2025 13:56:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/the-padres-need-to-be-more-aggressive-on-the-basepaths-r2636/The Padres have been one of the most mediocre base-running teams in MLB this season, and the squad needs to make an adjustment because they are currently losing games on the bases.  San Diego is 16th in MLB at -1.1 BsR (FanGraphs Baserunning Outs Above Average). With athletes like Fernando...2636Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:55:44 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/the-padres-lost-a-key-piece-of-their-bullpen-what-now-r2635/Major League Baseball’s best bullpen just took a huge blow and at the worst time. In the seventh inning of Monday’s loss to Baltimore, Jason Adam went down after a pitch and was carted off the field. On Tuesday, the Padres announced that Adam would miss the remainder of the season, placing him o...2635Sun, 07 Sep 2025 13:54:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/luis-arraez-is-baseballs-best-contact-hitter-has-he-gotten-too-good-at-it-r2633/Luis Arraez has been the subject of many great modern baseball debates about the dwindling perceived value of batting average, the lost art of contact hitting, and the legacy of a player who has won three consecutive batting titles, including one in both leagues. His ultra-contact approach is so...2633Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:56:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/nestor-cortes-home-run-problem-requires-a-creative-solution-r2632/The San Diego Padres lost another game on Wednesday. It was their sixth loss in their last seven games, and a sweep at the hands of a rather listless Baltimore Orioles squad (which followed a series loss to a Minnesota Twins club that traded virtually everybody they could prior to last month's t...2632Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:55:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/how-much-of-a-decline-are-the-padres-in-for-without-xander-bogaerts-r2628/There was a point this year where it looked like shortstop was a position of dire need for the San Diego Padres. Year 3 of the Xander Bogaerts deal looked to be an imminent disaster and, with the team struggling to find offense, a way out of the contract was floated by many across the baseball b...2628Wed, 03 Sep 2025 13:57:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/checking-in-with-the-padres-as-we-enter-the-final-month-of-the-2025-season-r2629/Having played through the end of August, the San Diego Padres have had a relatively successful season so far. They currently hold a record of 76 wins and 62 losses, which places them in second place in the division. After the last game of August, the team trails the Los Angeles Dodgers by only 2...2629Tue, 02 Sep 2025 18:10:14 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/remaining-schedule-favors-padres-but-only-if-they-take-advantage-r2627/With now less than a month to go, all options are on the table for the San Diego Padres.  When September reaches its end, the team could be named the champion of the National League West. Or they could take one of the three wild card spots available in the NL. The route they choose to take,...2627Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:58:02 +0000