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• Mark McGwire back in Padres camp after wife's illness

  14-03-2016 21:19 via gaslampball.com
  
  Mark McGwire is the new Padres bench coach, in case you had forgotten.  If you did, it's likely because he only showed up to Spring Training camp for a short time before he returned to his home in Irvine for undisclosed personal reasons.  We learned today upon McGwire's return and subsequent press conference that the reason for his absence was because his wife Stephanie had taken ill and he was needed at home. McGwire and his wife have five kids, three of which are triplets.
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• Jackson Merrill, four other Padres get MVP votes

  22-11-2024 03:39 via gaslampball.com
  
  Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The final tallies were interesting... As expected, Shohei Ohtani won the NL MVP today. Perhaps what wasn’t expected was where Jackson Merrill finished in the race compared to Paul Skenes after Skenes won the Rookie of the Year earlier in the week.
  Interesting… https://t.co/fv1SctTy7w— Talking Friars (@TalkingFriars) November 22, 2024
  Why didn’t Merrill win the Rookie of the Year if he finished ten spots higher in
  
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres’ Mike Shildt falls short of Manager of the Year Award

  21-11-2024 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 Thursday, November 21, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsShildt runner-up for NL MOY in first season at Padres’ helm (MLB.com)
  Padres shield 3 top prospects, all pitchers, from Rule 5 Draft (MLB.com)
  Padres add 3 prospects to 40-man roster; Mike Shildt loses out on Manager of the Year (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  Tom Krasovic: While Jackson Merrill loses out on ROY award, Padres denied a draf
  
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres unlikely to sign Roki Sasaki

  20-11-2024 15:00 via gaslampball.com
  
  Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Wednesday, November 20, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsMerrill the runner-up to Skenes for NL Rookie of the Year (MLB.com)
  The case for Shildt for NL Manager of the Year (MLB.com)
  Padres Suffer Big Loss After Jackson Merrill Loses Rookie of the Year Award (Sports Illustrated)
  Pirates’ Paul Skenes edges out Padres’ Jackson Merrill for NL Rookie of the Year (San Diego Union-Trib
  
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• Padres Sign Trenton Brooks To Minor League Deal

  20-11-2024 04:02 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Padres have signed first baseman Trenton Brooks to a minor league deal, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. He will presumably also receive an invite to major league spring training.
  Brooks, 29, has a long minor league track record showing his strong plate discipline. Over the past four years, he took 1,691 plate appearances on the farm with a 13.8% walk rate and 16.4% strikeout rate, both of those being much stronger than average. However, he only hit 55 home runs in that stre
  
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• Padres Select Three Players To 40-Man Roster

  20-11-2024 00:22 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Padres announced this evening that they’ve selected left-hander Omar Cruz as well as right-handers Henry Baez and Ryan Bergert to their 40-man roster ahead of today’s Rule 5 Draft protection deadline. No corresponding moves were necessary, and San Diego’s 40-man currently stands at 37 players.
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres’ Jackson Merrill falls short of award

  19-11-2024 15:00 via gaslampball.com
  
  Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Tuesday, November 19, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsMerrill the runner-up to Skenes for NL Rookie of the Year (MLB.com)
  The case for Shildt for NL Manager of the Year (MLB.com)
  Here’s each team’s toughest Rule 5 Draft decision (MLB.com)
  Pirates’ Paul Skenes edges out Padres’ Jackson Merrill for NL Rookie of the Year (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  Jackson Merrill’s rookie a
  
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• Jackson Merrill takes second place in the NL Rookie of the Year

  19-11-2024 01:07 via gaslampball.com
  
  Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Merrill-Skenes debate was running wild in 2024 and it’s probably going to continue for the next couple days after the results tonight Jackson Merrill or Paul Skenes? That was the debate for weeks during the regular season. Both had impressive seasons—one had the most hype for a pitcher since Stephen Strasburg’s debut and the other was a confident 21-year-old transitioning to center field for a contender that nobody was real
  
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• Paul Skenes Wins National League Rookie Of The Year, Earns Full Year Of Service Time

  19-11-2024 00:31 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes has been voted the National League Rookie of the Year for 2024, the Baseball Writers Association of America announced. Outfielder Jackson Merrill of the Padres finished second while outfielder Jackson Chourio of the Brewers finished third. The Pirates will not earn a PPI bonus pick from this result but Skenes will earn himself a full year of service time despite his late call-up.
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• Good Morning San Diego: Could Padres SS sign with division rival Dodgers?

