https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/page/61/?d=21enhttps://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/what-did-kyle-hart-do-differently-in-start-no-3-r2377/Nothing remedies a clunky start to the year like an outing against the Colorado Rockies. 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'...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/The vibes were incredible for the San Diego Padres in Week 1 of the 2025 Major League season. Less so in Week 2. 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 o...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/In the war of attrition that is a 162-game baseball season, the Padres suffered some hopefully not-too-serious casualties during Tuesday's battle. 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. Tha...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/Ahead of the 2024 season, Jeremiah Estrada was a two-pitch reliever with barely more than 15 big league innings to his name. A year later, he's still a two-pitch reliever. But the pitches — and the volume — have changed. A former prospect of the Chicago Cubs as far back as 2017, Jeremiah Est...2370Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:57:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/fun-facts-from-the-friars-flawless-first-week-r2372/Let's not gloss over what the Padres accomplished in the first week of the regular season. The numbers tell the tale. 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-g...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/On May 18, 2019, current San Diego Padres first baseman Luis Arráez made his big league debut with the Minnesota Twins. He hasn't had a career average under .300 since.  Despite spending barely a calendar year with the Padres to this point, fans quickly became accustomed to what makes Luis A...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/After a spectacular first year with the Padres and first year as a full-time starter, King is showing signs that he could be even better in 2025. Michael King makes his third start of the season tonight against the Sacramento Athletics. King’s Opening Day start against an excellent Braves li...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/The Green Monster and Fenway Park weren't doing Nick Pivetta any favors. He should find San Diego more fitting for his pitching profile. 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...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/Heyward's struggles at the plate and his batted ball profile seem like they'd make him a good fit for the new fad. 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 t...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/Jackson Merrill never wanted to leave San Diego. Now he doesn't have to. 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...2368Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:58:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/dylan-cease-has-a-whole-new-look-r2361/No, it's not just the beard. Cease is bringing in two new pitches and doing some different things on the mound. 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 sev...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/The time has come to irresponsibly overreact to small sample batted ball, plate discipline, and bat speed data. 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 Gu...2364Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:06:01 +0000