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A new year brings resolutions and Cheri Bell of Gaslamp Ball provides her resolutions for the San Diego Padres. It has been a tumultuous off season that has been painfully slow at times, but as the calendar flips from 2025 to 2026 expectations are that will change and the San Diego roster will change with […]
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With Japanese pitcher Tatsuya Imai signing his deal with the Houston Astros, one of the two free agent plugs clogging up the offseason has been removed. The second and hopefully final move to make before the “free agent frenzy” can begin is Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto. His deadline to come to terms and sign a […]
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Happy New Year, Padres fans! With the start of 2026, baseball fans’ minds turn to the countdown to Spring Training and Opening Day of the season. For the San Diego Padres, there is still a lot to be settled before the start of Spring Training in about six weeks. President of baseball operations/general manager A.J. […]
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Fans of Major League Baseball and the San Diego Padres were surprised to learn the Seidler family was going to explore options for selling the team following the conclusion of the 2025 season. Late owner Peter Seidler stated before he passed that he wanted the team to remain in the family, with expectations that one day […]
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After the announcement by the Seidler family that they were exploring a sale of the San Diego Padres franchise, the internet was busy with suggestions of possible interested future owners. Padres fans should not anticipate a public battle with competing parties making statements. With the issues hanging over the team (read: litigation and family turmoil), […]
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The San Diego Padres watched as their former first baseman, who was acquired at the 2025 trade deadline from the Baltimore Orioles, signed a two-year, $29 million deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates. With Ryan O’Hearn off the free agent board and the Padres still looking to fill their first base position, could they look to […]
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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. Fans of Major League Baseball would expect to see a three-time batting champion as one of […]
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It was reported that the San Diego Padres signed left-handed pitcher D.J. Snelten to a minor league contract, but the team has not officially announced the signing. The addition of Snelten would give the Padres another left-handed option in the bullpen that can reach triple-digits on the radar gun. Thomas Conroy of Gaslamp Ball looks […]
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Rarely is a player who last appeared in the majors nearly a decade ago projected to make an impact on a baseball season. D.J. Snelten is a hard-throwing left-handed reliever who has not played in the big leagues since 2018 with the San Francisco Giants. The San Diego Padres signed him to a minor league […]
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This offseason arrived sooner than expected for the San Diego Padres and it has only highlighted some of the issues the team has been needing to address. The roster holes are not even the biggest issue, that title is reserved for the Seidler family exploring the sale of the team. That announcement coupled with the […]
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The San Diego Padres organization has experienced an unprecedented level of success over the past six seasons. They have been to the playoffs four times in six years as well setting back-to-back-to-back attendance records at Petco Park for the past three years. From the payroll peak of $255 million in 2023, the Padres have operated […]
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Kazuma Okamoto is the next position player from Japan expected to sign with an MLB team and there are some prognosticators who believe he will be a better major league player than Masataka Murakami who recently signed a two-year, $34 million deal with the Chicago White Sox. Okamoto has to sign a deal prior to […]
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The San Diego Padres need to replenish their minor league system after President of Baseball Operations and General Manager A.J. Preller dealt away the depth at last summer’s trade deadline. Jhonkensy Noel presents a unique low-cost, high-upside minor league signing option. He was recently designated for assignment by the Cleveland Guardians due to his struggles […]
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The San Diego Padres have been making moves, but the majority of the moves this offseason have come at the minor league level with a few invitations to Spring Training for specific signees. San Diego has made two significant additions to its roster with one addition, Michael King, looking more like a retention. The other […]
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With the signing of former KBO Gold Glove infielder Sung-Mun Song, the San Diego Padres added depth to their roster. Based on the experience with former Padre Ha-Seong Kim, the organization and Padres fans should not expect Song to be a starter in 2026. Kim took a full season to fully adjust to the jump […]
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It is no secret the San Diego Padres need to add to their starting rotation. Michael King was signed to a three-year, $75 million contract and has been the biggest free agent splash of the offseason for San Diego. He joins starters Nick Pivetta and Joe Musgrove, who is returning after missing the entire 2025 […]
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Jhony Brito came to the San Diego Padres from the New York Yankees and was one of four pitchers who came to San Diego in the trade that sent Juan Soto to New York. Brito, Michael King, Randy Vasquez and Drew Thorpe were the arms acquired in the deal and he, like King and Vasquez, […]
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The offseason has been relatively slow for the San Diego Padres. They re-signed pitcher Michael King and signed free agent Sung-Mun Song, but there has been little else to speak of since the 2025 season ended against the Chicago Cubs in the Windy City. If the months since have been slow for San Diego, the […]
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San Diego Padres President of Baseball Operations and General Manager A.J. Preller helped introduce free agent infielder Sung-Mun Song to the San Diego media, Tuesday. Preller was joined by San Diego manager Craig Stammen, who stated he can see Song providing depth around the diamond, adding one of his primary functions will be to serve […]
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On Dec. 23, A.J. Preller and the San Diego Padres introduced their new infielder from Korea, Sung-Mun Song. After flying to San Diego from Korea on Friday, Dec. 19, Sung signed his new contract and flew back home to Korea. On Tuesday, the Padres introduced Song via Zoom call and he joined Preller and manager […]
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The San Diego Padres have a current pitching rotation of Michael King, Nick Pivetta, Joe Musgrove, Randy Vasquez and possibly JP Sears, Kyle Hart or Matt Waldron. There is still time for the Padres to add more pitching this offseason and conventional wisdom says they will. How much, is another problem altogether, especially considering the […]
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The San Diego Padres seem to be in a festive mood during the holiday season. Michael King returned to the fold after agreeing to a three-year, $75 million contract, and do not dismiss another reunion occurring with Luis Arraez before the start of Spring Training. Baseball’s best pure hitter The Friar Faithful love Arraez because […]
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There are still some upper-level prospects available to help the San Diego Padres in 2026. President of baseball operations A.J. Preller traded multiple top players from within the team’s minor league system at the trade deadline in 2025, but there are still a handful close to major-league ready to help in the coming season. Two […]
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The San Diego Padres officially announced the signing of Korean infielder Sung-Mun Song, Monday and confirmed the details of his contract, which is a four-year deal with a guaranteed $15 million. Song, who has played third base, second base and first base in the KBO, will be introduced to the media and fans via a […]
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San Diego Padres fans have been watching Yu Darvish struggle with his health over the past two seasons, and they will not see him at all in 2026 after he had elbow surgery at the start of the offseason. Darvish spoke with members of the media during a recent Padres event at Ronald McDonald House […]
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