https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/page/32/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/nick-pivettas-name-in-trade-rumors-signals-padres-threat-of-organizational-purgatory-r4811/There are few worse places to be in sports than organizational purgatory. That middle ground where you're not quite good enough to legitimately contend, but also not quite bad enough to begin the rebuilding process. The latest trade rumor from the Winter Meetings has the San Diego Padres barreli...4811Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:11:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/why-the-padres-shouldnt-sign-first-base-slugger-rhys-hoskins-r4808/The Padres are by no means a bad team, but being in MLB’s most competitive division means being good often isn’t enough. If San Diego wants a chance at surpassing Los Angeles, they has quite a bit of ground to cover. One position that needs a complete overhaul is undoubtedly first base.  Th...4808Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:53:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/san-diego-padres-sign-pitcher-daison-acosta-r4787/While the San Diego Padres are strapped for cash and have a lot of work to do on their rotation, they've added some bullpen depth via free agency. According to their official X account, the San Diego Padres have signed pitcher Daison Acosta to a one-year deal. Acosta, who has yet to debut a...4787Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:39:13 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/san-diego-padres-have-shown-a-willingness-to-deal-nick-pivetta-r4781/The San Diego Padres lost Dylan Cease to free agency, may lose Michael King, and have been rumored to be considering bullpen arms for the starting rotation. Despite all of this, they are still willing to move one of their rotation arms. Dennis Lin of The Athletic is reporting that the San D...4781Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:26:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/buyer-beware-three-free-agent-hitters-the-padres-should-avoid-r4779/After a tough NLDS loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024, the San Diego Padres entered the offseason with high hopes—only to stumble and fall to the Chicago Cubs in the Wild Card round this past season. Now, as the Winter Meetings begin, big names are signing, but the Padres, facing tight fina...4779Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:17:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/why-the-padres-shouldnt-sign-starting-pitcher-lucas-giolito-r4777/The Winter Meetings are upon us, and that means rumor season is in full swing. This offseason, 2019 All-Star Lucas Giolito is a free agent, and with starting pitching at a premium, he should have multiple suitors. That said, the San Diego Padres should avoid making a deal. Despite his success in...4777Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:52:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/do-the-padres-stand-to-gain-or-lose-with-introduction-of-abs-r4756/It's a storyline merely lurking in the weeds with so much offseason buzz floating around, but the Automated Ball-Strike challenge system (ABS) making its way to Major League Baseball next season will be at the forefront of our minds once it actually gets underway. And the pieces published thus f...4756Sun, 07 Dec 2025 14:56:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/why-ty-adcock-might-turn-into-more-than-bullpen-depth-for-the-padres-r4738/Ty Adcock has three things going for him as he joins his fourth MLB organization:  1. A fun name. 2. A big arm. 3. Winter-league buzz. Nos. 2 and 3 are mostly why the Padres signed him to a one-year, major league contract less than a week before the start of the 2025 Winter Meeting...4738Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:56:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/padres-2025-winter-meetings-primer-rumors-schedules-and-aj-prellers-stomping-grounds-r4707/The 2025 Winter Meetings are nearly upon us! The annual four-day event begins officially on December 8 in Orlando, Flordia, though most teams will begin arriving by Sunday, Dec. 7. There's a lot that tends to go down at the Meetings every year, so let's break down the schedule, and the bigg...4707Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:51:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/a-kodai-senga-trade-is-worth-exploring-for-pitching-starved-padres-r4678/There was a point in 2025 where New York Mets starting pitcher Kodai Senga looked like he was ready for the breakthrough that would let him live among the game's top-tier arms. He pitched to a 1.39 ERA in the first half of the season and ended June with a 26.2 percent strikeout rate and 7.1 perc...4678Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:46:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/why-bradgley-rodriguez-will-help-shape-the-padres-winter-meetings-strategy-r4723/As sample sizes go, 7 2/3 innings for a pitcher is nothing. We know that no useful projections can be made from that. But sometimes, a team can still see the future during those limited moments -- if it swaps out the data microscope for the long-lamented eye test. Take the Padres and Bradgl...4723Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:57:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/why-bradgley-rodriguez-will-help-shape-the-padres-winter-meetings-strategy-r4659/As sample sizes go, 7 2/3 innings for a pitcher is nothing. We know that no useful projections can be made from that. But sometimes, a team can still see the future during those limited moments -- if it swaps out the data microscope for the long-lamented eye test. Take the Padres and Bradgl...4659Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:57:01 +0000