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Padres Weekend Roundup: Porcello, Garcia, Tommy John Curse

This past weekend, the Padres lost to the Mariners 1-3 on Friday and were out-slugged by the Rockies 4-10 on Saturday, but did manage to cap the weekend off with a 6-4 win over the Brewers on Sunday.…Read More

Darrel Akerfelds Passes Away At 50

Darrel Akerfelds fought cancer hard, but ultimately it was a battle he could not win. Akerfelds, the longtime bullpen coach of the San Diego Padres passed away from pancreatic cancer. He was 50. Akerfelds…Read More

Would you trade Bell or Adams for Chris Davis of Rangers?

Ken Rosenthal mentions a possible connection with Chris Davis to the Padres in his latest article on Fox Sports. The Rangers are desperate for some relief pitching and the Padres have had a plethora…Read More

And the runs just keep on coming! Padres escape the NL West cellar

San Diego Padres 8 – Arizona Diamondbacks 4 It was bound to happen. The pitching has been OUTSTANDING to start the season and the hitting had just not shown up for the season. NOW the hitting has…Read More

Padres Sign Remaining Arbitration-Eligible Players

I’m glad this is done and we can focus on the coming season – Jed Hoyer The San Diego Padres signed the remaining arbitration-eligible players to contracts. Earlier in the day, the Padres…Read More

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Mike Adams Placed on DL, Luis Durango Recalled

More news on the injury/promotion front for the Padres: setup man Mike Adams has been sidelined with…Read More

Bell, Gonzalez Set to Represent Padres in All-Star Game

Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez and reliever Heath Bell will be reserves in the 81st MLB All-Star…Read More

Notable Padres June Performances: Pitchers

Now, I’ll take a look at some of the more notable pitching performances from the Padres staff in…Read More

Padres Improve to 7-0 Against Giants, Open Up 1 1/2 Game Lead

After a disheartening sweep at the hands of the surging Los Angeles Dodgers, the Padres got back on track…Read More

Early-Season ERAs

The Padres as a team have a 3.80 ERA this season. The team’s FIP, however is 4.74. Good defense…Read More

Early-Season Velocities

A few days into the year, I thought I’d look at where the velocity of the pitches of each of the…Read More