https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/page/5/?d=21enhttps://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/jake-cronenworth-might-be-playing-his-way-onto-the-padres-bench-r3101/Jake Cronenworth had a lot to prove going into this season. After back-to-back All-Star campaigns in 2021 and 2022, Cronenworth has been a league-average player over the past three years. The San Diego Padres’ infielder has carried a 99 OPS+ from 2023-2025 while averaging less than 2.0 bWAR per...3101Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:04:03 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/padres-sale-reaching-its-final-steps-amidst-mlb-record-evaluation-r3102/At long last, the San Diego Padres' franchise sale saga appears to be nearing its end. The Seidler family has chosen its winning bidder, private-equity billionaire José E. Feliciano and his wife, Kwanza Jones. First on the news was Jared Diamond and Miriam Gottfried of the Wall Street Journal....3102Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:56:00 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/matt-waldron-cant-replace-nick-pivetta-but-he-can-save-his-padres-career-r3100/With Nick Pivetta facing an extended absence with a flexor strain in his elbow, the San Diego Padres will need to deploy their starting pitching volume earlier than they might have anticipated. Each of Griffin Canning and Matt Waldron were already on rehab assignment, but it’s the latter that’ll...3100Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:59:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/who-is-to-blame-for-joe-musgroves-setback-padres-pitcher-or-no-one-r3092/In discussing his current status following a spring training setback in his comeback from Tommy John surgery, San Diego Padres right-handed starter Joe Musgrove had this to say: "[I don't anticipate having to] build up all the way to six (innings) and 100 (pitches) before I’m back, but they...3092Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:04:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/gavin-sheets-grip-on-padres-first-base-job-is-loosening-r3097/There was a brief moment over the weekend where it looked like San Diego Padres first baseman Gavin Sheets was shaking off the early season rust and morphing back into the excelling, change-of-scenery bat that he’d been for much of 2025. After a solo home run early in the game, Sheets sent a thr...3097Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:59:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/april-showers-sap-padres-power-petco-park-fueling-friars-unlucky-bats-r3093/The San Diego Padres are on something of a roll. After starting the season 1-4, they’ve won 10 of their past 12 and own the second-best record in the National League. Usually, when a team is racking up wins with such ferocity, there is a bit of good fortune at play, but the Padres have gotten of...3093Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:35:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/can-padres-compensate-for-a-potential-long-term-nick-pivetta-absence-r3090/For all of the concerns that we might have had around the starting pitching for the San Diego Padres, the rotation has actually been quite solid in the early going. Their collective 1.3 fWAR ranks 12th among all starting staffs while also sitting in the top 12 in ERA (3.82) and strikeout rate (2...3090Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:58:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/nick-castellanos-padres-tenure-is-off-to-a-strong-start-save-for-some-bad-luck-r3089/The San Diego Padres spent their weekend completing a four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies, extending what has become a nice rebound from a sluggish start to the year. Unfortunately for Nick Castellanos, he was pinned down a bit from contributing to the repeated offensive outbursts from the c...3089Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:56:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/padres-week-in-review-homer-binge-includes-consecutive-walk-offs-to-sweep-rockies-r3074/Padres' Weekly Snapshot Record last week: 6-1 Runs scored last week: 42 Runs allowed last week: 21 Standings   Scores Game 10 (Monday): Padres 5, Pirates 0 Game 11 (Tuesday): Pirates 7, Padres 1 Game 12 (Wednesday): Padres 8, Pirates 2...3074Mon, 13 Apr 2026 23:31:38 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/is-david-morgan-ready-to-assume-higher-leverage-duties-for-the-padres-r3087/As preseason prognostications rolled out, it was clear that any hope the San Diego Padres had in 2026 hinged on the strength of their bullpen. Across both their slow start and a more recent stretch of success, that has largely proven to be true. No team in baseball has gotten more out of their b...3087Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:58:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/can-luis-campusano-finally-break-the-padres-catching-curse-r3083/The year is 2020. Olivia Rodrigo is working on a new album. The Trump administration is trying to figure out what to do with Iran. And San Diego Padres catcher Luis Campusano is primed for a breakout. It seems the more things change, the more they stay the same. It was that Covid year...3083Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:05:12 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/mason-millers-unholy-evolution-mirrors-that-of-edwin-diaz-r3081/Through the first week and a half of the season, the best pitcher in baseball has been San Diego Padres closer Mason Miller. Over 6 1/3 innings, he has allowed exactly zero runs, struck out 16, walked one, and allowed a single solitary single. He leads all relievers in FIP (-1.43), fWAR (0.5), a...3081Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:07:00 +0000