https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/page/42/?d=21enhttps://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/padres-bullets-kolek-vs-seattle-brito-done-and-darvish-close-r2411/The San Diego Padres resume their homestand on Friday night, welcoming in the Seattle Mariners. Unlike their last pair of matchups, which saw them take on two last-place teams, the weekend tilt vs. the M's represents a series between two legitimate contenders. Seattle sits atop the American Leag...2411Fri, 16 May 2025 13:50:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/can-randy-v%C3%A1squez-keep-getting-away-with-this-r2408/The strength of the 2025 San Diego Padres resides on the mound. Pitching is the reason they've been able to compensate for a lack of offensive depth, and it's also the reason they were able to stave off a slide in the wake of injuries that threatened to expose that lack of depth.  Randy Vás...2408Wed, 14 May 2025 13:58:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/heres-all-the-history-the-san-diego-padres-made-on-saturday-and-some-they-didnt-r2406/The Colorado Rockies are who they are. They're on pace to be one of the worst teams in the history of Major League Baseball. As such, you could make the case that a team like the San Diego Padres should do exactly what they did against them on Saturday night: a 21-0 win that set or tied multiple...2406Sun, 11 May 2025 20:42:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/is-this-the-end-for-jason-heyward-r2403/In spite of themselves, the San Diego Padres keep on winning.  A top heavy lineup from the jump, ravaged by injuries and comprised of fringe Major League talent on the margins, keeps doing it. But while they've managed to survive with the strategy of loading up the bench with non-roster inv...2403Fri, 09 May 2025 16:14:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/padres-bullets-good-news-on-the-injury-front-r2404/The San Diego Padres play baseball today.  After a tough close to the series against the New York Yankees (in more ways than one), they'll get a bit of a reprieve when they head to Colorado for a three-game set against the Rockies. The Padres will send Randy Vásquez, Stephen Kolek, and Nick...2404Fri, 09 May 2025 13:51:32 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/searching-for-manny-machados-lost-power-stroke-r2402/In a number of respects, Manny Machado is the best he's been in years. But the power side isn't one of them.  The total body of work indicates an essential component of the San Diego Padres' lineup. Machado's line includes a .295 average, .360 on-base percentage, 16.9% strikeout rate, and a...2402Wed, 07 May 2025 20:10:00 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/the-good-bad-of-robert-su%C3%A1rezs-usage-change-r2401/Almost nobody threw more fastballs in 2024 than Robert Suárez. The San Diego Padres' closer rode that pitch and its 99th percentile velocity to 36 saves and a 2.77 ERA. Fine outcomes at the back of the bullpen, to be sure. Ideally, you'd like at least a little variety out of your relief arms. Su...2401Tue, 06 May 2025 18:16:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/padres-injury-update-jackson-merrill-jake-cronenworth-nearing-return-yu-darvish-making-progress-r2400/The San Diego Padres have done incredible work to keep the ship afloat as they deal with numerous early season injuries to their star players. Joe Musgrove was ruled out for the season a long time ago following his Tommy John surgery, but the Padres have had to weather long-term injuries to...2400Sun, 04 May 2025 13:57:00 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/xander-bogaerts-is-getting-faster-at-the-plate-and-worse-r2398/At present, the San Diego Padres are a team starved for offense. Even with the return of Luis Arráez, there's a level of impact that will remain absent from the lineup for the foreseeable future, given that they are still without Jackson Merrill and Jake Cronenworth indefinitely.  That's le...2398Fri, 02 May 2025 15:35:37 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/san-diego-padres-pitcher-of-the-month-march-april-r2397/Unlike the hitting side of things, there's a number of arms we can acknowledge as the March/April Pitcher of the Month for the San Diego Padres. While the positional side has been decimated by injuries, the pitching staff has held it together. It hasn't been perfect (given some struggles in the...2397Thu, 01 May 2025 15:19:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/san-diego-padres-hitter-of-the-month-march-april-r2396/With the month of April coming to a close, it's time to examine the San Diego Padres' most impressive player on the positional side. Given the rash of injuries the team has experienced in recent weeks, however, it leaves us with fairly slim pickings.  Jackson Merrill has been out for nearly...2396Wed, 30 Apr 2025 13:52:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/injuries-taking-their-toll-on-the-padres-offense-r2395/Even home cookin' isn't enough for the San Diego Padres these days. The team that started 12-1 at the friendly confines of Petco Park endured their first sweep of the season over the weekend, stinging even more because it came upon their return home from a six-game road swing. They scored j...2395Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:10:00 +0000