https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/page/41/?d=21enhttps://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/fun-facts-from-the-friars-flawless-first-week-r2372/On Friday, April 4, the good times finally stopped rolling. The Padres lost their first game in Chicago and their first game of the 2025 season, putting an end to the seven-game winning streak that kicked off the season. In order to commemorate all the fun we had during that glorious week of fur...2372Tue, 08 Apr 2025 16:00:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/the-really-absurd-thing-about-luis-arr%C3%A1ezs-batting-average-r2371/Despite spending barely a calendar year with the Padres to this point, fans quickly became accustomed to what makes Luis Arráez such a fascinating quantity among big league hitters. He really only does one thing well. The three-time batting champion doesn't hit the ball hard, doesn't hit for pow...2371Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:56:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/michael-king-is-moving-up-and-to-the-arm-side-r2369/Michael King makes his third start of the season tonight against the Sacramento Athletics. King’s Opening Day start against an excellent Braves lineup didn’t go quite to plan, as he lasted just 2 2/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on four walks and four hits. However, he bounced back in a...2369Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:54:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/nick-pivetta-will-enjoy-expansive-petco-park-and-san-diego-r2366/Nick Pivetta made quite the Padres debut on Sunday, pitching seven innings of one-hit shutout baseball. Pivetta turned down the Boston Red Sox's Qualifying Offer in the offseason and opted for the free agency market. The San Diego Padres signed him to a 4-year deal for $55 million with an opt-ou...2366Sat, 05 Apr 2025 13:52:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/should-jason-heyward-jump-on-the-torpedo-bat-bandwagon-r2365/I don't know if you know this, but baseball players are inherently followers. What works for one guy, might not work for another. But you can be darn sure they're going to try that thing that works for that other guy just in case. Which is why it's no surprise that seemingly overnight, the torpe...2365Fri, 04 Apr 2025 13:56:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/jackson-merrill-extension-locks-in-certainty-for-san-diego-padres-r2368/Not that Jackson Merrill's future was some looming question for the San Diego Padres, but with arbitration eligibility coming after 2026, the team had incentive to try to lock in some cost certainty with their emerging superstar. They have it now, with Merrill and the Padres agreeing to a nine-y...2368Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:58:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/dylan-cease-has-a-whole-new-look-r2361/Over at FanGraphs, David Laurila recently ran an interview with Dylan Cease. It was a particular style of interview that Laurila has conducted quite a bit lately: he read Cease several lines from an amateur scouting report and asked Cease to repsond to them. I found it really fun; there were som...2361Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:03:00 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/holy-sheets-get-swept-up-in-gavin-sheets-torrid-start-r2364/What are you scared of? Like, if you close your eyes and imagine your deepest fear, what do you see? For me, it’s probably heights, or clowns, I’m not really sure. For Cleveland Guardians’ RHP Luis L. Ortiz, the answer is obvious: a 6’3”, 235-pound left-handed DH from Lutherville, Maryland....2364Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:06:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/breaking-jackson-merrill-agrees-to-nine-year-extension-with-padres-r2367/It's officially extension season across baseball. The Red Sox have locked down Garrett Crochet and the Blue Jays have locked down Alejandro Kirk. Now it's San Diego's turn. On Wednesday morning, Robert Murray of FanSided reported that Jackson Merrill has agreed to a nine-year, $135-million contr...2367Wed, 02 Apr 2025 13:23:00 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/keep-an-eye-on-jackson-merrills-plate-discipline-r2363/Examining plate discipline after four games isn't necessarily the best use of one's time. Baseball is a game of sample sizes and analyzing an approach requires far more than the opening series of the year. Which means that if we're talking about Jackson Merrill's plate discipline at this point,...2363Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:56:00 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/can-the-padres-recreate-an-all-star-closer-in-the-aggregate-r2362/The Padres snuck past the Atlanta Braves and a dominant Spencer Schwellenbach in a 1-0 game on a chilly Saturday evening at Petco Park, marking their third consecutive win to open the year. In a game with unexpected heroes – Randy Vasquez delivering six scoreless innings, Wandy Peralta and Alek...2362Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:12:00 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/how-elias-d%C3%ADaz-can-improve-his-framing-r2359/Elias Díaz was a solid framer in 2024. According to Baseball Savant, his two framing runs ranked 18th among all catchers. It was just the second time he’d been above average in his career, and a huge improvement over the combined -11 he put up in the two previous season. However, Díaz had a very...2359Mon, 31 Mar 2025 13:50:00 +0000