San Diego Padres baseball in the form of a blog
While the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays fight it out for the 2025 World Series trophy, the rest of baseball is planning for 2026. If you aren’t a fan of the two teams currently still playing, then looking forward is what most of us are doing. Conjecture takes a prominent role during […]
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Toronto Blue Jays (1-2) at Los Angeles Dodgers (2-1), October 28, 2025, 5 p.m. PST Watch: FOX Location: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA Listen: ESPN Radio Starting Pitchers: Shane Bieber (RHP) vs. Shohei Ohtani (RHP) Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. GB community, this is your thread for today’s game. Enjoy!
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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. Victor Rodriguez has been the hitting coach for the San Diego Padres since December of 2023. […]
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https://www.gaslampball.com/san-diego-padres-analysis-commentary/51148/padres-will-be-losing-could-be-adding-players-based-on-predictions-from-jim-bowden-of-the-athletic (Matt DeWalt – Gaslamp Ball) https://www.gaslampball.com/gaslamp-ball-staff-editorials/51115/padres-a-perfect-landing-spot-in-potential-sonny-gray-trade (Thomas Conroy – Gaslamp Ball) https://www.gaslampball.com/minors/51118/arizona-fall-league-update (Cheri Bell – Gaslamp Ball) https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6719990/2025/10...
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With the World Series underway and the inevitable end of the 2025 MLB season on the horizon, predictions about where players will end up and the money they will receive from their 2026 employers are coming out. Jim Bowden of The Athletic provided a new set of predictions with his “Top 50 MLB free agents […]
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Toronto Blue Jays (1-1) at Los Angeles Dodgers (1-1), October 27, 2025, 5 p.m. PST Watch: FOX Location: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA Listen: ESPN Radio Starting Pitchers: Max Scherzer (RHP) vs. Tyler Glasnow (RHP) Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. GB community, this is your thread for today’s game. Enjoy!
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This offseason, the San Diego Padres could be in the market for a starting pitcher, as their rotation is unsettled at this moment. Dylan Cease and Michael King are expected to test the free agent market. The front office has concerns about Yu Darvish’s health status heading into the 2026 season, and Joe Musgrove is […]
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At the end of the third week of the Arizona Fall League, the Peoria Javelinas sit in third place. They are two games back of the leading Scottsdale Saguaros and have an 8-7 record after going 2-3 for the week. Starter Maikel Miralles had a bad outing, which raised his ERA to 11.42 after only […]
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https://www.mlb.com/padres/news/padres-offseason-priorities-include-manager-frontline-starter (AJ Cassavell – Padres.com) https://www.mlb.com/padres/news/padres-prospects-to-watch-in-2026?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage (AJ Cassavell – Padres.com) https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6738377/2025/10/23/mlb-offseason-trade-targets-tarik-skubal-jarren-duran/ (Jim Bowden – The Athletic) https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6735473/2025/10/22/hagen-smith-anderson-brito-arizona-fall-league-pitchers/ (Keith Law – T...
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https://www.gaslampball.com/gaslamp-ball-reacts-poll/51097/padres-reacts-survey-results-padres-albert-pujols-could-be-a-match-fans-appear-split (Matt DeWalt – Gaslamp Ball) https://www.mlb.com/padres/news/padres-offseason-priorities-include-manager-frontline-starter (AJ Cassavell – Padres.com) https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6738377/2025/10/23/mlb-offseason-trade-targets-tarik-skubal-jarren-duran/ (Jim Bowden – The Athletic)
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Los Angeles Dodgers at Toronto Blue Jays, October 25, 2025, 5 p.m. PST Watch: FOX Location: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Canada Listen: ESPN Radio Starting Pitchers: Dodgers – Yoshinobu Yamamoto (RHP) vs. Blue Jays – Kevin Gausman (RHP) Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. GB community, this is your thread for today’s game. Enjoy!
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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. The San Diego Padres have been conducting interviews this week to try to identify the person who will […]
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https://www.gaslampball.com/san-diego-padres-analysis-commentary/51072/padres-offseason-begins-soon (Cheri Bell – Gaslamp Ball) https://www.mlb.com/padres/news/padres-offseason-priorities-include-manager-frontline-starter (AJ Cassavell – Padres.com) https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6738377/2025/10/23/mlb-offseason-trade-targets-tarik-skubal-jarren-duran/ (Jim Bowden – The Athetic)
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Los Angeles Dodgers at Toronto Blue Jays, October 24, 2025, 5 p.m. PST Watch: FOX Location: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Canada Listen: ESPN Radio Starting Pitchers: Dodgers – Blake Snell (LHP) vs. Blue Jays – Trey Yesavage (RHP) Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. GB community, this is your thread for today’s game. Enjoy!
