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The San Diego Padres finalized manager Craig Stammen’s coaching staff with the hiring of Bob Henley as the third base coach, Kevin Plawecki as the catching coach, and Ryan Goins as the infield coach for the 2026 season. The majority of the new staff includes coaches who had a previous relationship with Stammen during their […]
about 2 months ago | 5 reads
The San Diego Padres have yet to make any significant news this offseason, most of what has been discussed is rumor and speculation. Padres starter Yu Darvish made some news of his own while taking part in the Padres Holiday Tour at Ronald McDonald House in San Diego, Monday. In a news starved baseball town […]
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During an appearance with the San Diego Padres Holiday Tour at Ronald McDonald House in San Diego, Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish gave an update on his recovery from the flexor tendon and UCL repair that threatens his illustrious career. Speaking to the media during his time visiting kids and families at RMH, Darvish expressed […]
about 2 months ago | 5 reads
A recent Padres Reacts Survey on Gaslamp Ball found the majority of San Diego Padres fans wanted to see Michael King return to the team, if the Padres had the financial means to sign just one of the top free-agent pitchers. Reports started to come out Sunday that King was close to making a decision […]
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With the MLB Winter Meetings heading up all the headlines for the previous week-plus, there has been very little other San Diego Padres news. The rumors, on the other hand, have been running rampant. It started with many prominent baseball writers opining that there is no way for the Padres to survive their change of […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
The San Diego Padres have been part of various trade rumors since the MLB Winter Meetings. There has not been nearly as much conversation or coverage about their free-agent targets, if there are any. San Diego has three spots to fill in the rotation after Dylan Cease and Michael King reached free agency and Yu […]
about 2 months ago | 6 reads
The MLB Winter Meetings have come and gone and the San Diego Padres did not do anything to address any of the team’s needs. Pitching, starting pitching, is the most definitive area of need for San Diego and to address that need, it appears Padres general manager A.J. Preller will turn to the trade market. […]
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The offseason often brings wild speculation about players and teams. For the San Diego Padres, the player most often brought up in rumor and speculation by fans and media alike is Fernando Tatis Jr. The two-time Platinum Glove winning right fielder is a cornerstone of the San Diego franchise. While some of the Friar Faithful […]
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The final day of the MLB Winter Meetings remained quiet for A.J. Preller and the San Diego Padres, at least on the trade and free agent signing front. Preller had his last day of media availability and he made his strongest statement of the meetings while discussing the swirling rumors concerning trading Fernando Tatis Jr. […]
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Rumors of a potential trade between the San Diego Padres and the New York Mets have been swirling since the MLB Winter Meetings. Steven Woods from Ben & Woods on 97.3 The Fan speculated that a package headlined by closer Mason Miller from San Diego could bring a return from New York that included shortstop […]
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MLB Winter Meetings were intriguing for baseball fans, but left fans of the San Diego Padres wanting more. There was some clarity about the bullpen and payroll, but how general manager A.J. Preller is going to address all the needs on the San Diego roster remains in question. It does seem that trades will be […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Padres fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. MLB Winter Meetings ended Wednesday without any of the top free agent starters signing contracts. Framber […]
2 months ago | 4 reads
The Friar Faithful were not surprised that San Diego Padres manager Craig Stammen unofficially named Mason Miller as the team’s closer for the 2026 season. Typically, news of this nature would not even register on your social media feeds. However, Padres President of Baseball Operations and General Manager A.J. Preller said earlier in the offseason […]
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The San Diego Padres announced the signing of a reliever with no major league experience on the first full day of the MLB Winter Meetings. RHP Daison Acosta, 27, signed a 1-year major league contract that teased Padres fans into thinking this could be the start of an active three days. So far, the article […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
New San Diego Padres Manager Craig Stammen made the rounds at the MLB Winter Meetings, Monday. He spoke with various reporters and joined the MLB Network crew for additional conversation. One of the most notable statements made by Stammen was about the future of his bullpen. According to the manager and Padres general manager A.J. […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
Newly hired San Diego Padres manager Craig Stammen made his debut at the 2025 MLB Winter Meetings on Monday. He had his general media availability as well as doing interviews on MLB Network, the MLB Sirius XM station as well as talking with Sammy Levitt of 97.3 The Fan (the Padres flagship station). Stammen opened […]
2 months ago | 4 reads
The first decision regarding the San Diego Padres came with the start of MLB Winter Meetings. Manager Craig Stammen and president of baseball operations and general manager A.J. Preller stated the San Diego bullpen will remain intact. There have been questions about Mason Miller, Adrian Morejon and possibly David Morgan moving from the ‘pen to […]
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Owners, general managers and front office personnel from all 30 MLB teams reported to Orlando, Fla. for the MLB Winter Meetings, which will be in full swing today. It has become commonplace to see some of the big-name free agents agree to new contracts or teams lineup on a trade that shuffles their respective lineups […]
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The Friar Faithful have lived this experience before. The San Diego Padres and their general manager and president of baseball operations A.J. Preller are heading into MLB Winter Meetings in Orlando, Fla. with little financial flexibility and an unknown list of targets to fill the roster. Fans can only speculate about how Preller and the […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
The offseason has not brought much news or much positive news with regard to the San Diego Padres. That has not stopped multiple players from the lower levels of the organization from playing in the various winter leagues to improve their skills. Luis Campusano went 0-for-21 last year at the MLB level so his time […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
The international baseball winter leagues have been in progress since shortly after the MLB season ended. Although no San Diego Padres major league players are currently playing with any of the teams, multiple Padres minor league players are active. Dominican Republic Winter League Catcher/DH Luis Campusano, who recently signed a one-year contract with the organization, […]
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The MLB Winter Meetings begin Sunday in Orlando, Fla., and the San Diego Padres are looking to upgrade their starting rotation. Team President of Baseball Operations and General Manager A.J. Preller should have plenty of options available on the trade market. The window of opportunity to contend for a postseason berth is slowly closing on […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
The addition of Ty Adcock to the bullpen could mean several things for the San Diego Padres. It could be a sign the team is not going to rest on the success of the past and look to build on a strength. It could mean that Mason Miller or Adrian Morejon, perhaps both, will be […]
2 months ago | 1 read
San Diego Padres President of Baseball Operations and General Manager A.J. Preller announced Thursday the team signed relief pitcher Ty Adcock to a major league contract. On the surface it looks like a general manager looking to add depth to his bullpen and make the strength of his team stronger, but could it mean something […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
With three rotation holes to fill, the San Diego Padres have no doubt been monitoring the dollars that have been given out to starting pitchers to this point in free agency. The contracts imply that addressing the pitching needs through free agency may not be attainable for San Diego from a monetary standpoint. Thomas Conroy […]
2 months ago | 2 reads