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Few MLB clubs have been as disappointing this year as the San Diego Padres. Even with a solid 15-9 record in July thus far, the team is still eight games back of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West and five games behind in the race for the final National League Wild Card spot. […]

The San Diego Padres completed a sweep of the Texas Rangers on the road over the weekend, and now they are expected to hang onto closer Josh Hader and starting pitcher Blake Snell, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports. The Padres are now five games out of a wild card spot after the […]

The San Diego Padres will attempt to sweep the Texas Rangers today. We are at Petco Park, sharing our MLB odds series, making a Rangers-Padres prediction and pick and showing you how to watch. The Padres defeated the Rangers 4-0. Now, they have a chance to get out the brooms. The Padres got all their […]

The San Diego Padres had visions of making a push for the postseason in 2023. However, that just doesn’t look likely at this point in the season. In fact, the Padres have just a 22.4% chance to make the playoffs, according to Baseball Reference. Given their place in the standings, it’s only natural that players […]

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 […]

The Texas Rangers take on the San Diego Padres. Our MLB odds series has our Rangers Padres prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Rangers Padres. The San Diego Padres are not gaining ground in the battle for a National League wild card berth. The teams in front of them are struggling, but San […]

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 still can’t seem to figure it out, after a miserable first half of the season has left them below .500 amid massive expectations. They blew another game just days before the looming trade deadline, and star slugger Fernando Tatis Jr. was beside himself. “Terrible,” Tatis said when asked about the loss, […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates and San Diego Padres nearly saw some fireworks during Tuesday’s game. Angel Perdomo gave up a monster home run to Juan Soto and then proceeded to hit Manny Machado in the back with a fastball. Perdomo was ejected and Machado was not at all pleased after the game. Now, Perdomo and Pirates […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates take on the San Diego Padres in a rubber match Wednesday afternoon. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Pirates-Padres prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Pirates took game one of the series after hitting multiple home […]

The San Diego Padres have never been shy about using the considerable resources at their disposal to upgrade the team. They have exhausted a ton of money and prospect capital, amassing an impressive arsenal of talent on their roster, and yet here they are, with a 49-53 record at the time of writing, languishing at […]

Manny Machado and the San Diego Padres stopped the bleeding Tuesday night, ending a two-game losing skid by defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates at home at Petco Park, 5-1. It was also a game that put Machado’s cool to the test, particularly when he got plunked by Pittsburgh reliever Angel Perdomo in the seventh inning. Machado […]

The San Diego Padres are one of the most confounding teams in the MLB today. Despite the considerable amount of talent on their roster, the Padres, at the time of writing, have a 49-53 record, falling way short of expectations. And no other Padres player embodies their confusing season thus far more than southpaw starting […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates take on the San Diego Padres. Our MLB odds series has our Pirates Padres prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Pirates Padres. The San Diego Padres are rapidly running out of time to make a push for a National League wild card spot. The one saving grace for the Padres […]

The San Diego Padres are looking to salvage whatever’s left of their dreadful season. A playoff berth is still possible, but their 48-52 record means that they’ll have to move mountains in order to get where they want to. With that in mind, San Diego is making a trade in order to clear up space […]

The San Diego Padres are struggling mightily this season. At 48-52, their playoff hopes seem incredibly bleak. Usually, when a team is struggling by this point in the season, said team will be selling some of their pieces at the trade deadline. However.., that doesn’t seem to be the case for this San Diego team. […]

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 […]

The San Diego Padres, 48-52 with a talent-laden roster, figure to be one of the more interesting teams ahead of the upcoming MLB trade deadline. At least, to outsiders. Padres superstar Fernando Tatis Jr couldn’t care less about the trade deadline. Tatis spoke to reporters ahead of the team’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates and […]

The San Diego Padres are one of the biggest question marks for the upcoming MLB Trade Deadline, because they have a ton of pieces that could be helpful to contenders if they do decide to sell, but they could keep things together in hopes of making a miracle playoff run, and we have an idea […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates are in Southern California to take on the San Diego Padres. Check out our MLB odds series as we hand out a Pirates-Padres prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Pirates swept the Padres earlier this season, but that was when they were playing […]

The San Diego Padres had a lot of fun at the expense of Detroit Tigers pitching over the first two games of their three-game series. And it seemed like they would pounce once again on Sunday. Detroit sent Alex Faedo, sporting a 6.98 ERA in the majors, to the mound for the final game. However, […]

