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There has been no shortage of surprising developments in the 2024 season. Whether they are good or bad developments, or on the player or team-wide level, there are plenty of trends that have already shifted the arc of this season. With the help of each club's MLB.com beat writer, here

CHICAGO -- Dylan Cease didn’t have time to reflect on his White Sox tenure after being traded to the Padres in March. He had a lot to figure out logistically, including getting to South Korea to join his new teammates for the season-opening Seoul Series. Now that the tide has

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Big league closers can come from all areas of the pitching world. Some are guys who have always been relievers, from college all the way up to the big leagues. Some were starters whose power stuff (and perhaps lack of command) were better suited for shorter stints coming out of

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CHICAGO -- The emotional swing could be felt at Wrigley Field in the eighth inning Tuesday night. The Padres, after being shut out for seven-plus innings, not only broke through, but suddenly had a lead. And that perhaps made San Diego’s 3-2 walk-off loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field

After a multi-season hiatus, Crooked Numbers returns with a heaping portion of Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. This edition, covering the start of the season through the end of April, has a disproportionate number of items from the Triple-A level. As for why that is, who knows? Maybe

CHICAGO -- Despite being more than three years removed from his last season with the Cubs, Yu Darvish entered Monday with just one start at his former ballpark since he was traded to the Padres in December 2020. But fans on the North Side haven’t forgotten about their former ace.

CHICAGO -- Mike Shildt sorted through a few adjectives to describe closer Robert Suarez’s performance Monday night against the Cubs. “Colossal. Is that big enough? Huge, epic. I don’t know,” the Padres' manager said. "... I mean, that was tremendous.” Suarez came up clutch in San Diego’s series opener on

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PHOENIX -- Just as the Padres’ offense is beginning to fire on all cylinders, the starting rotation feels shaky. Before the Padres’ four-game winning streak was derailed in an 11-4 loss to the D-backs at Chase Field on Sunday afternoon, the club placed right-hander Joe Musgrove on the injured list

PHOENIX -- Luis Arraez knows how to make an entrance. The newest Padre had barely unpacked his gear at Chase Field after arriving from the airport about an hour before batting leadoff against the D-backs on Saturday evening. By the time the Padres completed a 13-1 victory, Arraez had four

PHOENIX -- A lineup that already features Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado, Xander Bogaerts and Jake Cronenworth got even better. On Saturday, the Padres finalized a deal with the Marlins for two-time batting champion Luis Arraez and cash considerations. Miami acquired right-handed reliever Woo-Suk Go and three prospects: outfielders Dillon

It's only May, but the first blockbuster trade of the 2024 season is already in the books. The Padres have acquired two-time batting champ Luis Arraez and cash from the Marlins in exchange for reliever Woo-Suk Go and three prospects. It's a move that bolsters the top of the Padres'

PHOENIX -- Led by a breakout Fernando Tatis Jr. has deserved and a bounceback start Dylan Cease needed, the Padres thumped the D-backs 7-1 on Friday night at Chase Field for their third straight victory. San Diego didn't have a hit against D-backs starter Slade Cecconi until the fourth inning

You know it’s really Draft season when the first mock draft is out. Between now and July 14, when the 2024 Draft begins, Jim Callis and I will be providing prognostications of the first round on a fairly regular basis with the hope that our final mocks the night before

SAN DIEGO -- It would be impossible to replace Juan Soto with one player, the Padres said all spring. It was going to take a total team effort to make up for the production they lost when they traded one of the sport's most fearsome hitters. And, sure, it’s still

SAN DIEGO -- Stuart Fairchild is making a habit of jaw-dropping catches. His first victim of the season was Willy Adames. The second was his college buddy. His latest? Padres star Manny Machado, and this robbery snatched away a home run that looked eerily similar to a famous one you

Pitchers are meant to be ahead of hitters. Sluggers need at-bats to get into the rhythm of the season, and that takes time. Or at least that’s how the popular belief goes. But some Minor League hitters are proving they don’t need time at all to come flying out of

SAN DIEGO -- Padres right-hander Luis Patiño underwent Tommy John surgery on Tuesday, the club said, putting an end to his 2024 season before it started. The hard-throwing 24-year-old was claimed off waivers in December, returning to the franchise with which he began his career. Patiño, who was a late

SAN DIEGO -- It’s not often that a manager willingly chooses to take a run off the board, but Padres skipper Mike Shildt did exactly that Tuesday night. His faith was promptly rewarded, courtesy of Manny Machado. With one out in the fifth inning of San Diego’s 6-4 victory over