  18-11-2024 15:00 via gaslampball.com
  
  Orlando Ramirez-Imagn Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Monday, November 18, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsClub-record 4 Padres named to All-MLB Second Team (MLB.com)
  Friars’ interest in Sasaki a long story (MLB.com)
  Padres’ $14 Million Shortstop Predicted to Bolt for Rival Dodgers (Newsweek)
  Padres Make Franchise History With Dominance at MLB Awards Ceremony (Sports Illustrated)
  Padres fans might fall off their chair reading The Athletic&rsq
  
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• Al Ferrara Passes Away

  16-11-2024 02:04 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Dodgers announced the passing of former big league outfielder Al Ferrara at age 84. Nicknamed “The Bull,” Ferrara played five of his eight MLB seasons in Los Angeles.
  “We are saddened to hear the news of Al Ferrara’s passing today,” Dodgers team president/CEO Stan Kasten said in a press release. “Not only was Al a memorable player for the Dodgers in the 1960s, but he tirelessly supported the Dodgers community efforts and was one of our most committed
  
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres renovating part of Petco Park

  15-11-2024 15:00 via gaslampball.com
  
  Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Friday, November 22, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsProfar, Merrill pick up 1st Silver Sluggers; Machado wins 2nd (MLB.com)
  Merrill an NL ROY finalist; Shildt up for MOY (MLB.com)
  Merrill’s strong Rookie of the Year argument (MLB.com)
  Salas ranked the best 18-year-old prospect in baseball (MLB.com)
  Padres renovating Western Metal Supply Co. Building at Petco Park (San Diego Union-Tribune)
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres’ Jackson Merrill named Rookie of the Year finalist

  14-11-2024 15:00 via gaslampball.com
  
  David Frerker-Imagn Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Thursday, November 14, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsMerrill an NL ROY finalist; Shildt up for MOY (MLB.com)
  Merrill’s strong Rookie of the Year argument (MLB.com)
  Padres Notes: Juan Soto’s Return, Roki Sasaki Advantage, Blockbuster Trade Proposals (Sports Illustrated)
  Manny Machado’s contract will create problems for Padres despite his importance (Friars on Base)
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• Don’t expect Roki Sasaki to sign any time soon

  13-11-2024 21:39 via gaslampball.com
  
  Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images We know the offseason can be slow but there are specific reasons why Sasaki’s free agency will also be slow We know one of the Padres needs is starting pitching so who’d be a better fit than Roki Sasaki—a talented 23-year-old who won’t cost $325 million? We can make this case all we want but it seems like we’re going to be waiting a little bit for his decision.
  His NPB team, the Chiba Lotte Marines, announced this past Saturday they&r
  
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• Good Morning San Diego: 3 Padres win Silver Slugger Award

  13-11-2024 15:00 via gaslampball.com
  
  Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Wednesday, November 13, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsProfar, Merrill pick up 1st Silver Sluggers; Machado wins 2nd (MLB.com)
  Merrill an NL ROY finalist; Shildt up for MOY (MLB.com)
  Merrill’s strong Rookie of the Year argument (MLB.com)
  Padres’ Jackson Merrill, Mike Shildt named finalists for BBWAA awards (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  Tom Krasovic: Padres poised to make strong sales pitch
  
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• Good Morning San Diego: Could Padres sign Max Fried?

  12-11-2024 15:00 via gaslampball.com
  
  Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Tuesday, November 12, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsHow each player fared in the AFL Fall Stars Game (MLB.com)
  4 items on Padres’ agenda after Shildt’s deal (MLB.com)
  Padres, Shildt finalize 2-year extension through 2027 (MLB.com)
  Padres Finalize Massive Offseason Move Fans Hoped to See (Sports Illustrated)
  Padres hang on to their “Pitcher Whisperer,” keep Ruben Niebla on coachin
  
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres in sweepstakes for Roki Sasaki

  11-11-2024 15:00 via gaslampball.com
  
  Orlando Ramirez-Imagn Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Monday, November 11, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsPadres bring back pitching coach Niebla on multiyear deal (source) (MLB.com)
  Why wait? Here are our first 2025 Power Rankings (MLB.com)
  Top prospect prospect Salas among Fall Stars Game top performers (MLB.com)
  Japanese star Roki Sasaki to be posted; Padres have a good chance to sign him (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  In Roki Sasaki sweepstakes, could Yu
  
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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.
  More to come.
  
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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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