https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/page/48/?d=21enhttps://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/xander-bogaerts-infield-hit-king-r2379/Maybe you already knew this about Xander Bogaerts, but I didn’t. When I think of Xander Bogaerts, I think of a power hitter with 186 career home runs. The guy with one 30-homer season, three 20-homer seasons, and double-digit homers in every season stretching back to 2014. Bogaerts is more than...2379Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:05:00 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/so-what-are-the-padres-going-to-do-in-center-field-r2380/You wouldn't know it by their historic start, but the Padres are kind of going through it on the health side these last couple of weeks.  It started when they lost Jackson Merrill to a hamstring injury. Jake Cronenworth followed with what turned out to be a rib fracture. They avoided furthe...2380Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:00:03 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/fernando-tatis-jrs-new-stance-opens-new-pull-side-possibilities-r2373/Baseball Savant's new batting stance data gives us insight into more mechanics for hitters than ever before. So now, instead of simply noticing that the San Diego Padres right fielder dropped his hands, added more of a crouch, and opened up his stance,  we can put concrete numbers to what our ey...2373Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:54:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/michael-kings-complete-game-shutout-revealed-a-new-level-of-efficiency-r2378/On Sunday, coming off two consecutive shutouts, the San Diego Padres sent their de facto ace to the mound aiming for a sweep of their division rivals. And while the assumption should have been that they'd complete the sweep with Michael King on the mound, his three previous starts had been labor...2378Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:00:00 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/what-did-kyle-hart-do-differently-in-start-no-3-r2377/Kyle Hart's first start back stateside was varying levels of fine. He tossed five innings against Cleveland, allowing a pair of runs and working ar ound a lot of hard contact (57.1% hard-hit rate). Hart's second outing was downright bad, as he failed to make it out of the first inning against th...2377Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:52:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/injuries-and-lack-of-depth-have-padres-walking-a-tightrope-r2375/After starting off a scorching 7-0, the Friars' fortunes came to a halt at a brisk Wrigley Field over the weekend. They lost two of three to the Chicago Cubs before heading back out west. While they were able to claim a pair from the West Sacramento Athletics, they didn't come through remotely u...2375Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:01:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/trio-of-padres-stars-dealing-with-reportedly-minor-injuries-r2374/If you tuned in to watch the Padres beat the Athletics in Wednesday's series finale, you might have noticed a conspicuous lack of star power. That’s because Tuesday was particularly rough, physically. (It was also rough emotionally, as Dylan Cease soldiered through the worst start of his decorat...2374Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:57:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/dont-call-it-a-changeup-jeremiah-estradas-chitter-changed-his-approach-r2370/A former prospect of the Chicago Cubs as far back as 2017, Jeremiah Estrada broke out in 2022 courtesy of a 1.30 ERA across three levels of the minor leagues. That performance earned him a cup of coffee and five big league innings before another dozen appearances in 2023. The latter year didn't...2370Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:57:01 +0000https://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 +0000