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The San Diego Padres fell well short of their expectations in 2023. San Diego made a late-season push but ultimately missed the playoffs. Now the attention turns to the future. Padres fans, and everyone around the MLB world for that matter, are wondering whether or not San Diego will sign Juan Soto to a long-term […]

The San Diego Padres entered the 2023 season with a ton of expectations after going to the NLCS in the 2022 postseason. However, they finished the year with an 82-80 record and missed out on the playoffs despite a world of talent on the roster, and there are a lot of people to blame. As […]

The San Diego Padres did not have the 2023 season they were hoping for, but the same cannot be said for Manny Machado, who had another great season for the Padres. Machado’s batting average took a dip this year (.258 BA, 30 HR, 91 RBI, .782 OPS), but he still managed to put together one […]

The San Francisco Giants are in a weird spot. Their recent dismissal of Gabe Kapler suggests they have big ambitions, but the current roster does not really support that notion. Furthermore, retaining president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi after he failed to make the necessary moves to build a postseason-caliber roster just adds more confusion […]

The San Diego Padres finished the season with an 82-80 record and outside of the playoff picture. Before the season, the Padres were commonly picked to make a return to the NLCS and were even picked by some to make the World Series. So, it was a very disappointing season in San Diego, and the […]

Money may not be the be-all and end-all of what constitutes a successful professional sports franchise, but it certainly helps grease the wheels when it comes to assembling a roster that could compete for a championship. Entering the 2023 season, three MLB teams, in particular, flexed their financial might, with the New York Mets, New […]

The next time that Juan Soto and the San Diego Padres will be facing the 2023 NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers will be in spring training of 2024, what with the Padres missing out on the postseason festivities thanks to an overwhelmingly disappointing season. But that doesn’t seem to have sapped Soto’s confidence one […]

Thanks to general manager AJ Preller’s relentless aggression when it comes to acquiring star-caliber players, whether via trade or via free agency, the San Diego Padres have amassed an impressive collection of talent. So with the regular season drawing to a close, a cursory look at the Padres’ roster would leave someone who hasn’t followed […]

There are certain times when optics are so bad that credentials and circumstances cease to matter. No excuse will be enough to justify the massive shame that ownership is feeling, due to its wildly miscalculated expectations. Humiliation often demands retaliation, fair or not. The 2023 San Diego Padres (79-80) are one of the biggest failures […]

We’re back to bring you a prediction and pick for Friday’s slate of MLB action as the 2023 Regular Season draws to a close. The San Diego Padres (79-80) will take on the Chicago White Sox (61-98) for the final three-game series of their seasons. Check out our MLB odds series for our Padres-White Sox […]

The San Diego Padres take on the San Francisco Giants. Check out our MLB odds series for our Padres Giants prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Padres Giants. The San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants play each other for the final time this season. They are both going to lament the ways […]

The San Diego Padres take on the San Francisco Giants. Check out our MLB odds series for our Padres Giants prediction and pick. The San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants will both walk away from this 2023 season bitterly disappointed in what they did, but for very different sets of reasons. The Giants will […]

The San Diego Padres have been one of baseball’s biggest spenders over the last few years, locking in Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Xander Bogaerts into long-term contracts, along with completing a blockbuster trade for superstar outfielder Juan Soto in 2022, but the Padres are reportedly likely to cut payroll going into 2024 for […]

The San Diego Padres are on the road to take on the San Francisco Giants for the start of a three game series. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Padres-Giants prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Padres have won […]

After entering the season as one of the favorites to win the World Series, the San Diego Padres begin the final week of the regular season on the brink of being eliminated from playoff contention. The team with the third-highest payroll in baseball will miss the playoffs, a shock for a talented group that was […]

The San Diego Padres aren’t technically eliminated from playoff contention yet, but as they sit five games back for the final National League Wild Card spot, their playoff hopes are all but gone. Many fans are disappointed with the team for putting together an awful season in 2023, but Fernando Tatis Jr. doesn’t believe that […]

A National League team with a star-studded roster and an enormous payroll fails to live up to expectations. The New York Mets made all the headlines as 2023’s biggest disappointment. But the San Diego Padres were not far behind. A stretch where the team has won nine of 10 games has raised questions of what […]

For much of the 2023 season, the San Diego Padres have been a wildly disappointing team. And yet, with just eight games left in the season, the Padres find themselves playing their best baseball of the year, as they are currently in the middle of an eight-game win streak. While they still sit four games […]

The Colorado Rockies are trying to avoid being swept as they visit the San Diego Padres Wednesday afternoon. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Rockies-Padres prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Rockies have lost the first two games of […]

Blake Snell had quite a night on the mound Tuesday. The San Diego Padres ace put on yet another show, as he tossed seven scoreless innings while also holding the Colorado Rockies hitless over that stretch. Despite a big chance at recording a no-hitter, which would have been a great consolation for San Diego amid […]

