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With one of the more eye-popping starting lineups in baseball, the San Diego Padres have fallen very short of expectations so far this year. Padres star Juan Soto is now calling out the reason why, claiming that his squad opts to ‘give up’ when the going gets tough, reports The San Diego Union-Tribune’s Kevin Acee. […]

On Monday, August 7th, we have a great slate of baseball and FanDuel is running a same-game parlay that’s paying out over 3-1 odds. We take a look at this same-game parlay on our MLB prop odds series this Monday, August 7th. With a ton of options on the board, it is always good when […]

It has been a disappointing 2023 MLB regular season so far for the San Diego Padres. Even with Juan Soto playing in his first full season with the Padres, San Diego is lagging behind in the National League West, trailing the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants in the race to the top […]

The 2023 MLB Trade Deadline has come and gone. Big names left sinking ships for greener pastures. A couple of nice prospect hauls may have salvaged some lost seasons. But the deals never end, they just pause. For all you trade fanatics, here’s a list of six players who weren’t dealt at the 2023 MLB […]

The San Diego Padres are currently in fourth place in the National League West. Winning the division will be a difficult task in 2023 given their current unfavorable standings placement. Making an NL Wild Card run remains a possibility though. Nevertheless, players such as Blake Snell and Josh Hader could be made available if San […]

The San Diego Padres enter the MLB trade deadline in a bit of a peculiar spot. If they decide to sell, Juan Soto is one name who has popped up in trade rumors. But before the Padres make any trade decision on Soto, San Diego received a crucial injury update. Soto underwent an MRI for […]

This San Diego Padres season has been a total disaster given the star power on the roster and the massive investment made in the team. With the 2023 MLB trade deadline looming, the Padres have to make some tough decisions on some of that star power, including slugger Juan Soto. While a Soto trade is […]

The San Diego Padres don’t seem to know what they are through 100 games or what they want at the MLB trade deadline. According to Ken Rosenthal, the club might play the parts of seller and buyer next week. The Padres’ approach could depend on how their week goes with two home series against the […]

On Tuesday, July 18th, we have a great slate of baseball and FanDuel is running a same-game parlay that’s paying out over 12-1 odds. We take a look at this same-game parlay on our MLB prop odds series this Tuesday, July 18th. With a ton of options on the board, it is always good when […]

With the MLB All-Star break in the rearview mirror, the MLB trade deadline is now the primary focus around the baseball world. Rumors are swirling. Everyone wants to know whether or not the Los Angeles Angels will trade Shohei Ohtani. Meanwhile, underperforming teams like the New York Mets and San Diego Padres will need to […]

Could San Diego Padres star Juan Soto reunite with former teammate Bryce Harper in Philadelphia in 2025 MLB free agency? Jon Heyman thinks the Phillies make a great landing spot for Soto if he leaves the Padres — for several reasons. Soto belongs to the Padres until the end of next season. So far, his […]

When budding star Juan Soto was hopping around during the Washington Nationals’ thrilling World Series run in 2019, many fans were wondering when he conceived something so unique as the Soto Shuffle. The San Diego Padres left fielder ended the suspense ahead of the 2023 MLB All-Star Game. “It just came from myself when I […]

It’s Tuesday 7/11 and we are finally at the All-Star break. We have a great All-Star game on tap tonight between the players in the American League and National League going head-to-head starting at 8:00 P.M. ET in Seattle, Washington. There is a chock-full of great value for tonight’s All-Star game MVP bets so let’s […]

It’s safe to say that Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani has won the battle against San Diego Padres slugger Juan Soto. Prior to the game on Tuesday, Soto actually warned Ohtani that the Angels pitcher is going to have “trouble” pitching against him. The Padres outfielder even went as far as to saying that […]

San Diego Padres star Juan Soto spoke out about his teammate being snubbed from the 2023 MLB All-Star game. Fernando Tatis Jr. was left off the roster despite an impressive 16 homers in just over two months of total action. “He’s an All-Star, everybody knows he’s an All-Star. He’s a great player, and I think […]

Shohei Ohtani continues to be the talk of the baseball universe. The San Diego Padres will finally get to see the Los Angeles Angels unicorn in action this season when Juan Soto and company face off against him to in a three-game series at Petco Park Monday night. Speaking of Soto, the Padres star outfielder […]

The San Diego Padres haven’t been performing up to par so far in the 2023 MLB regular season. Despite a roster loaded with elite players, especially on offense, the Padres are way under .500 with just under two weeks remaining before the end of their schedule in the first half. Could their struggles translate into […]

Juan Soto is hoping for a big payday in MLB free agency or with a potential contract extension with the San Diego Padres. However, MLB Hall of Famer David Ortiz believes Soto should have taken a 15-year, $440 contract offer from the Washington Nationals prior to getting traded last year, per Hector Gomez, translated to […]

It’s Monday 6/19 and we have a great slate of baseball starting at 4:05 P.M. ET in Washington as the Washington Nationals play host to the visiting St. Louis Cardinals for game one of their three-game series. There is a chock-full of great value on today’s prop bets so let’s take a look at our […]

Juan Soto was so good during Wednesday night’s 10-3 home win over the Seattle Mariners that he barged into Mickey Mantle territory. Via ESPN Stats & Info: Juan Soto went 5-5 in the Padres’ win over the Mariners today. It is the 69th time he has reached base safely 4 or more times in a […]

