First pitch: 3 things I heard around MLB clubhouses last week
DENVER — Let's take a tour around the NL West in this week's First Pitch, with three things I heard from the Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants.With the Giants and Padres coming to Coors Field this week to meet the Rockies (and heading out of the Mile Hig...
2023-06-12 22:25
Padres vs. Rockies prediction and odds for Sunday, June 11 (Bank on defense)
If the San Diego Padres want to get back into the race for the NL West, then they should find a way to play the Colorado Rockies every game. The Rockies are 26-40 after losing their last six games and the Padres are going for the sweep today. While Colorado is last in the West, the Padres are fourth...
2023-06-12 01:27
Padres: Fernando Tatis Jr. quietly returned as one of baseball’s best power bats
DENVER — Don't look now, but Fernando Tatis Jr. is hitting his stride and hopefully helping the San Diego Padres hit theirs as well.Entering Saturday's road game against the Colorado Rockies with a disappointing 30-33 record, the San Diego Padres have yet to hit on all cylinders ...
2023-06-11 04:18
Padres vs. Rockies prediction and odds for Saturday, June 10
The San Diego Padres were projected to be World Series contenders this season, but here we are in the middle of June and they're four games below .500 and 8.0 games back from the NL West.If they want to find some momentum they'll want to do it sooner rather than later.This weekend&...
2023-06-10 19:20
MLB Rumors: Jacob deGrom victory lap, Juan Soto regrade, Reds alienate fans
MLB Rumors: Could the Reds trade Jonathan India?Reds middle infielder Jonathan India is just two years removed from winning National League Rookie of the Year. Yet, he's not necessarily a core part of the team's future. At 26 years old, India should fit into the Reds winning ways, whenev...
2023-06-07 00:15
Are the Red Sox winning the Xander Bogaerts breakup?
With the latest injury news regarding Xander Bogaerts, the question needs to be asked: Are the Red Sox winning the breakup between the two?To begin his decade-long tenure on the San Diego Padres, things have not gone according to plan for super-shortstop Xander Bogaerts.Signed to a gigantic ...
2023-06-06 10:25
MLB Power Rankings: Best trade chip on every below .500 team's roster
MLB Power Rankings of the best trade chips we should expect to get dealt from every below .500 team.In less than two months, the MLB trade deadline will arrive. Teams over .500 are already dreaming about who they’ll add to the roster. The clubs below .500 should start hyping up their best tr...
2023-06-05 22:28
Cubs-Padres Umpire Wanders into Basepath And Collides With Jake Cronenworth
What was he doing?
2023-06-05 21:55
MLB Rumors: Mets on the hot seat, Judge has a problem, Tatis doesn't get it
MLB Rumors: Fernando Tatis Jr. doesn't get itThe San Diego Padres have a virtual All-Star team on the roster, yet sit four games under .500 and in fourth place in the loaded NL West. The Diamondbacks, Dodgers and Giants are all ahead of them, leaving many to question -- What's going on w...
2023-06-04 22:57
Cubs vs. Padres prediction and odds for Saturday, June 3 (San Diego will get to Smyly)
The Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres will face-off for the second time in as many days on Saturday night.The Cubs squeaked by the Padres in the opening game of the series, winning by a final score of 2-1. They'll roll with Drew Smyly (3.45 ERA) in Game 2. He'll face-off against Yu Dar...
2023-06-04 01:16
Padres vs. Marlins prediction and odds for Wednesday, May 31 (Don't stop fading Blake Snell)
The Blake Snell experience has not been going well for the San Diego Padres this season. He sports an abysmal 1-6 record while racking up an ERA of 5.04.They'll roll with him again tonight when the Padres take on the Miami Marlins in in Game 2 of their three game set. They won the series op...
2023-06-01 01:48
MLB to Take Over Padres Broadcasts After Diamond Sports Group Misses Rights Fee Payment
Diamond Sports Group missed its rights payment to the Padres and lost its broadcast rights fees.
2023-05-31 08:55