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• Game #154: San Diego Padres vs. Chicago White Sox

  21-09-2024 02:40 via gaslampball.com
  
  Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The Padres welcome in easily the league’s worst teamSan Diego Padres vs. Chicago White Sox, September 20, 2024, 6:40 p.m. PT
  Location: Petco Park, San Diego, CA
  TV: Padres TV, DirecTV Ch. 694-3, AT&T U-Verse Ch. 781 or 1781, Cox Ch. 83, Spectrum Ch. 305 or 443 and FUBO
  Radio: 97.3 The Fan
  Today's Padres bullpen usage chart pic.twitter.com/a2TMqwkgIi— Talking Friars (@TalkingFriars) September 20, 2024Please remember our Game Day thread gu
  
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• Blue Jays, Orioles, Red Sox Interested In Max Fried

  09-11-2024 00:15 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Left-hander Max Fried is one of the top pitchers available in free agency this offseason. The Blue Jays are one of the clubs with interest, per Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet. Fried is also connected to the Jays by Jon Heyman of The New York Post, alongside the Orioles and Red Sox. Heyman also mentions that Yankees have checked in with Fried, as well as guys like Corbin Burnes, Blake Snell, Sean Manaea, Anthony Santander and Pete Alonso, but all of those are framed as secondary to their goal o
  
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• Padres Finalize New Contract With Pitching Coach Ruben Niebla

  08-11-2024 19:17 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Padres and pitching coach Ruben Niebla have finalized a new multi-year deal, reports Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union Tribune on X. 2024 was the final year of his previous contract but the two sides worked out a new pact to keep their relationship going.
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• Good Morning San Diego: Dodgers’ toughest postseason series came vs. Padres

  08-11-2024 15:00 via gaslampball.com
  
  Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Friday, November 8, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsPadres departing free agent: Jurickson Profar (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  Padres’ offseason shopping list will be daunting to fill without some Preller magic (Friars on Base)
  Dave Roberts: Dodgers’ NLDS Matchup With Padres ‘Was The World Series’ (Dodger Blue)
  Four Padres named Silver Slugger finalists (MLB.com)
  Kim, Peralta co
  
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres manager Mike Shildt agrees to extension

  07-11-2024 15:00 via gaslampball.com
  
  Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Thursday, November 7, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsPadres, Shildt finalize 2-year extension through 2027 (MLB.com)
  Four Padres named Silver Slugger finalists (MLB.com)
  Kim, Peralta contract decisions kick off Padres’ roster planning (MLB.com)
  Kim opts out of contract with Padres; Peralta exercises player option (MLB.com)
  Padres extend skipper Mike Shildt after playoff year (WNWN-FM)
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• Padres Announce Contract Extension With Manager Mike Shildt

  06-11-2024 18:00 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  November 6: The Padres made it official today, announcing that they have agreed to a two-year extension with Shildt to keep him through 2027.
  November 5: The Padres are finalizing an extension with manager Mike Shildt that’ll keep him in San Diego through 2027, reports Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune. President of baseball operations A.J. Preller told reporters last month that the team would look to work out a new deal with their skipper, who signed a two-year contract when he wa
  
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• Good Morning San Diego: Former Padres star Steve Garvey earns Hall of Fame consideration

  06-11-2024 15:00 via gaslampball.com
  
  Orlando Ramirez-Imagn Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Wednesday, November 6, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsSources: MLB finds teen prospect falsified age (ESPN.com)
  Allen, Parker, Tiant on Hall classic era ballot (ESPN.com)
  Blockbuster Padres trade pitch lands All-Star for number-one prospect (Sporting News)
  Report: Prospect linked to Padres is 5 years older than he claimed (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  Padres departing free agents: Martín Pé
  
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• Padres finalizing extension with manager Mike Shildt

  06-11-2024 01:09 via gaslampball.com
  
  Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images According to Kevin Acee, the deal is expected to go through 2027 A Mike Shildt extension? Check.According to Kevin Acee, the Padres are finalizing a two-year contract extension with their skipper that will keep Shildt in San Diego through the 2027 season.The Padres and manager Mike Shildt are finalizing a two-year extension that will run through 2027.https://t.co/JJZJ5sjlB8— Kevin Acee (@sdutKevinAcee) November 5, 2024
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• Padres, Manager Mike Shildt Finalizing Contract Extension