It’s Monday 6/5 and we have a great slate of baseball starting at 4:05 P.M. ET in Boston as the Boston Red Sox play host to the visiting Tampa Bay Rays and are looking to split their four-game series. There is a chock-full of great value on today’s prop bets so let’s take a look […]

Marcus Stroman and the Chicago Cubs got the better of the San Diego Padres on Sunday, as they finished the three-game series with a 7-1 victory. Stroman also had a little fun of his own on the mound when he celebrated his strikeout of Padres star Juan Soto with a shuffle in the fifth inning. […]

When the San Diego Padres traded a significant portion of their top prospects last year for Juan Soto, they believed it would help them contend for years to come. Meanwhile, the Washington Nationals didn’t expect to be anywhere near San Diego in the standings for years to come amid their rebuild. In 2023, though, the […]

We have a full slate of baseball today this Sunday 5/28/23 starting this afternoon at 1:35 P.M ET. We take a look at the top home run prop bets that will be having you cash out on this Sunday afternoon. This will continue our MLB home run prop odds series this Sunday, May 28th.  MLB […]

On Tuesday, May 23rd, we have a full slate of baseball and Fanduel is running a same-game parlay that’s paying out over 20-1 odds. We take a look at this same-game parlay on our ur MLB prop odds series this Tuesday, May 23rd. With a ton of options on the board, it is always good […]

The Baltimore Orioles are one of the most exciting young teams in the big leagues and right at the forefront is Adley Rutschman. It’s only a matter of time until the former first-overall pick overtakes JT Realmuto as the best catcher in baseball, too. While it’s only a year into Rutschman’s big-league career, he’s already […]

One of the joys of professional sports is marveling at the failed attempts to honor athletes using their own likenesses. The latest artifact gone wrong is of San Diego Padres outfielder Juan Soto. A statue of Soto was put up for the Padres’ series against the San Francisco Giants that will take place at Alfredo […]

San Diego Padres star Juan Soto has struggled ever since he was traded to the Padres last season. Many people around the MLB world felt that Soto would bounce back with a fresh start in 2023, but that hasn’t been the case. Soto receives plenty of help from MLB coaches and teammates, but he most […]

The San Diego Padres entered the 2023 MLB season with World Series hopes. They added Xander Bogaerts in the offseason and inked Manny Machado to an extension and Jake Cronenworth. Fernando Tatis Jr. returned from an 80-game PED suspension, and the Padres are also shifting their focus to a Juan Soto extension. However, the Padres […]

The San Diego Padres made the most significant blockbuster trade of the deadline when they acquired Juan Soto from the Washington Nationals. It was a jam-packed month full of rumors and discussions before he ended up in San Diego. Soto and the Nationals had been trying to work out a new contract, but nothing came […]

This isn’t the Juan Soto that San Diego Padres fans were expecting. When they traded for the ex-Nationals star, fans expected a power hitter with excellent plate discipline, an unstoppable force. Since the trade, though, Soto has oddly struggled to buy a hit for San Diego. Those struggles have carried over to the 2023 season. […]

On most circles, the decision by Major League Baseball to implement a pitch clock has received rave reviews, but don’t count San Diego Padres left fielder Juan Soto as a fan of the rule change. For the players, it has been a bit of an adjustment getting sped up inside the batter’s box, and Soto […]

Juan Soto’s tenure with the San Diego Padres has been successful for the team so far — but not for him. The superstar outfielder helped them get to the NLCS last year despite putting up numbers well below what he usually has. Now, he is embracing a new role to potentially help him get a […]

The San Diego Padres are reportedly hesitant on offering Juan Soto a megadeal until he proves to be the same player he was with the Washington Nationals, according to Jon Heyman. The Padres gave up a massive haul for Soto last August and were widely expected to at the very least entertain negotiations for an […]

Signing young superstar players to long-term contract extensions isn’t an easy task. The San Diego Padres were able to get a deal done with Fernando Tatis Jr at a young age, but doing so with 24-year old Juan Soto is expected to present quite the challenge. MLB Network’s Jon Heyman recently revealed the harsh reality […]

San Diego Padres star Juan Soto revealed that he’s not a fan of the MLB pitch clock during a recent interview, video via Talkin’ Baseball. Juan Soto says he's not a fan of the pitch clock pic.twitter.com/u7m66Ufyoa — Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) April 10, 2023 “I mean, gotta be the time clock, the pitch clock, whatever […]

The San Diego Padres don’t really have history. Sure, they had Tony Gwynn and Trevor Hoffman and the only brown jerseys in professional sports, but their narrative arc largely bends towards mediocrity. Seven playoff appearances in 55 years, a .464 lifetime winning percentage, a lifetime of 75-87 seasons: hardly inspiring stuff. In this sense, the […]

We are less than 24 hours from the first pitch on opening day, and Juan Soto opens the season at home against the Colorado Rockies. Check out our MLB odds series as we hand out an over/under on regular season home runs for Juan Soto prediction and pick. Soto is just 24-years-old, but he is […]

Can you feel it baseball fans? MLB Opening Day is right around the corner as the boys of summer are only two days away from first pitch! With the start of a fresh campaign in the works, which standout names in the National League have the best odds to win the 2023 NL MVP? Without […]