https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/page/39/?d=21enhttps://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/positioning-may-be-the-source-of-manny-machados-defensive-regression-r2428/Disclaimer: What we're not doing here is casting aspersions on Manny Machado. Having just recently passed the threshold of playing more games with the San Diego Padres than the Baltimore Orioles, he's further cemented himself as a legend of the organization. He remains a key contributor and an u...2428Fri, 30 May 2025 13:52:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/luis-arraezs-already-slow-swing-has-slowed-down-more-and-its-a-problem-r2429/Luis Arraez has a reputation as one of the best contact hitters in all of Major League Baseball. He is a three-time batting title champion and has built his career on his ability to put the ball in play. With that said, there has always been talk of how long he could sustain his success.  T...2429Thu, 29 May 2025 13:53:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/searching-for-the-source-of-fernando-tatis-jrs-may-struggles-r2425/At the end of April, we were discussing Fernando Tatis Jr. in the context of a return to superstardom and as a fixture in the National League MVP race. As we prepare to hit the end of May, we've watched Tatis Jr's offensive performance sink with the majority of the rest of the San Diego Padres o...2425Wed, 28 May 2025 13:55:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/the-padres-june-schedule-is-their-time-to-make-hay-in-the-nl-west-r2426/Despite their worst stretch of the season over the past week, the Padres have staved off panic mode and remain just two games out of first place in the National League West. The coming weeks will provide ample opportunity to gain ground in the standings as the Padres face a mix of sub-.500 teams...2426Tue, 27 May 2025 16:24:58 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/should-the-padres-consider-more-time-in-left-field-for-gavin-sheets-r2423/One of Major League Baseball's worst-kept secrets is that the San Diego Padres need a left fielder.  After watching Jurickson Profar depart in free agency (and, subsequently, get hit with a PED suspension), eight different Padres have nabbed a start on that third of the outfield grass. Jaso...2423Tue, 27 May 2025 13:57:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/padres-week-in-review-a-week-of-highs-and-lows-r2422/Weekly Snapshot: Weekly Snapshot: Record Last Week: 2-4  (Overall: 29-22) Run Scored Last Week: 14 Runs Surrendered Last Week: 37 Standing: 3rd in NL West (2.5 GB 1st place LAD) *** Game 46 (5/20) | TOR 3, SD 0 Game 47 (5/21) | TOR 14, SD 0 Game 48 (5/22) | TOR 7, SD 6...2422Sun, 25 May 2025 23:16:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/the-2025-padres-are-neither-their-offensive-highs-nor-their-recent-offensive-lows-r2420/The San Diego Padres are a bad offensive baseball team right now. Some might say they're bad and offensive at present, given how the past week has gone.  It started last weekend against Seattle. The Padres were swept at home and managed to score just one run in each of the three games. It g...2420Sun, 25 May 2025 14:14:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/what-does-savants-new-data-on-the-padres-offense-mean-r2419/We are almost two months into the MLB season, and the confusing Padres’ offense has not become any easier to figure out. On one hand, the lineup has done enough to get the Padres to a 27-21 record entering the final week of May. On the other hand, the offense has relied heavily on a solid pitchi...2419Sat, 24 May 2025 13:50:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/the-padres-bullpen-ranks-among-mlbs-best-when-it-matters-most-r2418/The San Diego Padres' strong start to the 2025 season owes a significant debt to a bullpen that has been far more effective than it is dominant. Through the first two months of the season, the Padres' relievers rank just 11th in FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching), a metric that takes away...2418Fri, 23 May 2025 13:54:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/padres-roster-construction-exposed-as-slide-continues-r2417/If you hadn't watched the San Diego Padres prior to the last five days, you'd assume their contemporaries in the run production game were, like, the Pittsburgh Pirates or Chicago White Sox. And while they do technically remain a middle-tier offensive team in most regards, with the exception of w...2417Thu, 22 May 2025 13:50:00 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/where-did-the-padres-power-go-r2416/If you asked most Padres fans which recent Padres team was the most fun to watch throughout the season, chances are a lot of them will say the 2024 team.  What’s not to love about that team? They made it to the NLDS, they got career years out of players like Jurickson Profar and Kyle Higas...2416Wed, 21 May 2025 16:10:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/navigating-the-san-diego-padres-catcher-quandary-r2415/If the San Diego Padres have any hope of sustaining their hot start to the season, it's likely going to have to come in the form of some kind of offensive supplementation.  We know what the team looks like when the top hitters are, well, hitting. Fernando Tatis Jr, Jackson Merrill, Manny Ma...2415Wed, 21 May 2025 13:56:02 +0000