  06-11-2024 01:00 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Padres are finalizing an extension with manager Mike Shildt that’ll keep him in San Diego through 2027, reports Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune.
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• Padres offseason needs as GM Meetings are underway

  05-11-2024 20:25 via gaslampball.com
  
  Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Lots to do this winter to try to get back to the postseason in 2025 The GM Meetings are underway in San Antonio to officially kick off offseason duties for every team in Major League Baseball. One of those teams were the Dodgers biggest challenger: the San Diego Padres. What needs to happen to put them back in position to contend again in 2025?
  Ruben Niebla and Ben Fritz contracts
  Who knows if both have committed back already and we just don’t know abou
  
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• Good Morning San Diego: Profar and Kim don’t receive qualifying offers

  05-11-2024 15:00 via gaslampball.com
  
  Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Tuesday, November 5, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsThe players who did (and didn’t) receive qualifying offers (MLB.com)
  Ha-Seong Kim set to test free agency after declining mutual option with Padres - The Athletic
  Top Padres prospects Leo De Vries, Ethan Salas continue maturing in Arizona Fall League (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  Braves star urged to sign $136M deal with Padres instead of
  
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres prospect accused of falsifying age

  04-11-2024 15:00 via gaslampball.com
  
  Allan Henry-Imagn Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Monday, November 4, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsKim opts out of contract with Padres; Peralta exercises player option (MLB.com)
  FAQ: What to know about the Padres’ offseason (MLB.com)
  De Vries youngest to homer in Arizona Fall League since Harper (MLB.com)
  Sources: MLB finds teen prospect falsified age (ESPN.com)
  MLB reportedly finds Dominican prospect with $4 million Padres deal is 19 years old
  
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• MLB Investigation Discovers Prospect Linked To Padres Falsified Age

  03-11-2024 17:12 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Major League Baseball recently conducted an investigation that found a top prospect in the Dominican Republic falsified his paperwork and is five years older than previously believed, according to a report from Jorge Castillo and Alden Gonzalez of ESPN, who note that the Dominican Baseball Federation is also investigating the situation.
  The prospect, who was playing under the name Cesar Altagracia, is currently 19 years despite documents claiming him to be just 14. Castillo and Gonzalez note tha
  
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• Ha-Seong Kim becomes free agent

  02-11-2024 17:39 via gaslampball.com
  
  Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Kim has declined his mutual option for 2025 Ha-Seong Kim is a free agent. According to Dennis Lin, the now former Padres shortstop declined his $7 million mutual option with the team. He is owed a $2 million buyout.
  Some expected Padres news: Ha-Seong Kim declined his end of his mutual option and is now a free agent. Wandy Peralta opted in for 2025.— Dennis Lin (@dennistlin) November 2, 2024
  Kim missed October due to a torn labrum in his left should
  
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• Ha-Seong Kim becomes a free agent

  02-11-2024 17:39 via gaslampball.com
  
  Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Kim has declined his mutual option for 2025 Ha-Seong Kim is a free agent. According to Dennis Lin, the now former Padres shortstop declined his $7 million mutual option with the team. He is owed a $2 million buyout.
  Some expected Padres news: Ha-Seong Kim declined his end of his mutual option and is now a free agent. Wandy Peralta opted in for 2025.— Dennis Lin (@dennistlin) November 2, 2024
  Kim missed October due to a torn labrum in his left should
  
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• Ha-Seong Kim Declines Mutual Option With Padres; Wandy Peralta Declines Opt-Out

  02-11-2024 17:21 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Padres shortstop Ha-Seong Kim declined his end of an $8MM mutual option for the 2025 season, and he’ll now take a $2MM buyout and enter free agency, The Athletic’s Dennis Lin reports (X link).  Left-hander Wandy Peralta will be staying in San Diego for at least one more season, as Peralta will pass on his opt-out clause and remain in the four-year, $16.5MM deal he signed with the Padres last winter.
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• 2024 Padres Season Review: David Peralta, Donovan Solano, Brandon Lockridge and Tyler Wade