The San Diego Padres may be out of playoff contention, but it doesn’t mean that their games don’t count all the same, at least to starting pitcher Blake Snell. Snell pitched yet another marvelous outing, completely blanking the Colorado Rockies in seven innings of work. The talented lefty did not allow any hits, striking out […]

The Colorado Rockies take on the San Diego Padres. Check out our MLB odds series for our Rockies Padres prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Rockies Padres. The San Diego Padres are 5.5 games behind the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds in the race for the third National League wild card spot. Their […]

The San Diego Padres’ 2023 season is winding down and perhaps no one is happier about that than those who are a part of the team. A.J. Preller, the general manager known for his epic failures in team-building, may have just created his magnum opus. Some of the Padres’ on-field failures can be attributed to […]

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado said that it is likely he will get surgery on his elbow, and it could happen before the end of the season, according to Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Sanders also said that it would be hard for Manny Machado to shut it down now with […]

A recent article from Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune caught the attention of the MLB world. The article called Machado and the Padres’ leadership into question amid the team’s 2023 abysmal season. Machado’s former teammate Wil Myers defended him, and Machado himself addressed the article while talking to reporters Monday. “Honestly, nothing to […]

The Colorado Rockies are on the road to take on the San Diego Padres for the final time this season. Below we will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Rockies-Padres prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Rockies have lost six of the […]

The 2023 season has been a frustrating one for Xander Bogaerts and the San Diego Padres. At 72-78, the Padres currently sit in fourth place in the vaunted NL West and are all but guaranteed to be on the outside looking in when the MLB Playoffs begin in early October. However, Bogaerts and his teammates […]

The San Diego Padres are taking their three game win strak on the road as they take on the Oakland Athletics. Below we will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Padres-Athletics prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Padres have outscored the Athletics […]

The San Diego Padres are set to miss the playoffs in extremely disappointing fashion despite having one of the most talented rosters in baseball. As a result, they’ve already shut down Yu Darvish for the remainder of the campaign and it appears Joe Musgrove is next. Per AJ Cassavell of MLB.com, the team has slowed […]

The San Diego Padres have been one of the biggest disappointments in baseball this season. After making the playoffs last year and defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers, many expected the Padres to assert themselves in 2023 and wrest the National League West title from the Dodgers. It has not happened that way, as the Padres […]

The New York Mets entered the 2023 season as a serious World Series contender. By the trade deadline, the front office had already begun deconstructing the $364 million roster — the most expensive in MLB history. The team traded away ace pitchers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer but curiously kept superstar slugger Pete Alonso despite […]

Blake Snell woke up on Wednesday feeling dangerous. The San Diego Padres ace was sizzling on the mound in the series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, as he was nearly immaculate for the entire six innings that he spent pitching against the National League West division’s top team. Dodgers outfielder Chris […]

The San Diego Padres have been one of baseball’s biggest disappointments in 2023. Despite having a star-studded roster that includes the likes of Manny Machado, Juan Soto, Fernando Tatis Jr., and Xander Bogaerts, not to mention the presence of Yu Darvish and Blake Snell to front their rotation, the Padres will be missing out on […]

The San Diego Padres take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Our MLB odds series has our Padres Dodgers prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Padres Dodgers. The Los Angeles Dodgers were not a good team early in the season. Through 72 games, they were just 39-33, on a pace to win fewer than […]

The San Diego Padres have absorbed another blow to their disappointing 2023 MLB season, with veteran pitcher Yu Darvish getting ruled out for the remainder of the campaign, according to Dennis Lin of the Athletic. “Yu Darvish has been shut down for the rest of the season. He learned recently he has an olecranon stress […]

Los Angeles Dodgers fans were a savage for this one. During Monday’s series-opening game between the Dodgers and the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium, LA fans tried to troll Padres infielder/outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. by throwing an inflatable pill bottle that had a “PED” sign at the field. Another inflatable orange pill bottle that […]

Rich Hill’s time with the San Diego Padres may already be done. MLB’s oldest active player was placed on waivers by the Padres on Tuesday, according to Joel Sherman. San Diego intends to keep him if no other team claims the 43-year-old left-hander. Hill’s brief tenure with the Padres has been brutal, to say the […]

The San Pedro Padres head on the road to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in game two of a three-game series Tuesday night at Dodger Field in Los Angeles, California. So let’s check out our MLB odds series, which includes our Padres-Dodgers prediction and pick. San Diego (68-77) has had a lost season as […]

A premier NL West showdown on the West Coast will be underway on Monday to kick off the work week as the San Diego Padres take on the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in a divisional rivalry. Let’s check out our MLB odds series where our Padres-Dodgers prediction and pick will be revealed. There simply […]