https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/page/60/?d=21enhttps://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/alek-jacob-stuff-the-power-of-pitch-mix-r2376/Alek Jacob started 2025 with a bang, adding iVB to his fastball and sweeper, arm-side movement to his sinker and changeup, and his name to a surprising list of high-leverage relievers. Relievers are often known for having a small arsenal. As Padres fans will well know, the great Trevor Ho...2376Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:53:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/paredes-delivers-late-as-astros-edge-padres-3%E2%80%932-r2387/Isaac Paredes blooped a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning, lifting the Houston Astros to a 3–2 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night at Minute Maid Park. HOUSTON — Isaac Paredes blooped a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning, lifting the Houston Astros to a 3–2 win ove...2387Sun, 20 Apr 2025 19:15:07 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/rookie-cam-smith-powers-astros-past-padres-with-two-homers-four-rbi-r2386/Rookie Cam Smith made a statement in his first two at-bats, launching a pair of home runs and driving in a career-high four runs to lead the Houston Astros to a 6–4 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night. HOUSTON — Rookie Cam Smith made a statement in his first two at-bats, launching...2386Sat, 19 Apr 2025 18:10:00 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/why-dylan-cease-is-actually-fine-and-everyone-can-calm-down-r2385/The Padres' ace has the third-highest ERA among qualified starters. That doesn't actually affect his rest-of-season outlook. Acquired from the White Sox in early 2024 for a haul that included major pieces of the Juan Soto trade, Dylan Cease was dominant for the Padres last year. Alongside Mi...2385Sat, 19 Apr 2025 13:56:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/nick-pivetta-cant-keep-getting-away-with-this-r2384/Do you know what a blast is? Maybe you don't want to know. Maybe you’ve heard someone call Nick Pivetta a stuff monster. It’s an apt description. Over nine seasons in the majors, he has a 4.69 ERA and 4.31, but the Padres were happy to sign him for four years and $55 million because of the s...2384Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:51:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/randy-v%C3%A1squez-is-avoiding-the-barrel-and-finding-stability-r2382/Is the Padres' worst starter from 2024 now their secret weapon? It feels like there's a dash of cruelty in labeling a pitcher as the "worst" on a team that made a playoff run in 2024. But it fits rather inarguably in the case of Randy Vásquez. Vásquez's first year with the San Diego Pad...2382Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:50:00 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/tatis-machado-power-padres-to-series-win-over-cubs-r2383/After a gutwrenching loss on Tuesday, the Padres returned to their winning ways, ensuring yet another series win and a happy flight to Houston. Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado each delivered two RBIs, and Nick Pivetta turned in six strong innings as the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago...2383Thu, 17 Apr 2025 01:16:33 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/cubs-continue-to-be-padres-kryptonite-in-extra-inning-loss-r2381/One more game against the Cubs. Just one more. The good news is that after today's game, the Padres won't have to play the Cubs again all season. On Tuesday, the Padres fell to the Cubs, 2-1, in 10 innings. The Padres are now 2-3 against the Cubs and 12-1 against all teams that aren't the Cu...2381Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:56:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/xander-bogaerts-infield-hit-king-r2379/It's extremely rare to find a player who's as prolific as Bogaerts at both hitting the ball over the fence and hitting it straight down into the dirt. 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 h...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/No Jackson Merrill. Not even a Brandon Lockridge. Where do the San Diego Padres go from here?  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 hamstri...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/Part of being Fernando Tatis Jr. is that you're always going to be under a microscope. So you make mechanical changes, the world is going to notice.  Baseball Savant's new batting stance data gives us insight into more mechanics for hitters than ever before. So now, instead of simply noticin...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/Michael King got his pitch count in order on Sunday. Much to the chagrin of the Colorado Rockies. 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 t...2378Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:00:00 +0000