https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/page/8/?d=21enhttps://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/padres-unveil-opening-day-roster-for-2026-season-r3049/After a full offseason of hemming and hawing over who was and wasn't being acquired, the San Diego Padres have revealed their 26-man roster for Opening Day. While there, the starting rotation and the position players were set; the remaining decisions to be made had to deal with the bullpen....3049Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:51:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/san-diego-padres-2026-position-analysis-third-base-r3001/Manny Machado has held down the hot corner for the San Diego Padres since signing a 10-year, $300 million contract before the 2019 season. He has played third base well and, for the most part, been the player Friars fans expected when he left the Los Angeles Dodgers. He hasn't hit fewer tha...3001Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:30:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/jake-cronenworths-swing-adjustment-could-yield-massive-benefit-for-padres-r3036/The 2025 San Diego Padres were one of the meekest teams in Major League Baseball. As a collective, both their 152 home runs and .138 isolated power ranked 28th in the league. Plenty of context goes into that, of course. Regardless of the particulars, though, this was a team that was not built fo...3036Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:55:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/san-diego-padres-2026-position-analysis-shortstop-r3022/The San Diego Padres are counting on Xander Bogaerts to hold down the shortstop position in 2026, but recent history says he won't be out there every day. Injuries have sidelined him for long stretches in each of the past two years, and he'll be playing his age-33 season this year. Those are tro...3022Wed, 25 Mar 2026 01:30:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/3-padres-who-were-spring-training-all-stars-and-3-who-were-camp-busts-r3041/The San Diego Padres learned a lot about their team following more than a month at the Peoria Sports Complex in Arizona. With the exception of a few minor injuries (plus the season-ending surgery for reliever Bryan Hoeing), the Friars came out of camp mostly healthy. That made for a co...3041Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:53:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/san-diego-padres-2026-defensive-primer-r3033/Recent years across Major League Baseball have shown that you don't have to be an elite defensive team to make a deep playoff run. But it helps.  The Toronto Blue Jays were the best defensive team in the league last year, according to Statcast's Fielding Run Value. They posted a mark of 44,...3033Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:55:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/san-diego-padres-2026-position-analysis-designated-hitter-r3014/If there is a set of players who have a chip on their shoulder entering the 2026 season, it is the group who will primarily fill the role of designated hitter for the San Diego Padres. Nick Castellanos was dumped by the Philadelphia Phillies. Miguel Andujar spent most of the last two season...3014Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:00:03 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/san-diego-padres-2026-position-analysis-second-base-r3003/There's no mystery surrounding second base in San Diego -- Jake Cronenworth is the Padres' everyday option there. He returned to full-time duty at the position in 2025 after getting a lot of work at first base in 2023 and 2024. He shouldn't be needed at the cold corner in 2026 because Gavin Shee...3003Sat, 21 Mar 2026 14:04:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/spring-temperature-check-whos-hot-and-whos-cold-in-padres-camp-march-16-19-r3025/Suddenly, the San Diego Padres have just four Cactus League games left. The dog days of spring were covered up by the World Baseball Classic, but now everyone is focused on the finer things in order to get ready for Opening Day. That includes a couple of split-squad games Friday before wrap...3025Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:08:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/san-diego-padres-2026-top-prospects-ethan-salas-no-1-r3016/Padres Mission's countdown of the top 20 prospect in the San Diego Padres' organization comes to a conclusion with the No. 1 prospect, as voted on by our writers. Check out all of the other entries in the ranking here: No. 2 : Kash Mayfield No. 3: Kruz Schoolcraft No....3016Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:55:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/three-questions-the-padres-must-answer-before-2026-opening-day-r3028/There are precious few days left before the San Diego Padres depart sunny Arizona and return home to sunny SoCal to begin the 2026 season. But as the clock ticks down toward Opening Day on March 26 vs. Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers, there are still some key items to figure out regardi...3028Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:03:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/san-diego-padres-2026-position-analysis-first-base-r3015/Coming into the offseason, there may not have been a position with more uncertainty for the San Diego Padres than first base. While the team retained Gavin Sheets, the two names that logged the most time at the spot both appeared set to depart in free agency. Of course, that would come to fruiti...3015Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:09:01 +0000