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Major League Baseball has come down to the last series of the 2025 season, the World Series. Upon the completion of the best-0f-seven series beginning Friday, all of MLB will begin their offseason. Although the Padres are in the midst of a managerial search that will need to be completed before the serious work of […]
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https://www.gaslampball.com/gaslamp-ball-staff-editorials/51047/the-padres-dylan-cease-ending-two-year-tumultuous-relationship (Thomas Conroy – Gaslamp Ball) https://www.mlb.com/padres/news/best-prospect-stat-from-each-mlb-farm-system-2025?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage (Sam Dykstra and Jonathan Mayo – Padres.com) https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6738377/2025/10/23/mlb-offseason-trade-targets-tarik-skubal-jarren-duran/ (Jim Bowden – Gaslamp Ball)
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The abrupt end of your postseason life leaves little time for teams to formally say goodbye and thank the fans for their support. Instead of preparing for an opponent, the players are clearing out their lockers and getting ready for an unexpected start to the offseason. Dylan Cease is entering the unknown void of baseball […]
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Manny Machado, Jake Cronenworth named 2025 Silver Slugger Award finalists (Matt DeWalt – Gaslamp Ball) Machado (3B), Cronenworth (UTIL) named Silver Slugger finalists (Padres.com) One eye-catching prospect stat from each farm system (Sam Dykstra and Jonathan Mayo – Padres.com) Padres’ Manny Machado, Jake Cronenworth named NL Silver Slugger finalists (Jeff Sanders – U-T) https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6735473/2025/10/22/hagen-smith-anderson-brito-arizona-fall-league-pitchers/ (Keith Law – The...
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Manny Machado and Jake Cronenworth are joining Fernando Tatis Jr. as members of the San Diego Padres who have been named finalists for an MLB postseason award. Tatis Jr. was previously named as a finalist for the Hank Aaron Award and the Rawlings Gold Glove Award. Machado and Cronenworth were both named as one of […]
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https://www.gaslampball.com/gaslamp-ball-reacts-poll/51015/padres-reacts-survey-do-you-think-albert-pujols-would-be-a-good-selection-for-the-managerial-vacancy-in-san-diego (Matt DeWalt – Gaslamp Ball) https://www.gaslampball.com/san-diego-padres-news/51023/padres-manager-search-heats-up (Cheri Bell – Gaslamp Ball) https://www.gaslampball.com/san-diego-padres-news/51018/winter-leagues-have-begun (Cheri Bell – Gaslamp Ball) https://www.mlb.com/padres/news/padres-prospects-to-watch-in-2026 (AJ C...
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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. Names for prospective managers of the San Diego Padres have been flying around since Mike Shildt […]
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Padres CEO Erik Greupner provided an update on Monday morning with the 97.3 FM morning show, Ben & Woods, that named former Cardinal Albert Pujols as a managerial candidate for the Padres. He will be interviewing on Wednesday, Oct. 22. Pujols was originally considered the favorite for the manager position with the Los Angeles Angels, […]
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The 2025-2026 winter league baseball games have begun. The Mexican Pacific League, Dominican Winter League and Venezuelan Winter League all began their schedules on Oct. 15. The Puerto Rican League begins on Nov. 7. All four leagues continue playing their schedules through Dec. 30, with the playoffs beginning Jan. 2. The Caribbean World Series will […]
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Padres plan to interview Albert Pujols for manager position (Kevin Acee – U-T) Padres To Interview Albert Pujols In Managerial Search (Nick Deeds – MLB Trade Rumors) Source: Pujols, Pads to meet; talks with Angels off11hAlden GonzalezStacy Revere/Getty Images (Alden Gonzales – ESPN) Dodgers, Blue Jays to meet in World Series: Prediction, key players and moreCan the […]
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Is it time for Padres to move on from A.J. Preller? (Thomas Conroy – Gaslamp Ball) Arizona Fall League (Cheri Bell – Gaslamp Ball) Nick Canepa: New skipper needs to make Padres tougher (Nick Canepa – U-T)
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