\As the MLB trade deadline approaches, the San Diego Padres look like a team that should sell. That has never been the M.O. of general manager A.J. Preller but with a 48-51 record, it seems like the best path forward for this season. USA TODAY’s Bob Nightengale is convinced that the Padres should trade Juan […]

The San Diego Padres are in the middle of a three game series against the Detroit Tigers, and some notable roster movement, all involving the pitching staff, occurred before Saturday’s game two. First up, some injury news for Alek Jacob. Elbow inflammation is limiting Jacob, and he is now on the IL, per AJ Cassavell. […]

The Detroit Tigers host the San Diego Padres for Game 2 of the series in The Motor City. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Tigers prediction and pick. The Friars took Game 1 last night thanks to the slugging from Juan Soto. The Padres left fielder smashed two home runs and […]

The 2023 season has been disappointing for the San Diego Padres. San Diego currently owns a record of under .500 and they are in fourth place in the National League West. The Padres have become candidates to sell ahead of the deadline, but SP Blake Snell is remaining optimistic. Snell, who’s been one of the […]

The San Diego Padres are in The Motor City to take on the Detroit Tigers for a 3-game set. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Tigers prediction and pick. There is light at the end of the tunnel for the Padres. Just a small measurement of hope left, but the season […]

MLB and Apple have partnered up for their ‘Friday Night Baseball’ series, and this week, we get a doubleheader of games available on Apple TV+ in what figures to be an exciting day of baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals will take on the Chicago Cubs in the afternoon game, before the San Diego Padres go […]

The next few weeks will be crucial for the San Diego Padres. If they don’t start winning games, there could be a flurry of trades being made at the deadline. However, the Padres have won two straight over the Toronto Blue Jays and got a key reinforcement back on the field, per the Padres’ official […]

The San Diego Padres may be the toughest team to pin down before the MLB trade deadline on August 1st. Normally a team this far back in the standings would be a seller, but that might not be the case. The steady drum beat out of San Diego is that the Padres still have what […]

The Blue Jays host the Padres for Game 2 of the 3-game series in The Six! It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Blue Jays prediction and pick. The Padres took Game 1 of the series after scoring an impressive nine runs to take down the flaming-hot Jays in Toronto. The Jays […]

In a flurry of moves on Wednesday, the San Diego Padres cleared struggling veterans Austin Nola and Rougned Odor from the roster. Nola was batting a miserable .146 this year while Odor while slightly better at .210. The pair also combined for just five home runs in more than 300 plate appearances. An experienced catcher […]

Despite being in the midst of an extremely disappointing season, all hope isn’t lost for the San Diego Padres. There are reasons for the Padres to avoid being sellers at the 2023 MLB trade deadline with an eye toward making a late playoff push. The Padres have a 45-50 record. San Diego sits in fourth […]

The San Diego Padres have reportedly designated Rougned Odor for assignment and optioned Austin Nola and Brandon Dixon to Triple-A, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports. Rougned Odor has played in 59 games for the Padres this season, hitting .210 with a .306 on-base percentage and four home runs. He is a veteran player […]

The San Diego Padres travel north of the border to visit the Toronto Blue Jays. Check out our MLB odds series as we give you a Padres-Blue Jays prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Padres lost three of four to the Philadelphia Phillies over the weekend […]

For the ninth time in the 2023 MLB regular season, the San Diego Padres failed to record a win in a game that needed extra innings to finish. That’s after Manny Machado and company suffered a 7-6 loss on Sunday to the Philadelphia Phillies, leaving them with another defeat to rue. “We kept fighting,” Manny […]

Nobody expected the Texas Rangers to have baseball’s fifth-best record entering the second half of the 2023 MLB season. But here they are at 54-39, 3 games ahead of the Houston Astros for first place in the AL West. The Rangers’ eagerness to spend in recent years has paid off, but now it’s time for […]

This season has been an absolute nightmare for the San Diego Padres. After a magical run to the NLCS last season, many expected San Diego to return to title contention this season. Unfortunately, things haven’t gone swimmingly for them. Despite Fernando Tatis Jr’s return, the team has struggled to find their footing this season. Now, […]

San Diego Padres starter Blake Snell had another strong outing in his first start after the 2023 MLB All-Star break. The only problem was he didn’t last long enough to prevent the Padres bullpen from losing the game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Blake Snell handed off a 3-0 lead to the bullpen after throwing five […]