  02-11-2024 16:00 via gaslampball.com
  
  Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Finishing up the season reviews with some of the key players that didn’t necessarily get a bunch of national attention this past season David Peralta: 0.4 fWAR, 91 G, .267 AVG, .335 OBP, .415 SLG, 115 wRC+, 35 R, 28 RBI, 8 HR Baseball Savant
  Positives From This Season
  Peralta came in on a minor league deal and was the best replacement we could’ve asked for when Fernando Tatis Jr. went down for months with the right leg injury. While Tatis was out
  
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• 2024 Padres Season Review: Fernando Tatis Jr.

  01-11-2024 16:00 via gaslampball.com
  
  Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Fernando proved he’s still special in big moments Fernando Tatis Jr.: 3.2 fWAR, 102 G, .276 AVG, .340 OBP, .492 SLG, 135 wRC+, 64 R, 49 RBI, 21 HR Baseball Savant
  Positives From This Season
  It wasn’t a regular season we’re going to remember for the rest of time but he still had some highlight reel moments, such as his two-run go-ahead bomb at home after San Diego got down 8-0 to the Cubs.
  Trailing 8-0 against the Cubs heading into the sixth
  
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres could sign Guardians ace Shane Bieber

  01-11-2024 14:00 via gaslampball.com
  
  David Dermer-Imagn Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Friday, November 1, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsPadres offseason primer: A.J. Preller set to get to work as World Series ends (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  Padres Eye Shane Bieber as Potential Musgrove Replacement (BVM Sports)
  Scott Boras says Juan Soto wouldn’t be a Yankee if Padres owner had lived (USA Today)
  Padres’ Salas providing exciting spring preview in Fall League (MLB.com)
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• Important dates in the 2024-25 offseason calendar

  31-10-2024 16:33 via gaslampball.com
  
  Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images What are some key days for Padres fans to pay attention to? Key offseason datesOctober 31, 2024: Trades can resume and some coaches become free agents
  November 4, 2024 2 p.m. PT : First time free agents can sign with any teamNovember 4, 2024: Options must be exercised and qualifying offers must be made to players by this dateNovember 5-7, 2024: GM Meetings in San Antonio
  November 12, 2024: Silver Sluggers announced
  November 18-21, 2024: Awards week
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• 2024 Padres Season Review: Jackson Merrill

  31-10-2024 16:00 via gaslampball.com
  
  Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Our Rookie of the Year! Jackson Merrill: 5.3 fWAR, 156 G, .292 AVG, .326 OBP, .500 SLG, 130 wRC+, 77 R, 90 RBI, 24 HR Baseball Savant
  Positives From This Season
  Where do we start? Merrill hadn’t played a game in the big leagues let alone in center field before 2024 and by the end of the season he was a name all baseball fans knew around the country.The 21-year-old was the best rookie hitter in MLB, hitting nearly .300 with a wRC+ better than Trea Turne
  
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• Daniel Hudson Announces Retirement

  31-10-2024 14:52 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Following the Dodgers’ decisive victory over the Yankees in Game 5 of the World Series last night, veteran reliever Daniel Hudson announced to reporters (including Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register) that he will retire from playing as a champion. The veteran of 15 big league seasons has played for the Dodgers, Padres, Nationals, Blue Jays, Pirates, Diamondbacks, and White Sox throughout his lengthy career.
  Hudson, 37, was selected by Chicago in the fifth round of the 2008 draft.
  
