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How does Cease deal shape Padres for 2024?

@AJCassavell
March 14, 2024

This story was excerpted from AJ Cassavell's Padres Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

17-year-old Salas catching on quickly and ready to show it on big stage

@AJCassavell
March 14, 2024

PEORIA, Ariz. -- For quite a few reasons, Ethan Salas' first Major League camp was a resounding success. He was a 17-year-old flanked by veterans, some twice his age. And Salas held his own. In nine plate appearances, he tallied a single, an opposite-field double and a walk. He backstopped

Padres land Cease in blockbuster with White Sox

@AJCassavell
March 14, 2024

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Padres finished Spring Training and left for Korea on Wednesday -- but not before pulling off a major late-spring blockbuster. San Diego acquired ace right-hander Dylan Cease from the White Sox, the Padres announced Wednesday night, moments before their plane was slated to depart for next

FAQ: Padres-Mariners Spring Breakout (Fri., 1 PT)

@DKramer_ and @AJCassavell
March 14, 2024

PEORIA, Ariz. -- This Friday, the Padres and Mariners square off in Spring Breakout, a first-of-its-kind exhibition featuring the top prospects in each farm system. Here’s everything to know about that game and this exciting new event. What is Spring Breakout? MLB Spring Breakout is a four-day event showcasing baseball’s

Stream in-market Padres games live in 2024

@bmags94
February 14, 2024

Major League Baseball announced an in-market streaming option to watch the Padres during the 2024 MLB season.

Everything you need to know about the Seoul Series

Dodgers and Padres set to open 2024 season in South Korea on March 20-21
@HarriganMLB
March 14, 2024

The MLB season will get underway when the Dodgers and Padres square off in the 2024 Seoul Series in Seoul, South Korea, on March 20-21. Here's everything you need to know about the Seoul Series.

Breaking down the blockbuster Cease deal from all sides

March 13, 2024

That White Sox right-hander Dylan Cease was traded wasn’t a surprise. That it was the Padres who landed Cease certainly was. San Diego acquired a bat-missing starter not long removed from a second-place Cy Young Award finish, while Chicago added an established MLB reliever and three promising prospects as well.

How to watch every game for Spring Breakout Day 2 

@alyssam_gomez and @benweinrib
March 14, 2024

Spring Breakout has arrived, and the inaugural event opened with a pair of highly anticipated games on Thursday, which did not disappoint. Cam Collier, Cincinnati’s No. 7 prospect and son of former Major Leaguer Lou Collier, kicked things off with a bang; meanwhile, the Orioles and the Pirates featured an

Good or bad at baseball? Bush knows now

@AJCassavell
March 13, 2024

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Homer Bush Jr. calls the past few years of his baseball experience "a whirlwind." And, really, how else could he describe it? The Padres' No. 14 prospect in the MLB Pipeline rankings was drafted last summer and ascended as high as Double-A in his first professional season.

Injuries & Moves: Profar scare; Matsui returns

March 13, 2024

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Merrill's breakout spring earns him a trip to Seoul

@AJCassavell
March 12, 2024

PEORIA, Ariz. -- If there were any lingering doubts regarding Jackson Merrill's status on the Padres' Opening Day roster, he answered that question with one emphatic swing on Tuesday afternoon. D-backs starter Zac Gallen threw an 0-1 fastball on the outer half of the plate. Merrill, San Diego's No. 2

1 under-the-radar Spring Breakout prospect for each club

@thevandalorian and @benweinrib and @jesus_cano88
March 13, 2024

Spring Breakout begins Thursday with a pair of the showcase event's 16 games set to kick things off. Headlined by the best and brightest prospects in the game, Spring Breakout will feature no shortage of household names: 72 of MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects and 575 of the 900 players

17 and ready: De Vries set to impress

@AJCassavell
March 12, 2024

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Leodalis De Vries signed in January. A few weeks later, he boarded a plane for the first time in his life en route to Padres Spring Training. The 17-year-old shortstop with the sweet swing from both sides of the plate arrived and took his pre-camp physical on

King to make (brief) return to bullpen for Seoul Series

@AJCassavell
March 11, 2024

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Padres vowed to make Michael King a full-time starter when they landed him from the Yankees in December. And, sure, that’s still the plan -- King is the third option in a Padres rotation featuring Yu Darvish and Joe Musgrove at the top. But evidently King’s

Check out these MiLB promos that celebrate women in sports

@JoshJacksonMiLB
March 12, 2024

Innovation and family-friendliness have long been hallmarks of Minor League Baseball, so it only makes sense that Minors teams are continually seeking ways to make their ballparks more welcoming -- and more fun -- for girls and women. More and more Minor League teams are finding creative ways to celebrate

Dodgers, Padres set probables for season-opening Seoul Series

@juanctoribio and @AJCassavell
March 11, 2024

With just over a week until the Dodgers and Padres open the 2024 Major League season in Seoul, South Korea, the probable pitching matchups for that series are officially set: Tyler Glasnow vs. Yu Darvish in Game 1. Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs. Joe Musgrove in Game 2. Major League Baseball announced

How will Padres fill Seoul Series travel roster?

@AJCassavell
March 11, 2024

This story was excerpted from AJ Cassavell’s Padres Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Here's everything to know about Spring Breakout

@SamDykstraMiLB
March 14, 2024

One of the great joys of the annual All-Star Futures Game is the chance to put some of the game’s top prospects on one field in the middle of the summer and let them show off the tools that make them the future of baseball. But what if instead of

Here are the prospects with the best tools in Spring Breakout

March 13, 2024

Spring Breakout will make for a fun weekend, with 16 games pitting many of the best prospects in one organization against many of the best in another. It's essentially 16 Futures Games at Spring Training sites, featuring 72 of MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects and 575 of the 900 players

1 position battle to watch for each team

March 11, 2024

With the first few rounds of cuts behind us, clubs are getting a clearer picture of what their rosters are going to look like to open the 2024 season. Even so, every team still has at least one key question mark -- a role that remains, for all intents and

Who's San Diego's Opening Day 3B? Jury's still out

@AJCassavell
March 10, 2024

TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Padres appear to be in need of an Opening Day third baseman. Recently, Manny Machado took a few days off from his throwing program, putting a heavier emphasis on the hitting side of his recovery, manager Mike Shildt said. (That increased focus on the bat paid

Ranking the 10 best Spring Breakout rosters

@SamDykstraMiLB
March 13, 2024

The 2024 MLB Pipeline preseason Farm System Rankings were published Friday night, giving fans an idea of how the young talent of each organization lines up. Supporters for all 30 clubs will get a closer look at the next generation of stars this week during MLB's inaugural Spring Breakout --

Every team's projected 2024 home run leader

@bmags94
March 10, 2024

Spring Training is in full swing as we gear up for the 2024 regular season. That means it's a good time to look at projections for how things might turn out this year, and as usual, home runs are at the forefront of that discussion. Courtesy of FanGraphs’ Steamer projections,

Darvish proving he's an 'elite adjuster' between rainout, Seoul Series

Waldron (4 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 3 K), Machado (3-for-3) impress vs. White Sox
@AJCassavell
March 9, 2024

PEORIA, Ariz. -- All spring, new Padres manager Mike Shildt has called for his players to be “elite adjusters.” Friday’s unexpected rainout put that notion to the test. San Diego scrambled to alter its pitching plans, though the club’s buildup for the start of the regular season is unaffected, Shildt