https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/page/8/?d=21enhttps://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/padres-lack-of-speed-hasnt-stopped-their-steals-but-is-it-holding-back-their-offense-r3181/The San Diego Padres are not a fast baseball team when it comes to moving around the bases. Anyone who has watched Manny Machado sidle up the basepaths would not be surprised by that fact. But while Machado represents the most noticeable element of the team’s collective lack of speed, he’s hardl...3181Mon, 18 May 2026 13:54:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/what-padres-miguel-andujar-lacks-in-patience-he-makes-up-for-in-contact-r3186/Miguel Andujar has been one of the San Diego Padres’ most aggressive, but also one of their most valuable, hitters this season. He has drawn exactly three walks in 122 plate appearances and was sporting one of the highest chase rates of his career as the club opened a weekend series Friday...3186Sun, 17 May 2026 14:07:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/xander-bogaerts-improvements-are-the-result-of-one-hilariously-simple-root-cause-r3180/The San Diego Padres have largely continued to win baseball games despite an offense that has slowly worked its way from below average to more of a middling nature. While they continue to wait on the likes of Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jackson Merrill to become regular contributors to the cause, it’...3180Fri, 15 May 2026 13:50:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/ramon-laureano-suddenly-cant-turn-left-r3174/Very few players excel at everything. Sure, there are the Shohei Ohtanis and Bobby Witt Jr.s of the world who seemingly do it all, but the key to success for most players is that they do one thing extremely well and tread water everywhere else. Ramon Laureano was one of those players, and he sti...3174Thu, 14 May 2026 13:53:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/is-ethan-salas-suddenly-an-untouchable-prospect-again-for-the-padres-r3157/When Ethan Salas burst onto the Single-A scene as a 17-year-old back in 2023, it might’ve been easy to expect to see him playing home games at the top level for the San Diego Padres by now. Especially when he was up a level with Double-A San Antonio at the same age. Between injuries and subseque...3157Tue, 12 May 2026 13:57:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/padres-week-in-review-castellanos-rescues-rough-week-with-dramatic-homer-r3156/San Diego Padres Weekly Snapshot Record last week: 4-3 Runs scored last week: 25 Runs allowed last week: 21 Standings     Scores Game 34 (Monday): Giants 3, Padres 2 Game 35 (Tuesday): Padres 10, Giants 5 Game 36 (Wednesday): Padres 5...3156Mon, 11 May 2026 13:55:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/kyle-harts-salvation-lies-in-his-reworked-splitter-r3158/When Kyle Hart struggled through six starts out of the gate for the San Diego Padres in 2025, the remainder of his appearances came in relief. Even short on rotation depth to start this year, that’s where Hart has spent all of his time in 2026. The results? A 5.40 ERA, a plummeting 14.7 K%, and...3158Sat, 09 May 2026 14:02:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/the-padres-are-swinging-harder-in-2026-does-it-even-matter-r3151/Despite a solid record for the first full month of the season, the San Diego Padres came into May sitting near the bottom of Major League Baseball in a number of offensive categories. As of the start of the Cardinals series, they're 23rd in runs scored (141), 26th in on-base percentage (.307), a...3151Fri, 08 May 2026 13:53:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/nick-castellanos-deserves-better-can-the-padres-afford-to-wait-for-better-luck-r3161/Despite a very good career, Nick Castellanos will be remembered for a drive into deep left field and for cracking a beer mid-game in his manager’s face. The 2026 San Diego Padres don’t care about that. They just need their unlikely utility man to hit for power. By one metric, he’s doing exactly...3161Thu, 07 May 2026 13:51:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/griffin-cannings-perfectly-adequate-first-start-could-be-just-what-padres-need-r3152/There was a time when a first start of the season coming against the Chicago White Sox would've represented as soft a landing as possible. But with the San Diego Padres having dropped the first two of three against a Sox team that has been surging over the past week, Griffin Canning didn't quite...3152Tue, 05 May 2026 13:57:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/padres-week-in-review-rough-week-finishes-with-good-win-r3131/San Diego Padres Weekly Snapshot Record last week: 2-4  Runs scored last week: 22 Runs allowed last week: 35 Standings Scores Game 28 (Monday): Padres 9, Cubs 7 Game 29 (Tuesday): Cubs 8, Padres 3 Game 30 (Wednesday): Cubs 5, Padres 4 Of...3131Mon, 04 May 2026 17:07:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/can-fernando-tatis-jr-find-a-way-out-of-his-launch-angle-spiral-r3144/As of the end of April, there was exactly one hitter in Major League Baseball hitting the ball hard at a higher rate than Fernando Tatis Jr. And even James Woods’ 64.8 Hard-Hit% just narrowly edges the 64.7 percent rate at which the San Diego Padres' right fielder is working with thus far. In th...3144Mon, 04 May 2026 13:55:01 +0000