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres foe Dodgers win World Series

  31-10-2024 14:00 via gaslampball.com
  
  James Lang-Imagn Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Thursday, October 31, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsPadres’ Salas providing exciting spring preview in Fall League (MLB.com)
  Padres prospects poised for big things in ‘25 (MLB.com)
  5 biggest questions facing the Padres this winter (MLB.com)
  Tom Krasovic: Padres must figure out if Xander Bogaerts’ struggles were the result of injuries or age (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  After rallying past
  
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• 2024 Padres Season Review: Jurickson Profar

  30-10-2024 16:00 via gaslampball.com
  
  Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images One of the best stories of the season was Jurickson Profar’s career year Jurickson Profar: 4.3 fWAR, 158 G, .280 AVG, .380 OBP, .459 SLG, 139 wRC+, 94 R, 85 RBI, 24 HR Baseball Savant
  Positives From This Season
  Lots of positives for Profar this year. You weren’t the only one who was expecting A.J. Preller to go out and get a starting left fielder after they signed Profar back on a $1 million deal (he was released by the Rockies the previous seaso
  
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• Good Morning San Diego: Former Padres star Will Venable named White Sox manager

  30-10-2024 14:00 via gaslampball.com
  
  Jim Cowsert-Imagn Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Wednesday, October 30, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsPadres’ Salas providing exciting spring preview in Fall League (MLB.com)
  Will Venable to be named White Sox manager (source) (MLB.com)
  Scott Boras says Juan Soto wouldn’t be a Yankee if Padres owner had lived (USA Today)
  Yankees’ Juan Soto would’ve been a Padre for life if not for owner’s death: Scott Boras (New York Post
  
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• 2024 Padres Season Review: Xander Bogaerts

  29-10-2024 16:00 via gaslampball.com
  
  Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Bogaerts finished his second season in San Diego where it all began Xander Bogaerts: 2 fWAR, 111 G, .264 AVG, .307 OBP, .381 SLG, 95 wRC+, 50 R, 44 RBI, 11 HR Baseball Savant
  Positives From This Season
  From the start, Bogaerts was a team guy. The Padres came to him and said they wanted to move him over to second base in just the second year of a decade plus contract and he said ok and worked hard at being the second baseman he could be. Then when they needed
  
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres’ Jackson Merrill eyes big 2025

  29-10-2024 14:00 via gaslampball.com
  
  Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Tuesday, October 29, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsWhat we learned from Padres’ 2024 season — and what comes next (MLB.com)
  Hailed as ‘mastermind’ at catcher, 18-year-old Salas leads Padres’ AFL cohort (MLB.com)
  Padres prospects poised for big things in ‘25 (MLB.com)
  MLBPA picks Padres’ Jackson Merrill as NL’s top rookie (San Diego Union-Tribune)
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• 2024 Padres Season Review: Manny Machado

  28-10-2024 16:00 via gaslampball.com
  
  Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images El Capitan had himself a heck of a second halfManny Machado: 3.6 fWAR, 152 G, .275 AVG, .325 OBP, .472 SLG, 122 wRC+, 77 R, 105 RBI, 29 HR Baseball Savant
  Positives From This Season
  After needing some time to get healthier from his offseason elbow surgery, Machado had one of the best second halves in the game. The 32-year-old actually drove in more runs (53, in six fewer games) than he did in the second half of his should’ve been MVP season in 2022 (51
  
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres’ Luis Arraez becomes World Series correspondent

  28-10-2024 14:00 via gaslampball.com
  
  Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Monday, October 28, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsPadres prospects poised for big things in ‘25 (MLB.com)
  Arraez to serve as World Series correspondent (MLB.com)
  5 biggest questions facing the Padres this winter (MLB.com)
  Philadelphia Phillies Named Potential Trade Partner for Padres Reliever (Sports Illustrated)
  San Diego columnist hints that AJ Preller has work to do to secure his Padres f
  
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• 2024 Padres Season Review: Ha-Seong Kim

  27-10-2024 16:00 via gaslampball.com
  
  Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images We could’ve already seen the last of Kim in a Padres uniform Ha-Seong Kim: 2.6 fWAR, 121 G, .233 AVG, .330 OBP, .370 SLG, 101 wRC+, 60 R, 47 RBI, 11 HR Baseball Savant
  Positives From This Season
  Kim’s defense has continued to be elite and at the plate he wasn’t chasing. If this was it for him in a Padres uniform, I will always appreciate how he left it all out there on the field.Negatives From This Season
  There weren’t many positives
  
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