https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/page/34/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/evaluating-padres-most-discussed-trade-candidates-r4475/We know A.J. Preller loves to wheel and deal in the offseason, making bold moves and taking big risks. Usually, that means moving players around via trade, but with the current San Diego Padres roster now full of expensive and burdensome contracts, it's getting harder to project which players mi...4475Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:37:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/willson-contreras-a-sensible-but-complicated-trade-target-for-san-diego-padres-r4473/Regardless of the shape the winter takes for the San Diego Padres in a financial sense, they have clear roster needs. On the positional side, they need a first baseman and they need a designated hitter (assuming they don't create a vacancy by moving a different position player via trade). Gavin...4473Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:52:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/padres-face-several-financial-questions-heading-into-the-offseason-r4454/Expectations were high for the San Diego Padres after a 93-win season and NLDS appearance in 2024. Fans and the organization anticipated a deep 2025 postseason, but the team's season ended early with a Wild Card loss to the Chicago Cubs. That disappointing finish creates urgency to upgrade the r...4454Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:23:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/padres-have-multiple-paths-to-deploying-newly-re-signed-kyle-hart-in-2026-r4449/The San Diego Padres registered their first notable transaction of the 2025-26 offseason earlier this week, bringing back pitcher Kyle Hart on a one-year deal with a 2027 option. It's not a needle-mover in any sense, but given the absence of depth in the pitching staff at present, it's the kind...4449Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:57:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/everybody-be-cool-mlbs-new-espn-deal-wont-change-padres-tvstreaming-options-for-2026-r4435/Major League Baseball announced a new media-rights arrangement today that will give ESPN the ability to carry local games for six clubs beginning in 2026 — including the San Diego Padres. While that sounds like a major shake-up, Padres fans won’t see any real changes to how they watch games next...4435Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:33:03 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/padres-roster-update-san-diego-protects-two-prospects-from-rule-5-draft-r4436/The MLB rostering deadline came and went on Nov. 18, and with it, teams have effectively "finalized' their 40-man rosters prior to the meat and potatoes of the offseason. There were a number of notable moves made around the league, from the Baltimore Orioles' baffling decision to trade Gray...4436Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:22:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/the-case-for-and-against-the-padres-trading-jake-cronenworth-this-winter-r4430/What was already set to be a complicated offseason for the San Diego Padres got even more so with news that the Seidler family was exploring a sale of the franchise. Despite what appeared to be a little bit of financial wiggle room upon some impending departures from the 2025 roster, everything...4430Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:54:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/starting-pitchers-dylan-cease-michael-king-decline-qualifying-offers-become-free-agents-r4409/Dylan Cease and Michael King have both declined the Padres’ one-year, $22.025 million qualifying offer for 2026, keeping them on the free-agent market and leaving two significant vacancies in San Diego’s rotation. Cease is coming off a 2025 season in which he made 32 starts and threw 168 innings...4409Tue, 18 Nov 2025 21:25:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/padres-make-first-move-of-offseason-prioritizing-pitching-depth-r4405/The San Diego Padres re-signed Kyle Hart, kicking off their offseason with a necessary depth move to shore up the pitching staff. View the full article4405Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:48:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/rule-5-roster-crunch-who-the-padres-are-protecting-and-who-they-arent-r4403/With the deadline to protect prospects ahead of the Rule 5 draft set for today at 6p.m. EST, the San Diego Padres roster is beginning to shape up. They are currently carrying 21 pitchers, two catchers, five infielders, and six outfielders on their 40-man roster. That leaves room to add up to six...4403Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:19:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/facing-budget-constraints-and-a-potential-sale-should-the-padres-look-to-offload-an-expensive-position-player-r4402/The San Diego Padres are in a weird place this winter.  On one hand, this is a team that is on the cusp of title contention. They reached the National League Division Series in 2024 and won 90 games again in '25 on the strength of a really strong pitching staff. But with key arms set to dep...4402Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:52:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/padres-mission/kyle-hart-returns-signaling-depth-may-be-the-name-of-the-game-in-san-diego-r4386/Amidst fears that a collapsing rotation would spell the team's doom in 2026, San Diego Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller made a quiet, but reassuring, move designed to give the team some further offseason flexibility. Kyle Hart is by no means a leverage arm, but he's...4386Mon, 17 Nov 2025 19:02:46 +0000