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MLB: The Progressive?
Ned Yost may have lost the World Series, but a managerial trend toward run prevention may be started in his honour.[Editor's Note: This is the site's first piece by new contributor Michael Bradburn!...
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Liriano, Grandal, Maybin, progress in Dominican Winter League
A handful of Friars, Storm, Missions, and Chihuahuas have taken the time and the trip to develop themselves in the Liga de Beisbol Dominicana. Here's a recap of their progress through October and the...
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Anatomy of a hypothetical Reds trade
There are a ton of moving parts in any MLB trade, but the Reds find themselves shopping for something quite specific with a currency only a few teams are looking for.Walt Jocketty and his Jitterbug are...
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Yankees unlikely to pursue Pablo Sandoval, Max Scherzer, Jon Lester, or James...
New York doesn't plan on doling out any monstrous contracts this offseason.The New York Yankees are likely to keep things a bit quieter this offseason. According to Mark Feinsand and Bill Madden of the...
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The Padres Hit More New Fence Homers This Year
Prior to the 2013 season, the Padres made some pretty significant changes to the fences at Petco Park. Last year, those new dimensions generated 21 extra home runs, or one per every 3.86 games. This...
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Games in which Tony Gwynn hit a home run and struck out
I was reading my pal Marcus's great cardblog All The Way To The Backstop, as I tend to do just about every day, when I noticed an offhand remark he made in his most recent post, in which he wondered...
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Billy Gasparino latest rumored to join Dodgers front office
The Dodgers were granted permission on Wednesday to interview Padres scouting director Billy Gasparino for a position in their front office, per Corey Brock of MLB.com. Gasparino could be the latest...
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Help us choose the funniest Padres moment of 2014
My memory is terrible these days, which isn't always ideal but helps when you're a Padres fan. I can barely remember this past season, which helps me sleep at night but makes the blogging business a...
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Jeff Pickler rumored to join Dodgers front office
Pickler has worked with Josh Byrnes for seven seasons in both Arizona and San Diego.Billy Gasparino might not be the only Josh Byrnes connection to join the Dodgers. Padres special assignment scout...
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Deivi Cruz birthday card: 2002 Fleer Tradition Update
If we're being real with each other, I don't have anything interesting to say about Deivi Cruz. He was the Padres' shortstop for one season back during the couple of years I took a sabbatical from...
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Dee and Preller Take Questions From Season Ticket Holders
Earlier tonight, Jesse Agler hosted a conference call for Padres season ticket holders with club President Mike Dee and General Manager A.J. Preller. The discussion covered a wide range of subjects,...
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Trevor Bauer Established Himself as a Fixture in the Rotation
While it feels like he has had a long and winding road to a full-time MLB job, Trevor Bauer is only 23. He's more than capable of filling that #4 slot, but can he do more?Every day you'll find a look...
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Charges Filed Against Cabrera After September Arrest
If you haven't yet succeeded in banishing the 2014 season from your memory, you might remember that Everth Cabrera was arrested for driving under the influence in early September. In the months since,...
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Help us choose the most regrettable Padres moment of 2014
The 2014 season was loaded with regrettable moments for the Padres -- even more so than most years -- so the second category for this year's SB Nation MLB Awards is right up our alley. While a lot of...
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Angels Sign Jeremy McBryde - Dipoto Riseth!
Angels GM Jerry Dipoto has wasted no time getting the party started.Minor league free agent Jeremy McBryde will be wearing a Halo in 2015. He was signed to a major league contract with the Angels on...
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Help us choose the best Padres defensive play of 2014
As one of the more optimistic of Padres fans, I spend a lot of time defending the Friars and my own fanhood against the rampant negativity that can inhabit the fanbase. But after thinking back and...
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Pick the most important hit of the Padres 2014 season!
In an endless ocean of godawful at bats, the 2014 season had a few treasures buried deep. Here we surface some of the most memorable, and choose the best of them all. In the deep sea of terrible,...
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Jedd Gyorko's sophomore slump
Gyorko fell victim to the cliched sophomore slump, which is to say that he didn't do well in his second year.Despite the fact I used the phrase in the title, I don't like the term "sophomore slump."...
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LHP Kim Kwang-Hyun's team may reject Padres' high bid
Fox Sports reporter Ken Rosenthal is reporting on Twitter that South Korean LHP Kim Kwang-Hyun 's team may reject the Padres' high bid of $2 million for his pitching services. Kim's team, the SK...
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Padres working to sign Josh Johnson
At the end of October the Padres announced that they had declined Josh Johnson's $4 million team option. The option, created by former GM Josh Byrnes, stated that if Johnson pitched fewer than seven...
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