https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/padres-mission/page/7/?d=1enhttps://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/padres-mission/mason-millers-2026-season-was-even-more-historically-dominant-than-padres-fans-realize-r14216/At the moment when the San Diego Padres needed Mason Miller’s dominance the most, his fastball could not prevail against Jackson Chourio, who ended up hitting a walk-off single to decide Game 2 of the NLDS and give the Milwaukee Brewers a 2-0 lead. Welcome to baseball, folks. All great...14216Sun, 25 Oct 2026 16:04:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/padres-mission/how-the-san-diego-padres-became-an-elite-defensive-team-in-2026-r14196/There wasn't anything particularly impressive about the San Diego Padres as a defensive team in 2025. As a collective, they ranked just 19th in Fielding Run Value (-10) and Outs Above Average (-7), and 14th in Defensive Runs Saved (+28). So, depending on your metric of choice, they were either a...14196Sat, 24 Oct 2026 15:06:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/padres-mission/xander-bogaerts-biggest-weakness-got-exposed-in-2026-how-do-the-padres-move-forward-r14186/The biggest thing that made Xander Bogaerts a sought-after shortstop when he became a free agent was his ability to impact the game as an all-around elite player. When he arrived in San Diego, he met those standards in 2023, but since then, his offense has been declining until it hit rock bottom...14186Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:03:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/padres-mission/jake-cronenworths-injury-plagued-2026-season-created-more-questions-than-answers-for-padres-r14178/Jake Cronenworth was a breakout member of the San Diego Padres back in 2021. He signed a seven-year extension in 2023. And in each year that has followed, it feels as if there's been something disappointing embedded somewhere on stat line. The 2026 campaign, however, was much more overt in its d...14178Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:01:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/padres-mission/four-starting-pitchers-the-padres-must-target-this-winter-r14174/The Padres have some work to do to get their rotation ready for another postseason run in 2027. Tarik Skubal, Trevor Rogers, Tyler Mahle, and Nick Martinez are four free agent starters who could help San Diego get there. View the full article14174Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:22:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/padres-mission/gavin-sheets-catcher-combo-loom-as-padres-biggest-arbitration-decisions-r14163/While the arbitration process could change a bit in the negotiations for a new collective-bargaining agreement, the system will be the same this offseason. For the San Diego Padres, that means eight (and possibly nine) players will go through arbitration. There aren't too many tough decisions to...14163Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:57:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/padres-mission/michael-king-pitched-his-way-back-into-the-ace-conversation-with-padres-this-season-r14153/After an injury-filled 2025 campaign that limited him to just 73 1/3 innings, Michael King returned to form in 2026. For a San Diego Padres pitching staff that entered the season with plenty of unknowns, getting that kind of performance was nothing short of a godsend. King finished the regu...14153Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:08:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/padres-mission/luis-campusano-saved-his-padres-tenure-in-2026-r14138/Luis Campusano hasn't always had the easiest path to relevance as a member of the San Diego Padres.  In 2024, for example, the catcher that had reached as high as third on the team's list of top prospects turned in strong offensive numbers (133 wRC+) but was essentially unplayable behind th...14138Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:07:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/padres-mission/ethan-salas-spent-all-of-2026-realizing-his-potential-setting-up-a-bright-padres-future-r14134/To think about where Ethan Salas was a year ago to where he is now is almost impossible to imagine. But that only speaks to the special talent that is the 20-year-old catcher for the San Diego Padres. Entering last offseason, Salas had missed all but 10 games of the season for the Double-A...14134Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:52:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/padres-mission/adrian-morejon-has-pitched-himself-into-a-closer-role-whether-with-padres-or-another-team-r14126/At this point, there's very little mystery around Adrian Morejon. But given his standing within the San Diego Padres organization ahead of the 2026 season, there was never supposed to be.  With Mason Miller set up for ninth-inning duty at the onset of the campaign, Morejon was expected to e...14126Wed, 21 Oct 2026 23:05:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/padres-mission/the-key-hit-never-came-breaking-down-the-decisive-nlds-moments-the-padres-couldnt-capitalize-on-r14120/It was another disappointing finish for the San Diego Padres, but we also have to recognize that they were eliminated by the best team in baseball throughout the entire season: the Milwaukee Brewers. Everything came down to a four-game series dominated by pitching from start to finish. No winnin...14120Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:02:10 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/padres-mission/grading-every-padres-player-from-2026-relief-pitchers-r14116/The most dominant part of the San Diego Padres during the regular season, the bullpen was called upon a lot to bail out the starters in 2026. So much so that the Friars went with a "chaos pitching plan" just before the trade deadline to take advantage of the talent of their relief pitchers....14116Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:58:01 +0000